Just wondering if the IXs clutches are stronger than the VIIIs because I really hate reading about people complaining about having to get new clutches under 5k miles

Can anyone chime in on this?

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...ghlight=clutch


The 8s clutch isn't as bad as people say, you have to know how to drive.

 

My stock clutch lasted 40k before it went out on my 8.

 

I think it's still too early to know if the evo 9 cluthes are the same or stronger than the 8

 

I'm not saying the VIII clutches are **** or anything, I have just been reading that they will go after a few good hard launches. I'm sure no one is really willing to test out their new IX's clutch by beating the hell out of it but I was just curious that's all

Since we're on this topic though would someone be able to tell me the optimal way to launch the car from a dead stop with minimal amount of wear on the clutch (I guess the next best thing from just dropping the clutch at high revs).

 

i bought my evo 8 with 45,000 miles and the clutch has never been changed ever. It felt fine but i haven't heard too many people making it this far without changing the clutch. I think i should go ahead and buy one and be ready :P.

 

But that means the car was probably babied like crazy~! 45k miles on a stock clutch is fairly rare!

 

Fairly rare for members of Evolutionm. Also fair on Evolutionm are un-modified Evo's.

Consider that.

 

Well I look at it this way: The majority of people who buy Evos are going to be testing the limits of their cars occasionally. Very few people are going to buy their wives Evos if all their wife wants is a comfy car to get around in. Doctors, Lawyers, etc. aren't going to buy an evo for light cruising so they can show off their wealth. Evos are purchased 90% of the time by people who know these things seriously kick ***, and are AWD turbocharged beasts. I'm a very conservative driver (in my Accord...) but I'd be lying if I said after I got my Evo that I wouldn't give it a couple of launches and drive it hard occasionally to feel what the car is really about.

As for the modifications part, this is obviously an important issue and quite possibly a factor in the clutches going south, but I still think whether your car is modified or not, you're going to be pushing it once and a while.

In the end, if you bought an evo to take corners slowly, and to hit boost once a week you simply bought the wrong car...

 

Not necessarily... I've got 30K on my stock clutch and my buddy went over 50K on his before upgrading. Not to mention that there was plenty of life left on the stocker. It's all in your driving style. One of the vendors here claim 140+ passes down the strip on the stocker. Granted there were some batches of the 2k3 VIII's that did have misalligned clutches and contamination on the flywheel causing premature wear, but a properly installed clutch will last you a long time if you know how to modulate it.

What I've noticed is that it's the restrictor pill in the clutchline that seems to get the best of everyone. It's been implimented since the 2G. It's a $25 fix to upgrade to an SS clutchline and remove the restrictor pill to give you uncompromised clutch feel.

Some say that the pill is there to keep hamfisted jockeys from destroying the drivetrain by limiting the ammount of driveline shock, and plenty more like to blame the clutch itself without looking at the bigger picture.

 

Maybe it's time for me to get rid of the pill =p

 

Here's a thread I've followed for awhile...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=115858

 

I had an VIII and just got a IX. Clutch feels the exact same to me. I love the stock clutch and will stand by it. The people that are burning this clutch up after 5k miles or so either can't drive or can't launch. I put 30k hard miles on my VIII and never had a problem with it. It had numerous launches along with extremely fast shifts. Slipping at high rpm is what tears these things up. I know it seems scary to rev it to 5.5k and slip REALLY fast but this is a lot easier on it than slipping a little slower at say 4k. Once your up in the 350+ range you will need a clutch but stock clutch is perfect for less than that, not to mention its sooo easy to drive.

 

my stock clutch on the 8 is at 42k miles, and holding 300 ft. lbs of torque fine. I have not taken it easy on the clutch, and more than one occasion slipped it to the point of filling the car with that nasty burnt clutch smell. The ones that are blowing out clutches in 5k either had a bad unit from the factory or they can't drive. I think the stock clutch gets a bad rap, but in most cases, I bet it's the loose nut behind the steering wheel that makes them go bad.

Maybe one of the clutch vendors will chime in, I'd be willing to bet the IIIV and XI clutch are identical.

 

I basically started to learn how to drive manual transmission in my Evo9 and I want the clutch to last me over 30k miles. I'm just curious as I am still a newbie, but what do people do who 'can't drive'? I have never filled up my car with nasty burnt clutch smell so hopefully I am doing something right lol.