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I bought an FX350 several months ago in anticipation of a slipping clutch thanks to my professional tune that was in progress at the time. About a month ago, some time after having the custom tune completed, I was not having any slipping issues, so I sold the clutch.
Shortly afterwards, I was presented with the opportunity to learn about tuning the 1.5T. It did not take long for me to push the OEM clutch beyond it’s limits so I was left in need of the aftermarket clutch I sold only a couple of weeks ago. I emailed MAPerformnce and promptly had another FX350 in my possession, at an awesome price.
I reached out to a friend of mine for installation assistance and we met at his private shop this weekend to complete the task. Equipped with a two post lift, a transmission jack with an adapter for the subframe, and the instructions from Honda we made it through the process without much trouble. A quick job it was not, totaling over 8 hours. However, we took our time and carefully torqued everything to spec. Post installation I had to adjust the clutch master cylinder rod because it was engaging right off the floor, it was functional as-is but it was too close for my taste. That took a little trial and error but wasn’t really a big deal. As expected, it easily handles all the power I can throw at it with 93 octane. I am planning on installating a flex fuel setup pretty soon.
I took a few photos along the way, you can find them below.
Shortly afterwards, I was presented with the opportunity to learn about tuning the 1.5T. It did not take long for me to push the OEM clutch beyond it’s limits so I was left in need of the aftermarket clutch I sold only a couple of weeks ago. I emailed MAPerformnce and promptly had another FX350 in my possession, at an awesome price.
I reached out to a friend of mine for installation assistance and we met at his private shop this weekend to complete the task. Equipped with a two post lift, a transmission jack with an adapter for the subframe, and the instructions from Honda we made it through the process without much trouble. A quick job it was not, totaling over 8 hours. However, we took our time and carefully torqued everything to spec. Post installation I had to adjust the clutch master cylinder rod because it was engaging right off the floor, it was functional as-is but it was too close for my taste. That took a little trial and error but wasn’t really a big deal. As expected, it easily handles all the power I can throw at it with 93 octane. I am planning on installating a flex fuel setup pretty soon.
I took a few photos along the way, you can find them below.