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Old 02-29-2008, 07:17 PM
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I was talking to a tranny mechanic and he reccomended a luk clutch. He stated my centerforce dual friction was the reason it would not accelerate passed 6000 rpms. What do u guys think.
Old 02-29-2008, 08:03 PM
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i liked mine till about the 700hp mark then it was done
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I have 380 rwhp and I have the 12" version shifting at 6500 rpms no problems, I have about 4k on the clutch
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I love my centerforce! If your car wont accelerate past 6000rpms you have some other problem.

I have the 12" DF Centerforce. It has about 25,000 miles on it. It is my daily driver and sees plenty of stop and go traffic, long drives, occassional track visits. When I run at the track I shift at 6900rpms and dont have a single problem. It hasnt missed a beat.

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^^ Good to hear you are at 25k miles with it, I was wondering how long these would last. 99.99% of the time the high rpm shifting problems with these clutches will be fixed with a adjustable master or by shiming the slave.
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I don't like it personally, My one friend killed his with a little over 400 rwhp and it was on the first day at the track. Less than 500 miles on it. I drove one at the track last week in my other friends car I didn't like the way it felt it did not behave like a good clutch imo. I would rather a better clutch for a little more money. I brought a text but haven't put it in yet, but I have driven one and I can tell you it is worth it because that clutch feels very smooth and it handles high rpms very well!
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An LS7 clutch should hold High rpms too, right?
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Originally Posted by LS1C5Vette
^^ Good to hear you are at 25k miles with it, I was wondering how long these would last. 99.99% of the time the high rpm shifting problems with these clutches will be fixed with a adjustable master or by shiming the slave.

yep 25,000 miles easy and every 1/4 mile run was done slipping the **** out of the clutch to save the 10 bolt on the launch. I havent had to shim anything and I still have the stock master cylinder.
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Originally Posted by SuperSport4life
I don't like it personally, My one friend killed his with a little over 400 rwhp and it was on the first day at the track. Less than 500 miles on it. I drove one at the track last week in my other friends car I didn't like the way it felt it did not behave like a good clutch imo. I would rather a better clutch for a little more money. I brought a text but haven't put it in yet, but I have driven one and I can tell you it is worth it because that clutch feels very smooth and it handles high rpms very well!
your buddy either 1) has the old 11" version of the clutch or 2) doesnt know how to install a clutch and messed something up.

My car has 400rwhp and like I said I have over 25,000 miles on mine. Shifting at 6900 all day long without a problem. Mine feels almost identical to stock as far as pedal pressure and release. I love it.
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Originally Posted by LS1powerhouse02
your buddy either 1) has the old 11" version of the clutch or 2) doesnt know how to install a clutch and messed something up.

My car has 400rwhp and like I said I have over 25,000 miles on mine. Shifting at 6900 all day long without a problem. Mine feels almost identical to stock as far as pedal pressure and release. I love it.
maybe, I really dont know what went wrong with his clutch. But I know the cf clutch I drove the other day did not feel anywhere near a stock clutch. It felt like an on/off switch and I would not want that for a car that I drove on a regular basis.
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Originally Posted by SuperSport4life
maybe, I really dont know what went wrong with his clutch. But I know the cf clutch I drove the other day did not feel anywhere near a stock clutch. It felt like an on/off switch and I would not want that for a car that I drove on a regular basis.
yah then something really wasnt right. The centerforce is the farthest from an on/off clutch out of all the clutches. (except the LS7 clutch).

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Ask amber at six speeds inc. what she thinks of the centerforce She said something about weights coming off and flying through ****.




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