What the best clutch I can buy for the money?

turbo335i+545 · 11-06-2011, 06:22 PM

Need one asap...

e92ben · 11-07-2011, 09:28 AM

Go oem! Unless you plan on huge power upgrades...

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 11-07-2011, 09:43 AM

I've had some good reviews about ACT from my customers.

Mike

ar design · 11-07-2011, 10:23 AM

The ACT Street Disk is currently our best-seller, we highly recommend it.

kaleb · 11-07-2011, 11:47 AM

I would say ACT is your best clutch for the money. I bought mine from clutchflywheel.com. Their price is untouchable, and the buying experience was pleasant.

FastBimmerN54 · 11-07-2011, 12:20 PM

If your stock just get OEM, if your modded you might want something a little a stronger like the ACT Street clutch. Top Gear Solutions sells it.

tscdennab · 11-07-2011, 01:36 PM

OEM clutch is not suitable for a Stage 2 car, if you launch the car from a standstill. It does not hold the torque. It will slip at launch, but it will not slip in 3-rd and 4-th gear. The clutch plate just cannot hold that torque.

I read good things about ACT Street and that's what I will get next. It's very well priced and there are some good reviews on the forum.

ar design III · 11-07-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kaleb

I would say ACT is your best clutch for the money. I bought mine from clutchflywheel.com. Their price is untouchable, and the buying experience was pleasant.

We can beat there price for anybody interested.

Joshboody · 11-07-2011, 03:41 PM

Hey AR, what comes in the kit and what would you recommend in extra purchases when installing a new clutch?

I've read that the OEM alignment tool is needed, but each kit comes with one right?

ar design III · 11-07-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshboody

Hey AR, what comes in the kit and what would you recommend in extra purchases when installing a new clutch?

I've read that the OEM alignment tool is needed, but each kit comes with one right?

I need to double check once our shipment gets in. I had the same question come up this morning. The kits that we have sold in the last few weeks have all had a throw out bearing but no alignment tool, or pilot bearing. I called ACT this morning since I did not have one in stock to check for myself, and they claimed that the kits come with the alignment tool, but no bearings. It's conflicting information, so I'm not sure if they changed their kits or what. Once our stock gets in, I will check the boxes to see exactly what are in the new ones we receive.

ar design · 11-07-2011, 04:14 PM

I would recommend getting the OEM flywheel surfaced, or getting a new one. However, very few people have the proper equipment to re-surface a dual mass flywheel.

Tiago@VRSF · 11-07-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kaleb

I would say ACT is your best clutch for the money. I bought mine from clutchflywheel.com. Their price is untouchable, and the buying experience was pleasant.

Looking at their pricing it seems they are pretty beatable

Jeff@TopGearSolutions · 11-07-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tscdennab

OEM clutch is not suitable for a Stage 2 car, if you launch the car from a standstill. It does not hold the torque. It will slip at launch, but it will not slip in 3-rd and 4-th gear. The clutch plate just cannot hold that torque.

I read good things about ACT Street and that's what I will get next. It's very well priced and there are some good reviews on the forum.

I know several guys with full bolt ons and methanol on stock clutch with 50K+ miles. The stock clutch can hold, but the driver is the most important of that equation if you want it to hold for that many miles.

HP Autosport · 11-08-2011, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by turbo335i+545

Need one asap...

Stock clutch will hold up to very well. Our Reline Time Attack car had nearly 50K miles with half of it on either the dyno or the track and putting down 425 hp and 450 tq.

If you must replace the oem clutch either the ACT or Clutch Master clutches are good choices.

tscdennab · 11-08-2011, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff@topgearsolutions

I know several guys with full bolt ons and methanol on stock clutch with 50K+ miles. The stock clutch can hold, but the driver is the most important of that equation if you want it to hold for that many miles.

Do those guys do repeated launches from a stand still with drag radials ? After 3-4 launches like this at the track, your OEM clutch will slip. It doesn't matter if you have 1000hp/tq if you only do 3-rd or 4-th gear pulls on the highway.

caliguy562 · 11-08-2011, 08:34 AM

Agreed the oem isn't designed to hold over 420 horses reliably. The true test is seeing if the clutch will hold in 6th gear? My oem clutch will hold everything but wot 6th with meth. Sometimes it'll grab and sometimes it'll slip.

ar design · 11-08-2011, 09:23 AM

OEM clutch + drag radials + launches = fail

Tiago@VRSF · 11-08-2011, 09:28 AM

Just because the OEM clutch can hold 400+ doesn't mean it'll do it for long

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FastBimmerN54 Banned 10 Rep 375 Posts Drives: Seats and a Steering Wheel Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Around iTrader: (1)	If your stock just get OEM, if your modded you might want something a little a stronger like the ACT Street clutch. Top Gear Solutions sells it.
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tscdennab Banned 151 Rep 1,809 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Europe iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW [6.24]	OEM clutch is not suitable for a Stage 2 car, if you launch the car from a standstill. It does not hold the torque. It will slip at launch, but it will not slip in 3-rd and 4-th gear. The clutch plate just cannot hold that torque. I read good things about ACT Street and that's what I will get next. It's very well priced and there are some good reviews on the forum.
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Joshboody Lieutenant Colonel 65 Rep 1,708 Posts Drives: pickemuptruck Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (7)	Hey AR, what comes in the kit and what would you recommend in extra purchases when installing a new clutch? I've read that the OEM alignment tool is needed, but each kit comes with one right?
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caliguy562 Lieutenant 8 Rep 476 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: garaged somewhere in soCal iTrader: (3)	Agreed the oem isn't designed to hold over 420 horses reliably. The true test is seeing if the clutch will hold in 6th gear? My oem clutch will hold everything but wot 6th with meth. Sometimes it'll grab and sometimes it'll slip.
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