ACT HDSS kit is great for OEM+ cars

 

Beer. Lots of it.

 

I agree with vortico...get something aftermarker.

Competition Clutch Stage II unsprung from English Racing is a great deal at $500 bucks. I've been running it for about 4 months now. Great for daily driving, can take more torque, shifting is amazing. I highly recommend going with this. Only negative thing is deceleration noise but you can just go with the sprung version and there really are no cons.

 

does anyone know where I can buy the oem fly wheel for my EVO IX? I called up a

shop asking if it were necessary to replace the flywheel and they said yes because

going with a resurfaced one is not guaranteed. I don't know what to do, never had to do a

clutch replacement. what would you guys do, replace flywheel or resurface flywheel?

thanks again guys

 

I would suggest replacing the OEM clutch with something aftermarket. There are many aftermarket options that will be cheaper than an OEM clutch, have a same feel, and most likely last longer and give you room to grow if you decide to ever modify the car.

You will need a new clutch, resurface the flywheel (as long as it is in good condition when the shop inspects it), new throw out bearing, and new transmission fluids.

 

If you can spare the downtime of the car then try to resurface the flywheel. The shop can remove it and inspect it. If it is deemed no good, then it may take a couple days to get a new one shipped and reinstalled. However, sometimes shops outsource components and use a local machine shop to do the resurfacing, which sometimes cannot be done in the same day.

A resurfaced flywheel will cost about $50 and a new one is approximately $300.

 

Call your local dealership. They should be able to get you an OEM flywheel, but most likely it will not be for a great price.
On a side note, I recently repl aced my original clutch after 95k. Other than a lower intercooler pipe my car was completely stock. I drove the car hard but never tracked it and it's my dd. Probably launched it about 40 times over that span. I went with an Exedy twin HD which I'm sure people will say was overkill. Right now I have 2500 miles on the new clutch and wish that the Evo came from the factory with the Exedy twin. It's not as quiet as the stock clutch but it's not horrible either. Personally I don't think it's that much stiffer either. It took me about two days to get used to it. It's not as inexpensive as a stock clutch but for me it was well worth the money. I do plan on adding some power parts after the car is paid off(next month) so that did factor into the decision to change the clutch.

 

http://www.maperformance.com/oem-flywheel-evo.html

Look at the price and you decide.

 

jesus, that 's expensive.

 

Yeah the OEM stuff is ridiculously overpriced. For a laugh go ask a Mitsu dealership how much it would be to replace all those parts and have them do the work. Be prepared to take out a loan for what they would want lol. (although I've heard of some dealerships being resonable, the one in El Paso.. frigging insane).

 

Just a warning...

Shops typically will give you the "It's not guarenteed" line if they have to send something out to get it done (and the place is slow).

They do not want your car sitting in a bay, taking up space for a day or two while the flywheel is out getting machined at a shop.

It's alot easier to say to a customer (who doesn't know better). That they need a new one, and to have it waiting for them. The reality is that a stock flywheel can get at least a couple resurfacing jobs out of them before they need to be replaced. especially ones that are babied like yours.

So tell the shop to machine the OEM one. and if, and only if, it shows out of run-out will you replace it with an OEM one.

If they find out that your car will be sitting on a lift for 2 extra days awaiting a replacement flywheel, then they will be less likely to say it needs to be replaced when it can be machined.

 

I purchased a comp stage2 sprung from vr-speed for like $410. Resurfaced the factory flywheel for $50 and bought an oem tb as recommended by everyone. Love it 3k miles into it

 

http://www.evomoto.com/tech_articles..._article_id=27