Crunchy gears at high revs.

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:19 pm

vanzep wrote:4th gen gearboxes are very well made imo so unlikely to fail if maintained properly.
go for the genuine Honda OEM ATR clutch at about £150 if your changing it
i think you should still try some amsoil and take it from there
its got to be the cheapest least hassle option

I had a quick look on ebay earlier and found an xtd stage 3 clutch for cheaper then the atr one, would that be worth going for?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:20 pm

depends on your build

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:40 pm

I dont really have a build! Lol. But if its cheaper then the atr one is it worth getting?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:05 pm

nope

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:06 pm

have you ever driven with a paddle clutch?

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:19 pm

I havent no. I have looked at the descriptions of the different stages of clutch and other then the unsprung variety they just sound better then oem. Can you explain the downside to having one of its not strictly nessecary as im pretty much clueless about it all!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:40 pm

a sprung paddle clutch is a good compromise from a fast road and a race clutch paddle clutches can be a bit grabby race(unsprung) clutches are like light switches they are either on or off.

so the fewer paddles the more grabby the clutch the Atr clutch is an uprated version of the lude clutch and gives you a better feel. There will be days when you just want to get somewhere and a paddle or race clutch might not be doing it for you

Bludge · Post by **Bludge** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:33 pm

mercutio wrote:a sprung paddle clutch is a good compromise from a fast road and a race clutch paddle clutches can be a bit grabby race(unsprung) clutches are like light switches they are either on or off.

so the fewer paddles the more grabby the clutch the Atr clutch is an uprated version of the lude clutch and gives you a better feel. There will be days when you just want to get somewhere and a paddle or race clutch might not be doing it for you

Ah, ok. so if i went for the stage 3 jobby the only real downside is that general driving might become a bit less enjoyable?
What about longevity? is it likely to wear substantially better/worse then the oem? bearing in mind that i do tend to hammer it everywhere and will be getting back into the drag racing when its all installed.

Its not my daily so i dont think that the change in drive will bother me too much.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:45 pm

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Yeah. Bloody scrounging students...

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 6:01 pm

tbh i dont know about wear but i wouldnt expect if your using it balls out that it would last very long