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The ol NA6 clutch and flywheel really need work, would this be suitable you think?

The car will be used for zooming around mountain roads, and will only get NA performance increases. (no forced induction)
I was thinking an Exedy/Daikin Stage 1 "racing" clutch Sports Organic Kit MZK-6944SO
And one of those Exedy Chromoly/steel flywheels (ZF005) or have the original flywheel balanced and machined.
I don't really want one of those aluminium flywheels as I want to keep it street drivable and smooth, plus I don't want it to lose momentum on the hills.

I'm not overly sold on those "Sports Tuff" kits, they look a bit silly, but are they any good? I don't really want button clutches.

Apparently you cant get the exedy racing sports organic for na6 anymore.

Ive run both exedy and xtreme and i would say without a doubt xtreme is much better, feels better, grabs better, much smoother and cheaper. My friend has also run both in his vz, and he prefers the xtreme. He has run both in the sports heavy duty series and i have run both in ceramic cushion button.

If your going naturally aspirated then an entry level heavy duty organic clutch should be ample as they allow for a 30% power increase, a little more grab but still perfectly driveable. Overkill in a clutch will ruin your driving experience. It depends what you want to use the car for as well as personal preference. I use mine for drifting and i like the button clutch for clutch kicking, but i also use it to drive to work everyday so thats why i went the cushion button and not solid.

I also run a chromoly flywheel which doesnt really affect driveability as much as clutch choice will. I ran it when my car was naturally aspirated and didnt really have problems with loosing momentum on hills. It just takes a bit of getting used to as the engines responsiveness changes and the engine revs up quicker.

I had problems with my exedy sports tuff ceramic cushion button and my car was naturally aspirated. I have never had problems with my xtreme and that went in with the turbo. It grabs harder now turbo then my exedy did na but thats just my experience.

Yes I did think that the sports tuff was a bit of a faff. Where is xtreme made?

Im pretty sure xtreme is australian made.

FM Happy Meal FTW.

Go with the 1.8L version just in case you do choose to go with more power in the future

949 twin plate.

total weight of clutch and flywheel is 14lb.

what is wrong with a standard Exedy clutch and flywheel?