Evo X upgrades

[FattyBoomBatty]

Less time engaging. On a chattery clutch, the less it's slipping the less it can chatter, so you might have to bog the engine a bit, but it shouldn't be a problem with a new car.

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by FattyBoomBatty

Less time engaging.

I tried a quick engagement in 1st once and that's the one time that I killed it. It loves quick shifts once the car is moving.

Originally Posted by scheides

Give it time to break-in too, you will be surprised how much it changes as you approach the 500 mile mark. Give it a bit more revs to avoid chatter when leaving from a stop.

Yup, I've been experimenting with how much I need to rev it. The truth is that I've never been a smooth shifter so this is just forcing me to refine my skill...not a terrible thing.

Also, how'd you like driving the IX?

I'd say I liked both cars equally. The X has a far better interior. The IX feels lighter, has better visibility out of the windows, and is quieter.

I like having the turbo in front of the motor much better. The turbo on the X is really loud right on the other side of the firewall! The IX feels lighter. The IX clutch feels like a conventional clutch whereas the X is quite different (even before the pedal effort doubled). Ron's car had the leather/cloth combo in the interior. I like that better...I may very well end up with leather front seats later on.

Originally Posted by 4g63tcrazy

After the 500 mile mark to so my clutch completely stopped chattering.

On the drive home I started to distinguish between the new sounds. The engine bucking is causing my uicp to beat against my cooling plate (ron's suspicion) so I'm going to experiment with that tomorrow. I also could hear the chatter which doesn't bother me at all...it's the motor movement and whatever is rattling that is unsettling me.

Originally Posted by ecoli

The Exedy twin discs for the Evos are just about the easiest clutch in the world to drive

That was the other obvious possibility. The price is rather crippling, though. The X's have a weak master cylinder and Exedy twins are guaranteed to break them. SSP just came out with a metal replacement.

$1800 Exedy twin
$500 SSP master cylinder
$800+ labor
=
Twice the price of the ACT.