Exedy clutch holds like holy hell

[bruce95fmla]

I have an Exedy clutch in my protege. It is not a racing clutch or anything special. It is just a OEM replacement. However I have to say that this clutch really frigin bites hard. I mean it grabs second gear with ferocity every time I acceling hard.
It's funny because I only paid 100 bucks for this clutch and imagine it is biting this hard. Damn imagine that.

I know that there are other stronger clutches out there, but I am just really curious as to how much horsepower one of these clutch would be able to hold.
I have been toying with the idea of upgrading to a spec stage 2 clutch and a spec stage 1 in the 323. Ofcourse then I start to wonder, with 100 dollar clutches like exedy and weak trannies like those on the protege's, wouldn't it be more worth it to run a weaker clutch and risk burning up the clutch as opposed to the tranny.

I guess when I put the turbo on the Protege, which is a slow process and has to be done before the 323 is boosted, I will have an idea of what type of power this exedy can hold.

We will see.

[bp 1.8]

exedy 1.8 clutch isnt an oem replacment. its a mild upgrade. somthing around 10% more torque holding capacity if i remember correctly.

iirc the exedys for miatas can hold 180hp.

[JProtege]

yea one of my concerns when i was deciding on a 2.5 RS or a DSM was that the 2.5 RS tranny can't really hold 300 hp especially with a clutch that wont slip.

Although with the power you are running the tranny should be ok; you dont have anything crazy under the hood do you?

[MazdaRacer]

I never noticed any great gripping ability, but i have an Exedy as well, but i only paid $60

[95ProLeila]

Which box are you running bruce? The G is a decent piece of hardware imo.

[bp 1.8]

where you get an exedy for $60?

mine was $110 and i thought that was a good deal....

[bruce95fmla]

Which box are you running bruce? The G is a decent piece of hardware imo.

I have the F tranny.
yea the G is a good tranny, and trust me so is the F..
The gears are long, but the N/A BP has no problem redlining even with 3 people in the car.
I think I can do 60mph in 2nd gear, or something like that I forgot.

[bruce95fmla]

I never noticed any great gripping ability, but i have an Exedy as well, but i only paid $60

Was your clutch new.

My clutch holds up strongly on 1 to 2 shifts and redlined 2 to 3 shifts.... which can cause massive torque steer for anyone who doesn't know about this.

[MazdaRacer]

yup, brand new, got if from a member selling one here on the forums.

[bruce95fmla]

Damn that's sweet. My 323 needs a clutch.. hehe ...
Let me find a deal like that if I have the money I would jump..

[95pro]

bruce i have a brand new clutch lying around. it's an oem replacement though.

[bp 1.8]

bruce, go to clutchcityonline.com and offer the guy like $110 for a clutch. thats what i did and he agreed.

[95ProLeila]

yeah, 2nd is good to 60, at least on the G box, 60 is redline

edit: that's weird about the torque steer, I really don't have it on 2-3 upshifts, it's noticeable on the 1-2, but completely manageable. . .

[charles]

I think tires can make a big difference in terms of torque steer.

[95ProLeila]

I dunno, my tires are pretty grippy (high speed twisties usually don't yield any complaints from the tires). . .