I just swapped an ej22t into my 93 impreza. So it has the old cable style transmission. Anyway, the clutch is probably going to be toast in a few months even if i drive gently. It already slips in fifth gear. I was wondering if there are any good aftermarket clutches for this application. I'm looking to spend around 200-250

 

what would you want it to do taht an OE one doesnt do

 

it would just have to not slip up until the point where the gears would break at that point it would be okay if it slipped because i'de rather buy new clutches than buy new trannies. Does anybody know the torque capacity of a typicall 93 impreza 5sp with 150,000 miles on it?

The impreza orginally had the 1.8L with a maximum of 110 torque, but the 2.2t that i just put in is supposed to have a maximum of 180 torque. Since i'm still using the original transmission it is seeing a 63% increase in torque.

i have found these as possilbe replacements so far: does anybody know the difference between say a 200mm disc and a 215mm disc?

Daikin OEM clutch kit
Exedy offers 200mm, 215mm and 220mm discs
ACT i believe offers a 225mm street performance disc
centerforce i belive actually makes a dual friction and centerforce I. The Centerforce I is supposed to hold 30% more power and the the Dual Friction is supposed to hold 90% more.

 

oh and one more question. The 94 impreza, i hear, has a 8.875 inch O.D. and the 93 has a 8.500 inch O.D. So i'm wondering if its possible to use the 94 disc and PP in a 93 transmission. This would give me more of those options.

 

so you want it to slip? i dont understand.

that has nothing to do with the cable and all to do with the driver/ Plate and disk

so you want it to slip then just go with oe or maybe a better plate but dont upgrade teh plate. it sno fun driving on that

 

You don't understand this? I want the clutch to have a lower torque capacity than the gears in the transmission. This way instead of the gears breaking, the clutch would slip instead. A 4 pad racing clutch that can hold 401 ft. lbs. would probably out hold the gears in terms of torque capacity. i'd rather buy new clutches than new transmissions. Thats why i need to know the torque capacity of the gears in a 93 L Impreza. The torque capacity of the gears has nothing to do with my driving style, but much to do with the strength (in sheer) of whatever material they made the gears out of. The fact that i need a "cable style" clutch to go with my "cable style" transmission is also important because it does limit my available options because this is a less popular transmission. The WRX and STi transmissions have hydrolic activated clutches and the tranmissions are designed differently accordingly. So when i ask people to recommend a clutch it just makes sence to tell them it needs to be a cable style clutch.

The problem i forsee with buying an OEM clutch is that the new engine has 63% more torque than the old engine and an OEM clutch is designed for the old engine. So even a brand spanking new OEM clutch might slip in 5th gear. I don't know.