F1 racing clutches, Opinions please.

[b18c4thom]

Hi guys, I'm new here but have a quick question.

I'm looking to get a new clutch for my car as its on its way out. The car is a Honda Civic 1.8 VTi (MB6)

Its currently my daily but I am in the process of turning it into a track/weekend toy. I am looking at an F1 racing stage 3 clutch as tegiwa do them for £165 and they can take up to about 320bhp which is more than enough as I'm aiming for around 230-240 NA with the possibility of going boosted at a later date.

Does anyone have any experience of this clutch and if so is it good or bad.

Also as the box will be out I will probably change the flywheel too. Thinking either fidanza aluminium (3.4kg) or the fidanza chromoly (4.4kg). I heard horror stories about the ring gear coming off the ali flywheels as its apparently only an interference fit. how common is this?

Thanks for your advice in advance.

Thom

[swifthobo]

remember you are going to use it as a daily so i doubt you want a heavy clutch that's either on or off in traffic gets on your tits trust me i'd go for a paddle clutch thats similar to standard or stage 1 or whatever

[b18c4thom]

The stop start traffic bit is a fair point but something that wouldn't bother me hugely and apparently the stage 3 retains a 'close to stock' pedal feel. at the moment I'm just after opinons on there quality etc, if they are deemed any good then I will assess which one I need. Also the other reason I'm edging towards the stage 3 is that the cost difference between stages 2 and 3 is about 10-15 quid, and if I buy a stage 2 then decide a stage 3 is needed I will be £170 out of pocket where as sacrificing stop start traffic drivablility (which i rarely do much of) to save that money seems a better idea to me.

Thanks for your input though.