A big part of this equation (I would imagine) will be "What was your HP/TQ" or "What mods were you using" as well as "Do you race or beat on the car/clutch".

 

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Watch this if you need to decide upon a clutch, once of the most in depth video's I seen in a long while.

 

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Watch this if you need to decide upon a clutch, once of the most in depth video's I seen in a long while.

Is that the Fidanza video, it did not come up.

 

Well I have around 60K on my car and I can feel my clutch already. It doesnt slip but I think by 80-90K I will have to change it.

 

I'm feeling what I think is some slippage at just over 99K. (not a GT, but neither is the last guy's. )

I tend to slip my clutch when going into the first couple gears and/or when driving more aggressively. I'm a pretty tame driver overall, though... and I'm pushing stock 4g64 p0wAh into it.

 

Over 100,000 on the car and still stock clutch and tranny. I dive a 00' GT. If you take care of your equipement it'll last you a long time. (That doesn't mean you have to drive like a wuss either, just don't abuse it)

 

drive like i stole it every day. 123,xxx miles and counting on stock clutch

 

I seriously doubt that. If you abuse the stock clutch on the 3g it wont last. Trust me I know.

 

i got the GT and the stock clutch lasted almost 70K- now i got 12K on the 2nd clutch.... also this was my first manual car... =) its all depends on the driver, and conditions... City driving vs. Highway driving

 

Will depend on the mods you have, how your tranny is built up, how much HP/TQ you have and how you shift.

 

I had over 90k on the stock clutch, but the spec stage 1 burnt out in under a year and less than 10k miles. However, I was only marginally harder on the spec clutch than the stocker.

 

I just replaced my stocker with a SPEC 2+ and Fidanza flywheel. The stocker had about 110K on her, it has sucked balls since about 95K, and when my mechanic went to replace it he laughed and asked how I was able to drive it as long as I did. I drive pretty hard in the summer, and take it easy in the winter, a few track days, and some night time street fun. All in all I think 100K on a stocker is respectable.

 

just replaced my stock clutch at 66,000 bought the car at 49,000 i put in an ACT Street/Race Clutch and couldnt be happier. stock one was starting to slip under high loads.

 

why dont they sell the flywheel and clutch together on tearstone just asking .Dont you think it might be a little cheaper:wiggle:

 

Typical clutch life is 55-75k miles before replacing is necessary. Of course, it can go sooner or last longer. Unless you have a significant change in HP/TQ with FI, simple bolt on mods that add a small amount of additional power will not make any noticeable difference on your clutch life expectancy.

A good point of reference is just keep the figure in your head that every 60k miles be prepared to replace a clutch. Any mileage you get over that, consider it a bonus. If you get less than that, it's probably time to evaluate your driving style and shifting habits.

 

damn just went over 60k and it's slippin' now.

 

This is my first manual car, and essentially learned to drive stick with it.

110,000 miles on the stock clutch without any real problems. I can start to tell there is a very little amount of slipping starting to show up, but nothing really that affects driving in any sense. I haven't abused it really, but I haven't been a "granny shifting" type driver either.

 

what car? what year?

 

Clutches they come and go, Monday thru Sunday, y0

 

look just cause my post count isn't as high as all of yours doesn't give you the right to bust my balls over a topic you're positively wrong on. i've had the car for four years and have been very hard on it since day one. i'm still chirping third daily so it leaves me woundering if you guys know how to drive

 

It all really depends. Even though driving style does play a sigificant role. Many eclipses have a defect from the factory that naturally their clutch will wear much faster then normal. Many things play when talking about the use of the clutch, including shift points, was the clutch glazed or burnt, holding you foot at stop lights with the clutch pressed, instead of having it in neutral, bad gear shifting, etc... Its not really a science, sort of go with the flow thing.

 

Hell I seen a Honda Accord 93 with 210k miles and a stock clutch. And it still shifted fine, and eventually it was sold and some guy is still driving it. Even though that car is anemic, its still something that shouldn't have lasted for so long, but it did. Goes case by case.

 

Yup, I had that car and the clutch was in good condition. In 1st it didnt grab it like new (217K) but it never slipped or anything. I drove it for over 6 months and my dad had it for more than a year. I wasn't abusing it but also didnt take easy on the car sometimes.

 

Post count didn't even enter this discussion until you mentioned it in Post #25.
Touchy subject? :lol:

I'm still rather surprised your stock clutch continues to hold tight after that many miles and the abuse you claim you put it through. As forum whores, LUNAR and I have read a number of claims to Mitsu's clutches needing replacement much sooner. (That's where our info comes from. Nobody's claiming to know your car or driving style; we just understand the "norm" from what we've read...)
Are you SURE it's not been changed/modified in any way? :scratch:

 

post count....mine's not really high? what a bad point he made.:nono:

wonder how many miles the tires have on them???:hspin:

 

i haven't touched the tranny yet however I'm the third owner of the car. The two previous owners were 16 year old girls. The first being the daughter of a mitsu dealer so there's a possibility the clutch could have been changed in the first 20K miles. The girl i bought it from (extremely hot) couldn't drive stick and thats the reason she sold it to me. lol i wish i had video of her taking me for a ride in it when i went to look at it. talk about riding the clutch

 

i haven't touched the tranny yet however I'm the third owner of the car. The two previous owners were 16 year old girls... The girl i bought it from couldn't drive stick and thats the reason she sold it to me....

I feel pretty confident "your" clutch was changed by one of those girls... Especially if the 2nd girl sold it because she couldn't drive a stick!

:OT: From the sounds of it maybe I should teach her how to drive my stick... :jailbait:

My car is going on 90K on the stock clutch. I am the 2nd owner (@36K) but the clutch didn't feel anywhere near new when I bought it.... However, its time to upgrade anyway.... Hopefully the Spec Stage3 will last for me. Sounds like I should go ACT next time...

 

60k on the stocker, 15k on my ACT street (highly recommend this clutch). I have i/h/e

 

My stock clutch lasted all of 12,500 miles. Mitsu put out utter crapola on that one. I never dropped the clutch and hard launched the car. Often, when I would be turning on to an incline, the clutch would just spin and my car wouldn't even move forward. Since it was over 12,000 miles, they made me pay for the new part, but the dealership installed it for free as a "good will gesture". :noway: I've been driving a stick since the day I first got behind the wheel, and I'm downright old compared to most of the rest of you.

 

Just to clarify, driving it like you stole it doesn't mean that you are abusing the clutch. If you don't ride it, and don't slip it excessively and you aren't dropping it all the time you aren't doing anything that harms it more than in daily driving. Obviously highway driving also helps prolong the life of the clutch in a miles vs. wear perspective.

Everytime I go autoXing or out on a rally I'm far from pussy footing around and I've got over 100,000 on the original clutch as stated above. I don't know how the previous owner drove it but she (I'd guess middle aged) must have known how to drive because I purchased the car with 68,000miles on it and I can guarantee it has the original clutch and tranny. I have no second gear syncros but I just double clutch for that gear so its not an issue anyway.

 

I replaced my stock clutch with an ACT around 65k miles. It was barely worn then. I've been to the track twice with this car, my car has only suspension mods, and I don't drive like an idiot.

 

Stock clutch on a pretty much unmodified '00 fed-spec (CAI, plug, wires). About 63,000 miles, 4 drag racing days, 7 trackdays, and 15-20 auto-x days. It is probably fading a bit, but there isn't really enough power to be sure yet. (Unlike when I blew the clutch on the Skyline).

Can't wait for it to go, as that will be my excuse to do the LSD, too.