M20 pressure plate,M52 swap,failure

[SwiftE30]

I went with the Southbend stage III clutch and stock s52 flywheel. Couldn't be happier. definitely worth the $$

[!kid]

Ive got 5+ events on my setup and it hasnt espolded yet but im assuming the day will come soon thus the ZF/S52 clutch setup i have waiting for me in the back of the shop lol.

I am surprised its still together.

Im going with the stock clutch on my s52, lets see how long it last

dont do it!

ZF and original 24v setup for the win.



Look into F1 racing clutches. Very affordable and they have great reviews. Some will say they are cheap Ebay shit, but I have heard from MANY people first hand with high HP setups that run them on the track and have no issues.



After all the pressure plate I got from them for my s52 is made by sachs.

thats funny it was made by sachs, i was looking at an exedy OEM replacment clutch kit,the clutch disc had sachs on it. the pressure plate was not the same though.

Clutchmasters stage II clutch and pressure plate. Kept the M20 flywheel since I had it machined down.

okay, I am going to call clutch masters tomorrow. hope they will sell me just a pressure plate.

[craiggroves91]

ZF and original 24v setup for the win.

Look into F1 racing clutches. Very affordable and they have great reviews. Some will say they are cheap Ebay shit, but I have heard from MANY people first hand with high HP setups that run them on the track and have no issues.

After all the pressure plate I got from them for my s52 is made by sachs.

[ZekeTheSneak]

Im going with the stock clutch on my s52, lets see how long it last :(

[e30rapidic]

what did you replace it with?

Clutchmasters stage II clutch and pressure plate. Kept the M20 flywheel since I had it machined down.

[328ijunkie]

Ive got 5+ events on my setup and it hasnt espolded yet but im assuming the day will come soon thus the ZF/S52 clutch setup i have waiting for me in the back of the shop lol.

[!kid]

on another note, how important is to have the spring that holds the fork against that pivot ball?

its important.

I had the same thing happen on my S50. Shit happens

what did you replace it with?

[bimmer630]

I can't get my ebrake to do squat in my e30

[!kid]

Clutch kicking is a crime! ;)

I actually don't clutch kick much, I use the ebrake to start the drift than pedal to the metal!

[Cronopoulos]

Clutch kicking is a crime! ;)

[!kid]

I think it's probably the drifting, more than the motor, that caused that failure.

I can agree with that a little. Drifting is harsh on a clutch. But it's obvious this clutch is weak behind an m/s5x engine. For street it might be ok, but if someone is going to the track, this set up (in my opinion) is not recommended.

[e30rapidic]

I had the same thing happen on my S50. Shit happens

[nando]

I think it's probably the drifting, more than the motor, that caused that failure.

[DesertBMW]

on another note, how important is to have the spring that holds the fork against that pivot ball?

as seen here:
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[hoveringuy]

Yup. I went with a Clutchmaster FX100.