i'm thinking about getting a stage 1 clutch, i'm not quite sure how it feels and what it would do comapring to the original one. will it mess up my trans? is it as durable as the OE as well?can anyone who had tried it out let me know.  

It's a little more clamping force than the original spec require, but it wouldn't hurt any thing, assuming you don't dump the clutch to race with it.
Durability depends on what the friction material on the plate is made with. It will take a little window shopping to get that info. And in the end, your driving habbits will determine the life of the clutch. There is no real straight answer but common sense.  

If your *** aint broken dont even *** with it, from my expirence those racing clutches are *** and wear to fast if your stock clutch is fine just leave till it breaks  just my advice you can do what you want ya dig?  

There are clutches that look and feel stock but actually have better clamping force than stock. And product longevity depends on your driving habbits. look around and see what products you can find.
What kind of car are you planning on installing a new clutch on? Depending on what you have, you may not be able to find what you want for every day use in the performance pepartment. Check with ACT clutches first to see what they have. Hopefull, you might get lucky. You might want to think about what Dynasty said also... He is right as well. It is give and take once you upgrade. Remember, money makes power... in more ways than one!  

my car is 06 honda accord 5speed manual, i understand how long ur clutch last depends on ur driving habit, my question is that comparing to the OE clutch how is the durability of the performance clutch. if performance clutch is built just to get ur car taking off faster than stock clutch but doesn't last as long then i wouldn't want it cause i aint that rich. but if they can last as long as the stock one then it's a good upgrade. any one know?  

I found, in my experience with friction materials, that any thing with a ceramic composite blend lasts a decent amount of time. It's a killer on the metal components, like pressure plates, fly wheels and, with brakes, on rotors. But the longevity of the actual friction material is very good. Again, that depends on your driving. I, literally, beat the snot out of a clutch that had been said to be a stage1 with ceramic composite friction pucks and I was quite impressed how much I got out of it. 50k miles on a clutch getting a severe beating...? Imagine if I drove conservitevly... This was some 15 to 20 years ago when the market was still in its infancy. I don't imagine seeing the same quality stuff today since there was a certain mystique about those types of clutches back then. Then, when you heard some one say they had a bronze clutch in their car you would say "oooohhhh". Now a days every one and their cousin is into performance and the choices are plenty. Just remeber that ceramic is your friend, maybe not to metal when friction is applied, but it does last longer than traditional friction materials. Think about what they use for performance brakes, now a days, and try to find some thing with similar characteristics for a clutch. I use ceramic brake pads on all my cars. I won't use any thing less... I stand by that.  

dont bother with the stage one clutch. all it is is a oe replacment that wont do any thing to your slow accord. you dont need it