Hello, I'm looking for clutch recommendation

[shred2bits]

Have a '96 mx5 which I want to turbo, need some advice on what is best middle Road clutch, something that can handle a td04 without making it undrivable in traffic, I'm looking for something i can buy in the UK for a max £300. My mechanic is exedy dealer but he said to ask on here as he isn't sure on what to fit. I don't want to order from the US if possible
Thanks in advance

[VladD]

Proabably best to look on MX5Nutz. Lots of people with modded cars there. Either that or Lazza may have a recommendation.

[feef]

A stage 1 clutch should be fine unless you're tracking it, or looking at obscene levels of power. It'll have uprated pressure plate and springs.

A stage 2 and upwards, you're starting to change the clutch material and shapes, introducing pucks/paddles which makes driving in town a little trickier as the clutch will grab more

I've got an Exedy stage 1 on my supercharged MK2.5 and it does the job nicely.

[skinny]

I use competition clutch, stage 2. Non paddle so when it's bedded in it drives like stock

[fatjon]

I use a paddle clutch on mine with a 300+bhp turbo/megasquirt conversion. It's a bit snatchy but by no means undriveable on the road.

[HorneyMX5]

fatjon said:

I use a paddle clutch on mine with a 300+bhp turbo/megasquirt conversion. It's a bit snatchy but by no means undriveable on the road.

I have a 6 puck paddle stage 3 in mine and I love it but I wouldn't want to daily it anymore.

[fatjon]

For reference mine is a BCD Racing 6 puck and it's not that bad. I suppose there is some variation depending on design and paddle material.

[HorneyMX5]

Good point, mines a Competition Clutch ceramic one with an Ultralight flywheel.

[shred2bits]

Thanks for the recommendations however I think I'll go with the fm level 1, currently awaiting shipping quote from them, hopefully under £400 delivered to my door

[MX-5 Lazza]

Mine had a new stock Mk2.5 1.8 clutch fitted to fix clutch-judder back in 2003. It's still running on this clutch despite being supercharged and running well over 220bhp (currently around 240bhp) since 2004. This includes a few trips to Santa Pod and quite a few track days.

[shred2bits]

MX-5 Lazza said:

Mine had a new stock Mk2.5 1.8 clutch fitted to fix clutch-judder back in 2003. It's still running on this clutch despite being supercharged and running well over 220bhp (currently around 240bhp) since 2004. This includes a few trips to Santa Pod and quite a few track days.

Is your car a mk2.5, i saw you have a 2001 not sure what mk that is. Would the 2,5 fit my mk1 ? I rather keep it stock but also I would hate to have to do it twice . Thanks for the reply

[MX-5 Lazza]

Mine is a Mk2.5 but the 1.8 clutch is the same from Mk1 1994 to Mk2.5 2005.

I'm not saying that a stock clutch is fine for everyone and an upgrade wouldn't be preferable, just that it's worth not changing until you actually have a clutch problem as you might find, like I have, that you don't get an problem.

[MX-5 Lazza]

Do you know what torque you are expecting to get? Torque is more of a clutch killer than hp and turbos tend to make more torque than SCs. Mine makes around 200lb/ft.

[shred2bits]

Hard to say torque figures, I guess under 200. Thanks for taking time to reply, really helping me out. Just got an email from FM , $330 for the clutch $115 for postage and I guess £80 odd for duty and vat . Guess a standard exedy clucth is around £140, eurocarparts are doing 15% off at the moment. From what I understandard the standard factory clutches on eunos were made by exedy

Edited by shred2bits on Tuesday 23 September 21:22

Edited by shred2bits on Tuesday 23 September 21:25

[shred2bits]

Well my standard clutch arrived today from mx5parts, bad news is my battery is dead so another £120. At least i started on this



thanks for the advice

[MX-5 Lazza]

£120

Is it gold plated?

[shred2bits]

Well Lazza, you made me think about the gold plated thing, went on ebay and found s5 bosch battery for 55 quid from argos, click and collect so ill be getting it on my way home . A BIG THANKS FROM ME

[MX-5 Lazza]

Bosch S5 063 is what I have in mine. It's not a gel but it is a sealed battery with no breather holes so can't cause corrosion any more than a gel battery could.

[shred2bits]

The breather hoses are too big for my current battery so im leaving the boot open, thats why i was going for the mx5parts battery as probably breather hoses will be right. Guess it fixes my problem Does the clamp fit ok over it ? Thanks for the advice i already saved 200 odd quid thumbs up

[MX-5 Lazza]

The clamp fits on mine ok (with a very slight modification) but Mine is a Mk2.5 so the battery is fitted differently to yours. Should be ok though.
I couldn't fit mine with the standard battery tray but my tray was cracked anyway.