here's my christmas in september, just unrwapped it last nite.....

 

Sexy header, wicky. If I decide to stay na I might shop around for one for Guinness.

I contemplated a lightweight flywheel, but decided that the extra mass of the stock flywheel would be easier for daily driving.

Is the kevlar disk a race disk like the 4-puck or a street clutch? I went with the ACT Heavy Duty clutch rather than their Xtreme Duty one because the XD would have been a bear for daily driving since they're harder to slip in stop and go traffic and such...

 

the kevlar disc is a step up from the organic disc. I haven't had a kevlar disc before so i'm not sure about how grabby it is. The torque rating on it is only like 20% more than the organic disc, so i would *assume* there shouldn't be more than that much additional grab.....

SPEC *says* up to stage 3 is sutable for the street. of course everyone is different in what the want to deal with, but I tend to like a stiffer and grabbier clutch, even on the street......

the carbon disc I would assume will be a bit more grabby than the kevlar. I would expect 150% more grab than stock. not quite a race car, but more race than street......

 

I gave serious consideration to the Xtreme Duty clutch, but decided that it was overkill even if I wanted to go turbo, so I went with the regular Heavy Duty setup. It's an organic disk.

 

yeah, i'm feeling it's smarter to go kevlar. I want more than the organic, but the carbon is probably too much...... of course I LIKE RACECARS... so..........

 

What ALMOST convinced me to go with a 4 or 6 puck Xtreme clutch is the fact that I don't technically "daily drive" the car since I have no commute. What finally convinced me to go with the organic clutch was the fact that it'll handle anything I reasonably want to do to the car and it'll be easier for my dear mom whenever she decides to take Guinness out for a spin.

 

She's gonna hate it when I eventually pull the stock drivers seat and replace it with a racing shell, though...

 

ah yes, the racing shell is on my list. I'm tired of slipping around in the seat. The S seats are nice, but mostly the stock seatbelt allows too much slippage. I need 4-point belts....

as for the clutch...... i don't plan on accomodating anyone but me. I actually would prefer the sound and the clutch and the shifter to just scare people away.......

 

I've been shopping for a good 4 point setup to mount in the car as is. I'm holding off until I pick out a shell, though, so I can decide if I want to go overboard and get a 5 or 6 point setup...

Funny you should mention loud. Ever since I fixed the catalytic converter problem with Guinness I've noticed that the exhaust note is just a bit too quiet for me. I need to shop for a slightly edgier (not really louder) exhaust note. On the flip side, I really like that my current exhaust is stainless from the cat back.

 

stainless is the way to go I would recommend checking out flowmasters they sound great on any car. I loved them on the rx7, and they sound good on the s2000 (although I don't have them myself). More throaty and deep than a lot of mufflers I've heard......