My clutch is there right now and I will have it back this week… I will post pictures. total with tax is about $400 to have the stock unit rebuilt into a 6 puck sprung kevlar unit with a 30% increase to the pressure plate. A ceramic unit was $80 cheaper I beleive…
To give you an idea of what you’re looking at, here’s a quote from one of the ebay sites (the third one):
"F1 RACING STAGE 3 with 6-puck Carbotic clutch kit is the perfect set up for 89 - 90 Nissan 240SX and 1995 240SX with upto 310 HP and 295 ft/lbs of torque. "
"All F1 RACING clutches require 500 mile break-in periods. "
$169USD
Now, this is obviously a pucked clutch. Keep the following in mind:
-There isn’t a required break-in period on a pucked clutch. There never should be. If you buy a pucked clutch from SPEC/EXEDY/ETC. There is no need for a break in period. I find it odd that they require such a break-in period. The reason for this is because pucked clutches will chew through your flywheel, that’s what they’re designed to do. Grab and not let go. There should be no need for a break-in period.
-My SPEC stage 2 clutch is designed to hold up to 380 ft/lbs or torque while the pucked stage 3 clutch you are looking at is only designed for 295 ft/lbs torque. This emphasizes the quality difference.
-Rather cheap for a stage 3 pucked. My clutch cost well upwards of $500CAD
-It looks shoddy.
-I’m anti-ebay.
It just seems like a knock off.
If I were you I’d either buy a new OEM one or something along the lines of that. or buy a used one for now and save up for a Spec/exedy/act/centerforce/hks/etc.
Ummmm, I have a Spec 6-puck and the instuctions that came with the clutch advised apox. 800km of gentle stop and go break in. Clutch pucks are very similar to agressive brake pads and need to be broken in, same as brake pads.