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Originally Posted by BRZtoni
one day- you will feel the need for speed..
after my UEL header + ECUTEK tune.. OMG car feels so much bette
gonna get my FBM turbo this year and ill be 
what made u decide to get STOCK OEM CLUTCH RATHER than stage 1 organic? |
"One day I'll grow up and become a REAL boy!"
I'm looking at OFT, exhaust and header to add some pep to my step by the year's end.
You know, I've not once, in the 9 years that I've been in the Subaru/car modding game, ever heard someone say they LOVED their aftermarket clutch. Of course, no one every seems to love their stock clutch either, unless it's the STI. I actually loved my stock clutch on the BRZ compared to my 08 Forester XT and 11 WRX, and equal to my 05 STI. So in my mind, OEM just seemed logical. However, just this morning I thought I should research the different clutch types since now I have a better understanding of their mechanics. The last time I researched clutches I think was around 2009 when my STI was my first manual transmission vehicle and I was just curious, but had no comprehension.
People talk up Exedy, ACT, etc, and their clutch engagement always seemed kinda... not smooth, whenever I rode in their cars. Of course, their engines were usually modified a bunch too, or their engine was pretty much stock, but their clutch was way too heavy of an aftermarket one.
Ideally, I was looking on Japanparts for the STI clutch for the BRZ, but I was in the middle of Maryland on my way to Alaska on a week-long road trip, and really didn't have time or desire to mess with researching it. Timing REALLY sucked.