can i use a pulsar clutch?

[Tyler]

like the title says, can i use the clutch out of a 88 plusar NX SE? i know most of the other parts are identical so i didnt know if nissan changed the clutch when they turbo'd the ca. it seems like they would but i thought i would ask because for stock boost i dont feel like i need a super awesome clutch, so thanks in advance!

[Nicksemianiw]

No it will slip even with stock boost. Get a stage one or a stocker for the DET

[sjbsuperman1425]

doesn't the stock KA clutch work? Idk if it'd slip or not though.

[Tyler]

a stock ka clutch will work, but im just worried about removing the alignment pins, cause im sure they are there for a reason

[articzap]

Either get a nice twin disk or get an ACT KA disk and a spec CA pressure plate....

Don't use a spec disk.

[Liquid_Neon]

yeah trust me, a stock pulsar clutch slips.

SOME of the exa ppl had good luck with OEM nissan clutches, but i think i got an aftermarket replacement that sucked bawls. Plus, the pulsar flywheel is slightly different, mostly it's lighter and thus the cltuch is a tad smaller i believe. well different from the rwd flywheel/clutch.

[Cams]

Either get a nice twin disk or get an ACT KA disk and a spec CA pressure plate....

Don't use a spec disk.

Whats wrong with the Spec Disk? Just wondering, cuz I might need a clutch in the near future.

[mbmbmb23]

Do a google search for "spec clutch" "grenade".

[Cams]

Did the search, and saw the pics. Ugly indeed, but what I found was a 1 VW thread and 1 SRT thread. I've read tons of posts here in nico, at zilviaz, and others where you can say its 50 / 50 experience. Most of the good ones state the importance of re-surfacing the flywheel and properly brake in the clutch, and its impossible to know if this was done on the bad experiences.

Even float swears on his Stage 3, which is the one Im planning to get, but just wanted articzap to comment, as maybe he had a different "personal" experience with them.

[float_6969]

First off, the FWD CA18DE clutch won't work on the RWD CA18DE(T). They have different diameters.

Secondly, I've had great luck with my SPEC and I intend on continuing to use them. The only "complaints" are that the pedal isn't stupid hard to push, and the friction point is very near the top, which if you learn to use, allows for very fast shifts.

Properly resurfacing the flywheel and break-in essential for ANY clutch.

[21FOX21]

I have had two spec disks and they worked good for a while but now the one I have slips at the race track in 3rd and 4th. The spec pressure plate I have broke well the three tabs that are visible from the outside of the pressure plate broke but it still works.
Modified by 21FOX21 at 7:31 AM 11/9/2008

[float_6969]

Those tabs broke on my first one as well. Depending on how old it is, they'll replace it for free (mine was only 6 months old). They said that it doesn't hurt anything, but they replaced it anyway.