i've done a bit of researching on the site and can't seem to find a thread about the best stage 2 clutch for the 8....anyone have any suggestions?

 

I have the ACT Heavy Duty Street Clutch. I like it, after a week I got used to it. I got from DPE really fast shipping http://www.dpeweb.com/ProductDetails...8&vehicleID=58

 

are you turbo'd? if not, unless you burnt your clutch up already, you are fine with the stock clutch. if you are looking for performance gains, look at pulleys, intakes, exhausts, midpipes, light flywheels, and even turbo kits. even if you go turbo, the stock clutch should be able to hold up unless you are making upwards of 275hp, and its actually torque that you need to look at and not horsepower.

also, clutch stages are not really a good reference for determining which one you need, because one company's stage 1 clutch might be the same as another companies stage 2.

a clutchmaster "stage 1" clutch is good for 70% more than stock, so thats good for about 250 lb/ft of torque, they dont have a stage 2, stage 3 is 110%, or about 310 lb/ft of torque, stage 4 is a staggering 170% over stock, which is way more than anyone is making right now with the renesis.

hope this helps you out

 

Absolutely right, there is such a thing as underpowering a clutch. Getting something too heavy just makes your car all jerky on take off, and if it doesn't, it's because you're slipping the clutch to smooth it out. If you just want to melt a race clutch, drive it smooth on the street.

my 2 cents