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Old 09-06-2006, 05:16 PM
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I just put a Spec Stage 3 clutch in as well as the Spec billet steel flywheel in my 99 Z28. When I picked up the car, I noticed that it would grab as soon as i would start to let the pedal out. Now I got 1200 miles on it and when I take off and let pedal out, it doesnt start to grab until the pedal is almost all the way out.

Is that normal or is there something wrong?
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Mine did the exact same thing. It was in my car for 10 weeks and then I pulled it. It looked like it served 8-10 years. Sent it back to SPEC and they said I must have had hydraulic issues. Thing was, I didn't.

I'll never own another SPEC clutch.
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I didn't have any issues with my SPEC 3 other than the bolts backing out of the pressure plate a bit. You might wanna get in there and see what's going on.
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yeah i heard nothing but bad stuff about spec lately, thats why i went with a centerforce
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I've been running a SPEC 3F for around 30-35k miles, and haven't had any problems with it.
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If you buy a spec you might as well go ahead and buy an adjustable master cylinder from mcleod. A buddy of mine had that clutch in his car and after 6500 miles it was down to the rivets right now he has got a ram vds clutch I think it will hold up better than the spec.
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Originally Posted by LastHawk02
yeah i heard nothing but bad stuff about spec lately, thats why i went with a centerforce
Do you have any trouble shifting the Centerforce at WOT?
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Originally Posted by trucksleeper
If you buy a spec you might as well go ahead and buy an adjustable master cylinder from mcleod. A buddy of mine had that clutch in his car and after 6500 miles it was down to the rivets right now he has got a ram vds clutch I think it will hold up better than the spec.
Yep. An adjustable master cylinder is my next purchase. Once my spec goes out, i was thinking about the ram powergrip HD. What makes me mad is that i havent had the stage 3 no more than a month and now it giving me problems. I spent $640 and so change on the clutch and flywheel and thats not including labor.
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I heard the spec 3+ is better but I don't know I live about 30mins from them I still order my stuff from out of state.




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