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15 years ago
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So, as some of you may know, there's currently a class action suit against Hyundai which is intended to make them reimburse owners for any clutch work done to their cars due to faulty blah blah blah.
What this means for me is that I get 75% of the money I spent on replacing my clutch 2-3 years ago (which comes to about $744). With that money, I'll be re-replacing the clutch and flywheel with much better ones.
The flywheel is going from the 22lb stock behemoth to the 9.5lb Fidanza Aluminum flywheel. The added benefit to this is that if the friction surface starts wearing out, I can just replace that for $50+labor instead of getting a whole new flywheel or getting it resurfaced.
As for the clutch, I'll be going from the OEM clutch/pressure plate to an ACT Street clutch made to hold up to about 70% more torque than stock (which slips as it is with no real mods).
The flywheel alone should gain me a decent chunk of HP at the wheels by weighing about 57% less, and the clutch will mean I can get on the gas instead of slipping at half throttle.
The prices I've found so far put the total install (including labor by a friend of my mate and his family) around $1k, which means once that settlement check comes back I'll only be paying about $256 out of pocket.
In unrelated news, I need to start working out or something (yeah, again). Also, that new Alien Swarm game that's free on Steam is pretty fun :P
What this means for me is that I get 75% of the money I spent on replacing my clutch 2-3 years ago (which comes to about $744). With that money, I'll be re-replacing the clutch and flywheel with much better ones.
The flywheel is going from the 22lb stock behemoth to the 9.5lb Fidanza Aluminum flywheel. The added benefit to this is that if the friction surface starts wearing out, I can just replace that for $50+labor instead of getting a whole new flywheel or getting it resurfaced.
As for the clutch, I'll be going from the OEM clutch/pressure plate to an ACT Street clutch made to hold up to about 70% more torque than stock (which slips as it is with no real mods).
The flywheel alone should gain me a decent chunk of HP at the wheels by weighing about 57% less, and the clutch will mean I can get on the gas instead of slipping at half throttle.
The prices I've found so far put the total install (including labor by a friend of my mate and his family) around $1k, which means once that settlement check comes back I'll only be paying about $256 out of pocket.
In unrelated news, I need to start working out or something (yeah, again). Also, that new Alien Swarm game that's free on Steam is pretty fun :P
Shifting is fine, just can't accelerate like I should be able to :P