digiphaze

My engine is stock cept for small intake mods, but other than that I'm not putting out much in HP. In fact where I live (7k elevation = 10.4psi) I put out around 160hp.

However one day a friend in his 350z wanted to race out on this side road. (Normally I wouldn't race, but this is Northern Arizona, there is NOTHING on some of these roads.)

I pushed the car hard to see what it can do, I noticed the clutch just didn't want to catch when I let it out at high RPMs. It also seemed to take a bit to catch when shifting at high RPM points. I.E shifting from 5k rpm@2nd gear to about 4krpm in 3rd. (note not exact numbers). After the race I sure smelt the clutch too.

I've seen a lot of Stage 1-4 kits with the clutch and flywheel, but is there more that I should be looking at if I want a stronger transmission? I've been considering a Turbo for some time now and will probably get one in a year or so. But I want to have the supporting mods first.

I guess my question can boil down to:

Do I need something like this?

http://www.lmperformance.com/2037/13.html
and
http://www.lmperformance.com/2380/13.html

Or is there a lot more I should do in order to have a drivetrain that can reliably handle a turbo@6 to 10 psi?

blue89vert

ummm get a turbo and a centerforce clutch or one thats hi performance

NoRiceInside

theres always cluthes and flywheels n such, but if you want to get serious, and IMO you dont have to, theres carbon fiber synchro blocker rins, steel shift forks, etc., all of which arent really necessary.

2000v6cam

if i wanted a better performance clutch i would just get the spec stage 1 because anything else is kinda over kill with a 6 and almost stock car i had a 3 stage clutch on my last car but it was completely modded and was still annoying to drive as a daily driver so i would reccomend a stage 1 clutch

digiphaze

Do the higher stages cause the clutch to catch much faster or something? I.E a very sensitive clutch peddle?

Sorry for what must sound like newbie questions, but I'm realllly new to this stuff. But I'm enjoying learning.