Hey y'all. A few months ago my housemate bought an is200 to learn to drift in. After the first drift day, he killed the clutch that was in it. That shit pretty much blew up, no other way to describe it. Anyway, he went and ordered an exedy oem clutch for an is200 from fleabay. I think that cost him around £150 delivered while there were other identical exedy clutches on there for over £200.... So, long story short... Fitted the clutch with a new flywheel and everything...Bedded the clutch in and went to a drift day. Now the clutch is fucked again. It hasnt exploded like the last one, but its hardly got any bite left and is slipping like a bastard. Now, is it actually possible to kill a clutch in one drift day in a low powered car? Or was the clutch just shit, or possibly fake? Opinions?
Somehow I doubt drift days or general abuse are covered under warranty. I've seen people wreck good clutches within one drift day by basically not knowing what they're doing, mostly doing what they think is clutch kicks, but are in fact mega huge clutch slip things.
You could, but I reckon it wont work in this situation, lol. I just wanted to know if anyone had ever come across a clutch like that. Its just so strange that the clutch died so fast. Personally, I have never drifted with an oem clutch, so I wouldnt know how long they last on a car like an IS200. Saying that, my mx5 has an oem clutch and its been going strong.
2 Things.... 1. If you see something on Ebay thats a good chunk of cash cheaper than the others then its likely fake/poor quality. IMHO buy from a reputible seller, I would avoid Ebay for everything. 2. Yes its easy to kill a clutch in any car. As Stav says if he's been working the clutch like hell and not just giving it a little kick then it'll kill it. I'd say if he's murdered 2 clutches it may be down to driver error more than clutch problems.
Haha, learning to clutch kick properly is turning out to be an expensive lesson for him But I can also imagine that trying to get an is200 sideways with a torsen diff can be a bit frustrating and requires some clutch abuse. I think you guys are right though. Definitely driver error in this case.
Get Ed a Paddle clutch of some type? I had an organic in the Datsun which was fine until I skidded it, Failed shortly after then bought paddle which last years of much more savage abuse
I bought a clutch from euro car parts, lasted 4 miles till it shattered into 4 peices got a replacement no bother
Take it back to euro, if you're lucky you can even claim labour time back but they should replace no problem, however, it could just go straight off again. So I'd get a refund if poss!
Hahaha. Bring back a chargrilled friction plate.... 'Um, guys, why the fuck you sell me this crap shit?' Obviously not gonna mention the fact that its been though a drift day.... possibly two..
This Buy cheap buy twice and all that, who would be stupid enough to put a standard clutch in a car that's going to get drifted/abused its not designed for it. I wouldn't even buy an Exedy at all unless its one of the top end twin/triple plate ones but then I'd even rather go elsewhere and get the same spec clutch for cheaper
