pretty sure its the clutch

so my car grinds 3rd sometimes,i have a stage 3 clutch no name brand,my tranny good so heres my question,what act clutch should i get for my 2g gst,imma do like 300-350 to the wheels,is the act 2100 any good for that,but my setup right now is at about 230hp,would the act2100 still be good for that setup,and should get a light flywheel?

First of all I don't think that it sounds like the clutch, if it disengauges then it shouldn't gring, that sounds like it is the tranny becuase all the clutch does is engauge and disengauge, if it is doing that then it shouldn't have anything to do with the clutch. But if you are going to replace it you should get a ACT 2600 with a street disc, go ahead and do the flywheel since you are in there.

Sounds like a syncro to me.

3rd gear seems to be touch on my tranny too, I don't know why.

x2 on the synchro..

I have the 2100 on my GST and It works great for mine..  Im prolly pushing somewhere between 300-350 to the wheels..

cool man,so should i also replace the tranny fluid?

if it is the syncros you are going to have to tear it apart, it is definently not the clutch.

Mine does the same thing in 3rd gear, and thats even after i put in a act 2100 lb clutch. 

Ya.. Your gonna need to pull the whole tranny off, so your fluid is gonna come out anyways..  And if you find a way to keep the tranny fluid in there when you fix it..  Your doing something wrong!

not sure about dsm's...
but i know that vw trans grind when fluid is low or the wrong one...
might be worth a shot...

I know this sounds weird. But bleed the clutch. check fluid if it still grinds a syncro has gone out or is almost all the way out.

why would draining the clutch fluid help?

you dont need to drain it, just bleed it. if theres air bubbles in your clutch release system, this will get rid of them. air bubbles are bad

Sounds like a vvveeerrryyy common problem on dsm's cause my tranny grinds third and reverse pops out sometimes (heard alot about the reverse) too. Lol, funny, the truck at my work grinds third also.

yeah my reverse is fine.should i just have the tranny rebuilt?does any body know anygood shops in south florida dade or broward locations?and how much do you guys think it might cost