Miata Question: Stage 2 Clutch?

Hello, I am currently in the process of putting a new (used) engine into my 97 miata. I am using a stock 1.8l miata engine, but I plan to turbo it fairly soon, so I want an upgraded clutch. I am also trying to keep costs down, so I went to eBay. This is the one I am looking at right now: Stage 2 eBay Clutch

Has anyone used this brand, or does anyone have a better suggestion for a similar price?

This one also seems similar, but I'm a little leery of eBay/China clutches.

The odds of it being as good as the quality name brand clutch kits is not very likely, especially since a flywheel is included. You could do it as a guinea pig for the rest of us and report how average or poor it is.

I've had a few XTD clutches. Got one with a turbo Z31 300zx and it was fine. It was a stage 3 6 puck, well they all were. I bought one from a junkyard for $25 because why not.....and ended up using it. Girlfriend bought one to get her FC back on the road. Her turbo 2 swap will get a nice ACT clutch though, but that comes later.

Its a miata, an exedy or something from flyin miata can't be that bad price wise.

There hasnt been good feedback on those. General rule of thumb: if it doesn't have a torque holding capacity rating, it probably sucks.

There's a reason why such a huge percentage of boosted Miatas use the FM clutches.

So exedy is a good brand? I found this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001B5KJWW/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1443973828&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=97+Miata+exedy+clutch&dpPl=1&dpID=51SYqJ0ndOL&ref=plSrch

How much power can a stock clutch hold? I found an OEM Sachs clutch on rock auto for pretty cheap too.

I mixed and matched to make a 200ft lb capable clutch for my old Miata. Stock exedy disk, "upgraded" pressure plate which was just one from a b2200/rx7 and a chromolly flywheel but the flywheel doesn't matter. It engaged like stock and was maybe only 2lbs heavier in throw weight (you MIGHT notice but Sally the new Miata driver wouldn't) was a great setup and held well. Bought it all on eBay too.

Swank Force One wrote: There hasnt been good feedback on those. General rule of thumb: if it doesn't have a torque holding capacity rating, it probably sucks. There's a reason why such a huge percentage of boosted Miatas use the FM clutches.

I second the FM clutch recommendation. I have lots of friends that have bought these cheap clutches and they end up having to swap them out pretty quickly with any hard use. YMMV

AWSX1686 wrote: So exedy is a good brand? I found this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001B5KJWW/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1443973828&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=97+Miata+exedy+clutch&dpPl=1&dpID=51SYqJ0ndOL&ref=plSrch How much power can a stock clutch hold? I found an OEM Sachs clutch on rock auto for pretty cheap too.

Exedy is a good brand... no idea what that one you linked holds, though.

Stock clutch will not hold boost.

Looks like I'll probably do an FM stage 1 clutch. Probably going to skip the lightened fly wheel though.

Thanks for the input everyone.