2018 370Z CSC Question

Quicksilvers · 09-06-2018, 02:23 AM

The benefit to the Exedy clutch is they will hold more whp and wtq than the stock OEM Nissan clutch set up. The CSC is still of plastic material and it is inevitable the CSC will fail it is not a matter of if the CSC will fail it is a matter of when will the CSC fail?? There are people here how have replaced there CSC once or even four times just depends on how you use your Z? I recommend installing the Z Speed Performance CMAK as soon as possible before it’s too late.

jwick · 09-06-2018, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilvers

The benefit to the Exedy clutch is they will hold more whp and wtq than the stock OEM Nissan clutch set up. The CSC is still of plastic material and it is inevitable the CSC will fail it is not a matter of if the CSC will fail it is a matter of when will the CSC fail?? There are people here how have replaced there CSC once or even four times just depends on how you use your Z? I recommend installing the Z Speed Performance CMAK as soon as possible before it’s too late.

There’s still no benefit. If you are dropping the tranny to replace/eliminate the CSC then a smart person is going to replace the clutch so they never have to go back in there.

JARblue · 09-06-2018, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jwick

If you are dropping the tranny to replace/eliminate the CSC then a smart person is going to replace the clutch so they never have to go back in there.

Depends on your clutch needs. If you know how to drive a MT properly and don't need to put a lot of stress on the clutch (i.e. drag strip launches), then the OEM clutch is plenty of clutch. I replaced the CSC at 50K miles and didn't bother with the clutch. Over 100K miles now and the OEM clutch is still in good shape. In fact, the next time I drop the transmission will be to replace the Z1 CSCEK with ZSpeed's CMAK - I will go ahead and replace the clutch at the same time for convenience.

This is a good example of why the change to the Exedy clutch means nothing. The clutch plate was never the issue.

jwick · 09-06-2018, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Depends on your clutch needs. If you know how to drive a MT properly and don't need to put a lot of stress on the clutch (i.e. drag strip launches), then the OEM clutch is plenty of clutch. I replaced the CSC at 50K miles and didn't bother with the clutch. Over 100K miles now and the OEM clutch is still in good shape. In fact, the next time I drop the transmission will be to replace the Z1 CSCEK with ZSpeed's CMAK - I will go ahead and replace the clutch at the same time for convenience.

This is a good example of why the change to the Exedy clutch means nothing. The clutch plate was never the issue.

If you know how to drive a manual properly then you should never have to replace a factory clutch, unless you’ve added power. I’ve driven manual transmissions my whole life and I’ve never burnt out a clutch.

That being said I’m probably going to burn out the clutch in the G but that’s cuz I didn’t buy enough clutch for the torque I ended up running.

JARblue · 09-06-2018, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jwick

If you know how to drive a manual properly then you should never have to replace a factory clutch, unless you’ve added power. I’ve driven manual transmissions my whole life and I’ve never burnt out a clutch.

The first MT I owned (learned mostly on farm vehicles) was a 1995 Explorer Sport 5 speed. It was used with 75K miles, and I absolutely wrecked the clutch with improper use of the 3rd pedal. Even at that, the clutch had 150K miles on it by the time the synchros were so worn I couldn't get it into gear.

jwick · 09-06-2018, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

The first MT I owned (learned mostly on farm vehicles) was a 1995 Explorer Sport 5 speed. It was used with 75K miles, and I absolutely wrecked the clutch with improper use of the 3rd pedal. Even at that, the clutch had 150K miles on it by the time the synchros were so worn I couldn't get it into gear.

**** my old ‘91 S-10 pickup I could shift without the clutch.

JARblue · 09-06-2018, 01:29 PM

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**** my old ‘91 S-10 pickup I could shift without the clutch.

After I reached about 120K, I could shift in/out of any gear without the pedal as long as I was under about 2500 RPM (redline 5K). At about 150K I couldn't get it into 1st or 2nd reliably.

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Quicksilvers A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,038 Drives: 2017 370z Rep Power: 25464	The benefit to the Exedy clutch is they will hold more whp and wtq than the stock OEM Nissan clutch set up. The CSC is still of plastic material and it is inevitable the CSC will fail it is not a matter of if the CSC will fail it is a matter of when will the CSC fail?? There are people here how have replaced there CSC once or even four times just depends on how you use your Z? I recommend installing the Z Speed Performance CMAK as soon as possible before it’s too late.