So a few days ago i drove a friends Integra, and his clutch was like 5x stiffer than mine.(it felt a bit too stiff) And it also grabed as soon as i would start letting the clutch go, maybe about1-2 inches off the ground i would say.

And mine seems like its the complete opposite, my clutch is fairly soft and engages at like the last 0.5-1inch.
I noticed that it was like 10000x easier to start moving up on hills with his integra because it grabed early.
Compared to mine.. which grabs like at the last inch or so. it makes it kinda hard to find that good spot.specially on hills.

as far as the integra, my friend was told it had a stock clutch when he bought the car. and so is mine.

So i was just wondering how and where does YOUR clutch start engaging?
and is there a way to lower the engagement point?

 

when/where your clutch is engaging can be adjusted. though i'm pretty sure that the manufacturer sends the car out with the engagement point pretty high up.

also, when comparing two identical cars, the softer one is the one that is "right" because it'll only get stiffer if things are getting worn. so you may dislike your clutch, but that's how it should be, nice and light

 

^do you know how i would do that?
its just kinda hard to get the ''sweet spot" when you have to move the pedal almost to the top for it to engage... Not sure if im making sense..lol


Oh no i dont mind the softness of it, i just thought it might be related or something.
I thought the softer= worn out. not the other way around lol.
his was a bit too stiff. i would hate to stop and go with his stiff clutch... haha

 

I just replaced my clutch and my clutch pedal is waaaayyy light now, and it grabs really high up like yours too

 

download the service manual
http://hondatech.info/downloads/Auto/Manuals/Civic/

and imo, a higher clutch engagement engagement point is better. you can shift quicker because you don't have to push the clutch in as far. just push the clutch in 30 percent, shift, and release. your foot should never stay on the clutch after you've shifted so don't keep the clutch half way pushed down, then push down farther, then shift and back up halfway if that's what you're thinking.

 

Hmmm... maybe imdoinitwrong lol
What i do is..
From a stop..
1.floor the clutch & break pedal
2.lay off the break
3.give it a little gas ~1-2k
4.slowly start letting the clutch pedal go up..
5.and once its like .5-1inch almost all the way up is when it starts grabing.
6. then just give it some more gas and release the clutch all the way out.

and then to get into a gear from a gear...
1. back off the gas
2.floor the clutch
3.get it out of gear, and into the next gear
4.let the clutch go out slowly and try to rev match

 

you don't need to floor the clutch, only push it in as much as you need to shift

 

B series clutch is more aggressive than a d series since the b series has more power. so you cant really compare it to an integra.