i went away for the weekend with some friends last month and decided to take my brothers fx for the extra legroom etc. i left the keys to my g with my father and told him not to let my brother drive it.(im 20yrs old) well when i got home and went to drive my car i could barely get it to engage in reverse. turns out, my 17 year old brother took it for a joy ride and not knowing what the hell he was doing almost completly burnt out my clutch with only 14k miles on it.

tho i knew what the answer would most likly be i first took it to the dealer. i dunno if you knew this but to my suprise our clutchs are actually covered 12,000 miles or 1 year. i dunno if this is a dealer specific warranty or if its all of infiniti, but i had no knowledge of that.

well several guys from the service dept got together and spoke over the situation and came back to tell me they couldn't cover it because of a sticker(of the shop that works on my car), the badgeless trunk, and the electric exhaust cutout(which can be seen when about 15 feet behind the car) suggest that i dont drive my car properly and that i race it.

i would have rather them told me im past the 12k mile point and theres nothing they can do but no, they had to comment on my stickers etc. (which i think are rather conservative...will post pics later) boneheads....

from what i read on the fourm i decided to go with the JWT clutch/flywheel combo . not terribly expensive. paid 1 grand for both parts shipped. TKXPerformance.com did the install. $430 cash. 4.5 hour job.

i have only driven it about 50 miles. geting out of a dig is somewhat difficult right now. its going to take some getting used to. the engagement point is different from what it was, and i feel as if the clutch distance to the floor is shorter. accelerates very nicely, dont think i feel it reving any faster tho.

im going to put a few hundred miles on it before i try launching it or slaming it into 2nd and 3rd gear.

anything else i should know or expect??

 

I have the exact same set up at home just waiting to be installed as soon as my stock clutch goes out, glad to hear you like it so far.

And I had no idea that there was a warranty on our clutches. Isn't it a wear and tear item?

 

Warranty on our clutches.... Where is that dealership? lol. If you break it in for maybe 150+ miles it will start to feel like stock again, but better! It should rev a lil faster though, not sure why you don't feel that it does....

 

break it in nicely and youll love it. Its a great setup not the lightest but still nice....

Yes our clutch is covered for 12k miles at all dealers.... good luck proving them that you didnt burn it doin stupid ish.

 

Congrats on the clutch Bill. Be very careful and be sure to break it in properly for ~500 miles.

What do you think about the flywheel noise? For the first few days my JWT flywheel was hardly noticeable. But over time it got louder, so much so that it's embarrasing to be in a drive-thru.

And I also suggest that you get a new clutch line. I got a stainless steel clutch line from SGP in Houston for <$50. Sharif sells kevlar lines IIRC.

I had problems with the pedal becoming mushy when warm, and sometimes had problems engaging first or second. I installed a stainless steel line, and haven't had a problem since. But beware, the clutch line will definitely make the clutch pedal much stiffer, especially in the cooler months. After driving with the new clutch since last August, my left leg still gets sore if I'm in traffic.

Here's a link to my thread about the stainless steel line if you're interested:
https://g35driver.com/forums/drivetrain/110846-help-clutch-mushy-pedal.html

 

Trey -

Is the noise bad enough that you'd consider removing the JWT flywheel? Or, if you could do it again would you still get the JWT or stick with the OEM dual-mass?

 

Thanks Trey, this is the first time I've heard about the clutch acting up and the SS clutch line. I'm definitely going to purchase one right now. Thanks for the heads up.

 

You all have forgotten to ask the most important question of all................



























































How bad of azz beating did you give your brother!!!

 

Definitely. In fact, if I could do it all over again, I might just have gone completely stock.

I've read many times that the stock flywheel cannot be resurfaced. It's pretty much regarded as gospel. But then I've read recently about several people successfully resurfacing the OE unit. The quicker revving(and falling) is definitely nice, but I just can't stand the cement mixer noise. There's no way I'll be able to trade this car in(whenever that happens) and explain away that noise.

Now on to the clutch. The clutch doesn't bother me. I've gotten to like it's stiffness. I've gotten to like certain properties over stock. But if some random dude took the car for a test drive, I think he would be put off.

Basically, my preferred setup would be the OE flywheel and an aftermarket clutch. There's just no way that the stock clutch would last very long under my abuse.

 

No problem man. Glad I could help. But don't get your hopes up. If you read that other thread, you'll see three people telling me that my issue would not be fixed with the SS clutch line. I was lucky that they were wrong. But that may not be the case for everyone with an aftermarket clutch.

 

yea my brother owes me some dollars. and he already got a good smack, w more to come. lol

i noticed some chater under 2k, not bothering me at this point and if it gets louder i still feel as if it wont bother me, as long as i know its for a good cause.i look at it like this... my friends dad has got a FULLY worked track 911 rs america. the ****ing sickest n/a porsche ive ever seen. when he drives it around town whenever he brakes you get dirty looks from people around you. those brakes are just so damn loud esp when not too hot. but there freakin porsche big reds off a new turbo with some type of pads. so what im saying is ya gota take a good with the bad.

i will look into the new line. but not before i drive my car a little more and get used to it. never knew of such a upgrade. thanks trey. is this something i can do myself with ramps or do i need to go back to my shop, and if so how long is the job??

thanks all for the feedback



texasscout.....hahaha, delusional illogical liberals....haha ****ing love texans...pick up a turd by the clean end..ima have to google kati...i like that

 

Got it from the "Webby" news letter.

http://www.webby.com/humor/index.html

 

I have heard of this problem with the JW pack. Is this just with JW or is it a problem with any lightened clutch/flywheel set up?

 

You can definitely resurface the stock flywheel. Genesis Racing in Chicago does it quite often for G/Zs with an aftermarket clutch. I'll be doing that with my build and new clutch in March.

 

It only took my dad and I an hour on jackstands. Ramps weren't high enough. And it's a two person job. Some one needs to be feeding in the clutch fluid in small increments, as well as exercising the clutch pedal while the other is underneath the car.