I was gonna get the stage two and chickened out and went with stage 1 lol.
I drive in traffic almost everyday it sucks
Why does it suck? I have the same clutch and I don't have any issues or complaints. I drive in rush hour to and from work 5 days a week. If there was any point in getting a stage 2 for a stock fs-de I would have. But frankly it's unnecesary, lol.
OP: Usually you don't have driveability issues until you get to a stage 3, at least in my experience. Your foot/leg will probly get a little tired the first few days you are in stop & go traffic, but you will get used to it. Driving in snow is probly the only thing that will make it a bit "touchy."
To be completely honest that is way overkill! I'm running a stage 1 and am way over what it was rated for and still holding close to 350whp.
No reason to get an unsprung clutch. That's rough on the tranny, more so than necessary. What are your power and more importantly, torque goals ? The Exedy stage 1 really is a great clutch. My Spec stage 3+ was such over kill, and a pain in the ass to drive daily, coming from someone who's been driving nothing but manual for 12 years.
EDIT: I had several ACT's on my sr20's, and those were very decent. I like the Exedy S 1 more though.
the clutch isnt unsprung.. its not a solid unit ... its a heavyduty six springs unit.
im planning going over 300wph but progresivly ... im not forging this winter ... no money ... ill forge next winter but i wanted to have the right clutch to hold the futur power lol
and your clutch that was a pain to drive was a stage 3plus so yea that was way overkill i think like u said
and a stage 2 im supose to have a little slip on the clutch , less that a stage 1 but way more than a stg 3 ... so its more for the plesure of driving stick that i chose a stg 2 rather than a stage 1 ... just to put some more feeling riding my car. ouff that was a long speach haha(sleep)
i love my exedy- and i love how my car preforms after i um blew out the factory clutch- make sure make sure make sure that this little ****** is alligned right or else youre going to **** over the pressure plate- HOWEVER exedy has a one year warranty on their clutch, so burn away if you do so choose. but i like it. plus you get one of those fun stickers to put underneath your hood. vroom vroom.
that one yr warranty dosent cover wear. or if u install it wrong..