PSA: ACT vs EXEDY street clutches

[evan]

Originally Posted by Chen

What the heck just happened?

Don't worry Richard

[evan]

Originally Posted by Superhatch

It looks like someone left the bar cranky last night.

Evan, could you possibly make your post a little more informative?

Yup. Sorry about that bud. I probably invited the trolls by being vague. Just tired last night.. I updated my OP to reflect my story.

[evan]

Originally Posted by deucethemoose

Avoid it if I want a non-drivable car...



Which means if I want a drivable car, I'll go with an ACT clutch. I feel like the message you were trying to convey was the opposite of what you said...

Yup. I updated my OP.

[stockysnail]

Moral of the story is if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it or perhaps stop and think so you don't show disrespect. Other moral is the Act clutches, even though cheap, are prone to having the 1st gear not work. Exedy it is then. Do you have a link to where you purchased it Evan? I was also considering Clutchmasters but they seemed a little more expensive.

[evan]

http://ft86speedfactory.com/exedy-st...h-kit-790.html
@stockysnail.. I had PRE order mine with a 1 week turnaround. It is available from many vendors though.

[DarrenDriven]

Moved to where more people can see this.

[SmsAlSuwaidi]

6 Puck over here working fine... people tune cars thinking it's going to drive as good as stock, it never does. If you really worry about parts working together and being perfect keep it stock

My 2 cent

[ahaghshenas]

I have the ACT 6 puck kit with Street flywheel.

I ran into the exact same problem after about 4000 km on FI car, I already got steel braided clutch lines but I am still running OEM oil.

Was hoping it was just a simple oil change to a better oil as OEM oil got cooked but seems that I might be in need of a new cluch/flywheel kit.

Anyone else with ACT clutchs on there car have any input?

[industrial]

I have an act prolite street kit. Been working fine for the last 12,000 miles.

[evan]

Originally Posted by SmsAlSuwaidi

6 Puck over here working fine... people tune cars thinking it's going to drive as good as stock, it never does. If you really worry about parts working together and being perfect keep it stock

My 2 cent

I'm not sure what meaning your post has other than implying that I have little/no tolerance for the nuances that come with modding. I can assure you that my tolerance is very high. This isn't my first time at the rodeo. I've been into this for the last 17-18 years. Owned many cars along the way.

Not being able to engage 1st gear is an unacceptable problem, modded or not. Do you not agree?

[industrial]

Originally Posted by evan

I'm not sure what meaning your post has other than implying that I have little/no tolerance for the nuances that come with modding. I can assure you that my tolerance is very high. This isn't my first time at the rodeo. I've been into this for the last 17-18 years. Owned many cars along the way.

Not being able to engage 1st gear is an unacceptable problem, modded or not. Do you not agree?

Not being able to explain why you were not able to engage 1st gear is really killing your cred. PRE took it apart and found nothing wrong at all? That tells me that more than likely there was some kind of install error if the problem was something as drastic as not being able to engage a gear but nothing seemed amiss when disassembled. Especially considering that you were having issues from the very beginning but did not bother to take it to a professional. I'd guess you messed up the install, the shop found the error but said nothing and happily installed the new part.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around how a clutch and flywheel could prevent the engagement of 1st gear. Care to explain?

[Reaper]

Ive been running act clutches in multiple platforms for years. Zero issues, good flywheels, has always held more tq then rated and never busted a clutch disk or rivet unlike other companies ive used.

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[mike the snake]

I have the street ACT clutch and flywheel. Not too many miles on it, but it's functioning fine.

If you have trouble getting into 1st at a stop, usually, it's from something dragging (pressure plate, clutch disc, hydraulics) and not completely disengaging and spinning the gearbox, which makes it hard or impossible to get into 1st.

That is not acceptable, of course. Sounds to me like maybe you got a dud.

[w00t692]

ACT clutches are responsible for all sorts of crank walk scenarios on multiple different engines as well. They're trash and i'd NEVER recommend an ACT clutch to anyone ever.

Exedy has always been a quality manufacturer and they make a LOT of different OEM clutches.