Boosting my G, is a clutch upgrade needed ASAP?
#16
04-12-2011 | 02:49 AM
it will all come down to the balance of the flywheel, and how much wear it has… what determines what will require you to replace anything is your driving style, and how many ft/lbs of torque you will be putting to the ground. the wear on the clutch may not all be from you because we all know that you are the most perfect little driver 
but you must also consider how the car was driven by previous owners. that can seriously effect the lifespan of your clutch and flywheel. i will say right now that if you are dead set on going FI or just want to get rid of the late engaging mushy clutch with a flywheel that hangs in the revs lile our oem set up. it is well worth doing. im planning on going with a vortech supercharger set up, but intil i get rid of my wheel hop issues, i dont want to take that step, because i do autocross and occasionally go to the strip on the weekends.
but you must also consider how the car was driven by previous owners. that can seriously effect the lifespan of your clutch and flywheel. i will say right now that if you are dead set on going FI or just want to get rid of the late engaging mushy clutch with a flywheel that hangs in the revs lile our oem set up. it is well worth doing. im planning on going with a vortech supercharger set up, but intil i get rid of my wheel hop issues, i dont want to take that step, because i do autocross and occasionally go to the strip on the weekends.When doing canyon runs lets say once a fortnight shifts are 5500-6000 for about 1 hour in total. no more than 20-30mins at one time.
Late engage mushy clutch, i just changed the engaged point and its fine to me, hop issues i dont feel - i just may not be shifting aggressively ... so thats why i was asking do i need flywheel. As for ft/lbs i will be putting down around 350-400 rwhp. Is there a "if you go above X HP and Y TQ u need flywheel..."? Not trying to stinge on parts but want to keep as stock feel and sound for clutch as possible. Having a grinding noise in neutral or low speed puts me off, esp if so many other cars can be FI without this issue....
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04-12-2011 | 07:56 AM
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Wear on flywheel before i brought car not sure, i am the 2nd owner and car only has done 37,000KMs(22,000miles), i got it at 24,000kms. So drivign style is shifting at 3500-4000 from 2nd onwards and 2000 from 1st to 2nd.
When doing canyon runs lets say once a fortnight shifts are 5500-6000 for about 1 hour in total. no more than 20-30mins at one time.
Late engage mushy clutch, i just changed the engaged point and its fine to me, hop issues i dont feel - i just may not be shifting aggressively ... so thats why i was asking do i need flywheel. As for ft/lbs i will be putting down around 350-400 rwhp. Is there a "if you go above X HP and Y TQ u need flywheel..."? Not trying to stinge on parts but want to keep as stock feel and sound for clutch as possible. Having a grinding noise in neutral or low speed puts me off, esp if so many other cars can be FI without this issue....
When doing canyon runs lets say once a fortnight shifts are 5500-6000 for about 1 hour in total. no more than 20-30mins at one time.
Late engage mushy clutch, i just changed the engaged point and its fine to me, hop issues i dont feel - i just may not be shifting aggressively ... so thats why i was asking do i need flywheel. As for ft/lbs i will be putting down around 350-400 rwhp. Is there a "if you go above X HP and Y TQ u need flywheel..."? Not trying to stinge on parts but want to keep as stock feel and sound for clutch as possible. Having a grinding noise in neutral or low speed puts me off, esp if so many other cars can be FI without this issue....
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04-12-2011 | 08:48 AM
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It should be more like upgrade the weak parts then upgrade the essentials. Clutches seem to be the main thing that are not upgraded when people go boost. If you ar eon the stock block you should look into a clutch as well as a few other items that can play a key part in your engines longevity such as rods, pistons, J&S safegaurd etc.
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