[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

5 minutes ago, Finch said:

Yeah, I had a full gasket, belt and bolt kit. everything was perfect until I torqued the bolts down.. 20mm too long, cracked the block. I needed the 95-02 D-series (120mm) and they had supplied a 140mm 88-95 set of bolts. Gutted.

 

You'd be surprised how much sellers can't distinguish between the code 95-02, and 88-95. I've had the exact thing happen to me in the form of wheel bearings, hubs, arms and windshield. Luckily nothing from the engine yet and I've been lucky enough to be able to return back some of them. 

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

15 hours ago, Finch said:

ADL are normally spot on, they produce for OE companies like Nissan Honda Toyota etc but the MB being an odd beast being half rover seems to throw them off

 

Being the b*****d child of a Rover and honda hybrid, it does seem to throw most brands off quite a bit. You wouldn't believe how many parts I've bought and were meant to fit but didn't actually fit. 

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

17 minutes ago, Finch said:

I ordered an ADL clutch and then the one that arrived was about 15mm wider all round on the disc which is no biggy but the pressure plate was about 5mm wider and even if that wasn't the case it would sit too far forward as it was a few mm deeper than the one I took off (both engines I had on the ground!) ended up with reusing the one off the new engine as it was near perfect anyway (engine only has 25k on it)

 

That's just bad service. So basically the clutch was completely different. It would seem that there are some brands that are advertising their clutch kits for all engines in the series even if it'll only fit a few of them. Thanks, I'll be avoiding ADL clutches from now on. 

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36 minutes ago, Finch said:

I ran into a bunch of issues with my latest swap, changed to the exact same engine code as the previous engine, when I came to do a clutch change I found I'd been sent a clutch that was much different than the one on the engine, I did some searching and found there was 2-3 variations just dizzy models then there was the coilpack variants on top to deal with!!

 

Yes it would seem there's quite a few Kits just for the D-series engines. The exedy catalog seemed rather promising and straight to the point, and using the information they give me, I'm doing my searches. What differences did you encounter?

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

So after much more research I've found that the 1.4 engines require a larger flywheel I think (212mm) compared to 1.5 or 1.6 engine.

It would seem like that specific clutch flywheel in a kit is also rarer, making my options smaller. Might have to settle for the exedy kit, or some shady ebay kit after all. 

[mb6 handbrake light staying on]

I had that issue. It was something worse. One of my brake cables had gotten cut (front right disk brake) (not sure if intentional or not), and I noticed brake oil was very low during my morning checkups, I filled up the oil and the handbrake light went back to normal, then slowly it started coming back on, flickering slowly until it just stayed on permanently regardless of handbrake position. After realising the problem with my brake cables, had the cable replaced, and handbrake light went back to normal until this day. That was a few months ago. I did try to adjust the handbrake cable back then and that did nothing. 

 

But this isn't a for sure answer guys, this is just from my experience. 

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

7 hours ago, JK1245 said:

Yeah same here bud, my clutch is an RPC stage 2 and it's perfect apart from pulling off when you get a bit of chatter from it. Around £210 for the stage 2 and £170 for the stage 1. Good bit of kit and no problems so far

 

I found them, RPC sounds quite good, thanks. I think I might get the stage 1 after all. I haven't boosted the engine yet, but I have some engine mods planned.

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

13 hours ago, JK1245 said:

Shouldn't really need a high performance clutch on the D14 unless it's boosted dude. I'd also recommend OEM/Excedy but no harm in going for a stronger clutch but it can be a bitch driving with one. 

 

 

My current clutch is already rather hard but my problem is I've gotten used to it, I really don't want to switch back to those soft clutches. I'm not looking for track tier clutches really, just something street tier maybe? If not I'll consider OEM after all

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4 hours ago, UnicyclingTom said:

OEM.

 

Well that for sure works too. Anything else?

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

Engine I'm running is a D14A2 btw

[Clutch recommendations And reviews]

Hi guys, 

So my gears started becoming harder to change lately, and there's been some strange whining noises in between certain gears. My mechanic has advised me that the Release bearing in the clutch might be the cause. So instead of changing the bearing, I'm thinking of getting a whole new clutch kit while I'm at it, and after some ebay and forum browsing I've seen alot of Brands such as the famous Exedy and other brands that I don't recognize such as CG Motorsports, Black diamond, and so on. I'm maybe considering getting a Competition stage 2 clutch since I'm always burning through my current (high revs)  (also probably the cause of my current situation). 

So any of you guys have experience with clutches that can advise me on a good one to get?

[MA8 to MB6 Front Conversion]

10 hours ago, noodels said:

Lights are different size/shape also

 

Ok so it's basically a replacement bonnet, Headlights, and Bumper. I read somewhere that the construct holding up the bumper might need to be changed too? 

 

2 hours ago, Finch said:

Check out my inspiration thread on the general chat section, there's a few MA's on there (Domani's) 

 Couldn't find the thread. You got a link?

[MA8 to MB6 Front Conversion]

5 minutes ago, UnicyclingTom said:

It is possible, but the MA front end is better looking imo

 

You think? I was considering getting my hood changed as it's currently 25% quickfill. And I like that wider body front bumper on the mb6. 

[MA8 to MB6 Front Conversion]

I would like to know if it will be possible to fit on the MB6 Hood and front bumper onto my MA8. I've noticed there are significantly more parts for the MB6, and then more there's the front lip that I think I wouldn't be able to put onto my MA8. I'm worries there might be conflict with the lights or other parts of the body. And that MB6 bumper is quite sexy. 

 

Pictured my white ma8, someone elses (who's probably here on civic5) mb6

[D14 MA8 OBDII loom]

I've been told that my MA8 edu is OBD2 but I haven't been able to find the OBD2 connector. 

Has anyone found it or do we just not have one?