Thinking about new nismo for daily driver but csc?

dbrisson

forgot to add i have a jeep wrangler for bad weather duties, and i split mileage between them.

beside the 350-500$ price for the csc's referenced in the forums whats an average install cost? I have not searched too much on that but I am assuming trans removal install etc.

thanks for the thoughts so far

DB

Chuck33079

Yep, the trans has to come out. Figure 5-8 hours of shop time, at least. Most people seem to swap out the clutch and flywheel at the same time. Some do it for the upgrade, some because sometimes when the csc fails it drenches the clutch in brake fluid and ruins it. Also, the master cylinder needs to be replaced at the same time since csc failure usually causes a bunch of crap to get sucked up into the master and damages the seals. The OEM replacement is cheap, but failure prone. There's a new aftermarket option just now arriving into the market, but it hasn't been widely used yet.

And there's no safe mileage on the csc. Some people here have had failures inside of 5k miles. Hell, one guy had it happen on the test drive.

It's a great car. Don't let this scare you off. Once you get the aftermarket part in, it's basically bulletproof.

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JARblue

There are just a few things to fix/upgrade, and it's an amazing car for the price. Maintenance/wear costs are higher than your average DD vehicle of course, but the is totally worth it

Clutch hydraulic system - CMC and CSC; fresh fluid regularly helps extend the life
ESCL (steering lock on 2011 and earlier models) - easy fix with lots of info on the forum about it
Throttle response - tune is the best way to handle this
Clutch pedal - RJM Performance adjustable clutch pedal is a great mod and also claims to help extend the life of the CSC by reducing its throw
Exhaust - the OEM note is pretty weak; tons of options on the market to tailor it to your taste, Fast Intentions being one of the most popular

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dbrisson

hopefully can make a deal, the issue will be how bad they kill me on trade, if they are close i will most likely have one soon

Have been all over the FI website, and love that exhaust.

thanks again