Best Performance Clutch

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Originally Posted by SilvaT

That sounds great, will most likely go with that!

Good to hear.

Originally Posted by SilvaT

however have you seen exedy-Hyper link clutch,
http://www.wrc-tech.co.uk/exedy.htm

Yes.

Originally Posted by SilvaT

sounds pretty good, wat do you think.

Which clutch at that link are you referring to? "Multi plate"? "Hyper single"? "Cerrametallic"? "Oganic"? ???

Either way, here's what I think (since you asked), fwiw:
If you are referring any of the Exedy clutches with "cerametallic" material, I think that material is harder than steel. As a result, I think it will be tough to drive because the "cerametallic" clutch disk material will strongly grab the steel flywheel and steel pressure plate, and tend to either stall the car or spin the tires (depending on rpm when you disengage the clutch pedal). I think if you try to slip that clutch in stop-and-go traffic, or slip it while driving it up onto a ramp or in an incline at stop lights, or slip it when going in reverse uphill (sometimes required when parallel parking), the cerrametallic material will quickly wear into the steel flywheel, which will cause the clutch to hold less power and eventually fail. Did you read the page? It says: "As with all cerametallic clutches, the street drivability may be marginal due to chattering and harsh engagement characteristics." That chattering comes from the cerrametallic material BITING into the steel!!! (Pardon me 'ranting' about this, but I just HATE how it seems that many of these 'racing' clutch manufacturers don't seem to give a rat's @rse about clearly communicating just how poorly their 'racing' clutches may hold up to normal street-driving conditions) Also, I think the Excedy clutches with "organic" material aren't much better than the Mkiv's oem clutch. In short, I think these Excedy clutches are not anywhere near as good a choice as a South Bend kevlar clutch.