Anyone running a carbon (single, twin or triple) please chime in and give us some cliffnotes on your experience with the clutch.

Copy/paste this to keep the thread clean and easy to read:

Car: Year:
Clutch brand: single, twin or triple:
Current Mileage on Clutch:
WHP:
TQ:
Boost:

What do you like about the clutch:


What do you dislike:


Conclusion:


Additional info you'd like to add:

 

Car: Year: 2004

Clutch brand: single, twin or triple: Carbonetics Triple

Current Mileage on Clutch: 4000

WHP:700+
TQ:700+

Boost: 20+

What do you like about the clutch: Zero slippage


What do you dislike: Price

Conclusion: Best clutch system out there for high WHP cars


Additional info you'd like to add: A Carbonetics triple clutch cost over $2400and thats not including labor ...but well worth it.....its the last clutch you will ever buy.

 

Car: Year: 2003

Clutch brand: single, twin or triple: exedy single

Current Mileage on Clutch: 3000

WHP:408
TQ:371

Boost: 9psi

What do you like about the clutch: super light and agressive


What do you dislike: burnt it up in a month

Conclusion: its perfect for NA


Additional info you'd like to add: I now have a JWT and have no issues at all and pushing 497rwhp. ...just wish it was a little lighter and not so stock feeling[/QUOTE]

 

im using the tilton twin plate carbon kevlar clutch, hopefully it should be alright for my power goals.

i reccomend a twin plate if ur over 600whp.

 

Screw you guys! 5AT FTW!!!!

 

Car: Year:
Clutch brand: single, twin or triple: Exedy twin
Current Mileage on Clutch: 10,000
WHP: 600
TQ:600
Boost:18psi

What do you like about the clutch:Holds all the powa!

What do you dislike:if is not warmed up, it will slip the first time i get on it. after that it's fine.

Conclusion: the twin and triple carbons are pricey but worth it. i dont get any chatter and it drives like stock with no noticeable increase in pedal pressure.

 

Yeah but FTL too-- our carbon clutch is a full rebuild at like 5k plus labor.

 

Car: G35

Year: 2003

Clutch brand: Carbonetics

single, twin or triple: Triple

Current Mileage on Clutch: 500 mi

WHP: Currently 600+ (93 Octane, No meth yet)

TQ: Don't remember

Boost: 13.5 psi

What do you like about the clutch: Nearly factory smooth, seems to be very strong (I fried my Clutchmasters FX600 launching at 3k-4k rpm with 12 psi)


What do you dislike: As XKR said, price$$$


Conclusion: Smoother than the FX600, and seems to be holding strong


Additional info you'd like to add: Sharif was able to get one sent out the same day we ordered it! Japtrix received it on Thursday, installed it on Friday, and I made it to my NASA event at Sebring on Sunday.

 

Car: Year: 2004 G35c
Clutch brand: DXD Southbend stage V single
Current Mileage on Clutch: 3000
WHP:700+ rwhp (high boost on street is at 700rwhp made 769rwhp on dyno)
TQ: 700+
Boost: 25psi

What do you like about the clutch: price


What do you dislike: Little grabby in 1st especially after a pull, like at the drag strip


Conclusion: Great for the price..I'm at the absolute upper limit of what it will take.

 

interesting input... I thought there would be more negative comments, especially on the carbonetics.

I have a Competition Stage 4 (6 puck sprung). 487whp and 500tq on a Mustang dyno @ 12.5psi

No slippage, some chatter, stiff pedal feel, hate the feeling when you take off from a dead stop and you can feel the segments grab until you fully engage the clutch.

I have a fidanza lightened flywheel, and it revs way quicker than stock. Are the carbon clutches even lighter and faster reving or about the same?

 

I don't know of anything negative about the Carbonetics, but it was only installed on Friday. I drove up to Sebring, did the HPDS event, and then drove home. Not a single issue. I was not expecting it to be so smooth; that was a very pleasent surprise. The FX600 also was smoother than I thought it would be, but it was not nearly as smooth as the Carbonetics. Moreover, the Carbonetics clutch plates are pretty beefy in comparison to the FX600, which certainly inspires confidence.

 

Car: Year: 2003 Coupe
Clutch brand: Exedy GTM triple:
Current Mileage on Clutch: 9000
WHP: 580
TQ: 540
Boost: 15psi

What do you like about the clutch: Holds power well


What do you dislike: rough engagement


Conclusion: cant expect a high hp clutch to be smooth like butta


Additional info you'd like to add:[/QUOTE]

 

I ordered a Carbonetic triple yesterday =) I'll be posting my own review shortly.

 

Would you recommend this one for 500whp.

 

Would work really good for 500rwhp. They have a couple other clutches that may not be quite as grabby that will hold that power too.

Their stage 3 or stage 4 would hold that and probably wouldn't grab as much. Mine was almost unbearable for the first 300 miles but then smoothed out A lot.

http://www.dxdracingclutches.com/home.html


Tom