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Old 02-19-2008, 08:36 AM
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Is the ram clutch & P.Plate a good piece, anyone useing them?
Old 02-19-2008, 01:23 PM
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my wife surprised me with a RAM VDS clutch pkg and so far its great..problem now is that my tranny has grenaded and it needs to be rebuilt...so i hope it holds when its all said and done...but before the trans crapped out there was a slight bit of chatter but it was completeley streetable...very easy to drive and gripped like a ****..
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Um I'd say stay away. Mine gave out after only 14k miles (650mi easy breakin and only 4 track passes on street tires and 2.3s 60's). Rest was normal driving and I drive like granny 98% of the time. Also chattered pretty badly and was the toughest of my 4 clutches to push in by far. This is with a RAM Powergrip clutch and their steel flywheel, which was insanely out of balance when they sent it to me...
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I have the ram powergrip HD with the all. flywheel in my car. at first it took some getting use to but now it is like a regular old clutch.....with a little chatter. I Love it all in all. Works great and the warmer it gets the harder it grabs
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i'll be installing mine in the next month with an adj master
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My brother has one and when I drove it it had a very firm pedal feel but no chatter at all. It gripped really well and he's making 420 to the wheels, so nothing crazy. He only has a couple thousand on it, though, so no word yet on longevity.
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Thanks for the feedback, the guy i'm buying the car from says it will chatter some if you try & take off too low on RPM, acts alittle diff. then a stock type clutch, but all in all he says it feels great & grabs like a ***** & will blows the tires with ease.
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Ram VDS here. 980 disc. Holds very well. Slight chatter if rpm to low. Very firm pedal. McLeod adj. master also.
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Originally Posted by LM97Z
Thanks for the feedback, the guy i'm buying the car from says it will chatter some if you try & take off too low on RPM, acts alittle diff. then a stock type clutch
That's typically the case with MOST (not all, mind you) aftermarket clutches, especially as you get up into the higher handling clutches.

What's the setup/power on the car?
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Originally Posted by PewterScreaminMach
That's typically the case with MOST (not all, mind you) aftermarket clutches, especially as you get up into the higher handling clutches.

What's the setup/power on the car?
Just a basic stocker with exaust & K&N stuff.
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ive got ther RAM powergrip HD, billet steel flywheel & new hydraulics. the clutch grabs hard, but it can be a total PITA some times




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