Clutch masters Stage 2? how are they?

[darius_tii]

Hey
Im in need of a new clutch for my KA-de S14 and saw something about the clutch masters
i was wondeering if anyone has any expirecnes wiith the Stage 2 kit or if anyone can tell me how they like these clutches
I did search but really couldnt find too much info on this clutch kit
Any info on this would be great
Thanks
Darius

[papaganoushh]

i dont recommend clutchmaster simply because we havent had great experiences with their clutches. I feel that not enough r&d has been placed into development of some of their clutches and that they tend wear out really quickly and rattle. Now that being said we've used Comptetion Clutch brand clutches on all our cars and to this day it is one of the only clutches we use. We have used the Exedy Twin Plate and Triple Plate clutches in some of our more high powered cars and have found that they are very very nice clutches, but unless you're aiming for some crazy power it isn't really necessary. Exedy's lower line clutches are not that great in our opinion because the pressure plates are way too stiff and they wear out very quickly. Not to mention they aren't all that cheap either. Competition Clutches makes very good and high quality clutches that don't cost an arm and a leg for JDM. Competition Clutch provides all different stage clutches for virtually any application. I would recommend looking into that. You should talk to Rashed over at AutomotiveSpeed.com He is one of Competition Clutch's largest distributors and can get you any clutch that they sell for a great price. I would recommend talking to him on AIM or contacting him by phone. He is a great guy and will answer any questions you have.
http://automotivespeed.com/index.php?cPath=23_88_89
Here's a review on S2ki just so you are confident that you aren't dealing with someone that will shaft you.
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=403441

[punxva]

yea dont use them, pick something like an exedy stage 2

[gameeffect]

Just wondering...why are they soo bad?

[papaganoushh]

the popular choice has always been exedy, but the increasingly popular choice has been Competition Clutch who's quality is very comparable to that of exedy without the JDM price tag ;)

[darius_tii]

i dont recommend clutchmaster simply because we havent had great experiences with their clutches. I feel that not enough r&d has been placed into development of some of their clutches and that they tend wear out really quickly and rattle. Now that being said we've used Comptetion Clutch brand clutches on all our cars and to this day it is one of the only clutches we use. We have used the Exedy Twin Plate and Triple Plate clutches in some of our more high powered cars and have found that they are very very nice clutches, but unless you're aiming for some crazy power it isn't really necessary. Exedy's lower line clutches are not that great in our opinion because the pressure plates are way too stiff and they wear out very quickly. Not to mention they aren't all that cheap either. Competition Clutches makes very good and high quality clutches that don't cost an arm and a leg for JDM. Competition Clutch provides all different stage clutches for virtually any application. I would recommend looking into that. You should talk to Rashed over at AutomotiveSpeed.com He is one of Competition Clutch's largest distributors and can get you any clutch that they sell for a great price. I would recommend talking to him on AIM or contacting him by phone. He is a great guy and will answer any questions you have.
http://automotivespeed.com/index.php?cPath=23_88_89
Here's a review on S2ki just so you are confident that you aren't dealing with someone that will shaft you.
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=403441

Would you by any cahnce ahve any contact info on him....escepcailly his Sn on AIM
thanks
darius

[koukikat180sx]

i don't think their clutches are all that bad. i ran the stage 1 for over a year and a half and beat the crap out of it. :D although i must say, i do like my ACT HDSS much better. ^^v

[papaganoushh]

Would you by any cahnce ahve any contact info on him....escepcailly his Sn on AIM

Yea his Sn on Aim is kaneturbos2k and his phone (646)739-6980