FX Racing Clutch Kit Quality

[jnbentley26]

I recently purchased this clutch kit off of gripforceclutches on eBay thinking it contained all SACHS parts. Upon further reading I found that only the pressure plate is SACHS branded with the rest of the parts being FX Racing. Can anyone speak to the quality of FC Racing parts? I am doing the clutch replacement at home on my daily driver and want to make sure I get the best possible parts as I don’t want to have to do this repair multiple times.

[bangn]

I mean at least the pressure plate is from someone reputable. I've never heard of FX but to call it a racing clutch seems a bit far fetched. Id be surprised if the clamp load is more than factory on that. On a daily I am sure it will be fine tho but usually what separates a normal clutch from a heavy duty is more clamp load and the disc rarely changes between the two when its organic. FX throw out bearing is a bit of a gamble, id prefer OEM/OE supplier. Such a pain in the ass to replace if it gets noisy.

[AWDBOB]

Tons of folks have used FX clutches with good success. I personally know of 2-3 people using them in their cars and driving them hard.

Do yourself a favor now and get a Sachs TOB and Pilot bearing, though.

[jbontke]

The pressure plate maybe a Sachs, but that doesn't mean it's the stock unit. It could be from another BMW or another brand, but fits and has a higher clamping force.

[Digitalwave]

I ran an FX350 in a track car for a while, didn't have any issues with it until I eventually smoked it due to a failed rear main seal spewing oil into the bell housing.