What clutch are u guys running?
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Staging Lane
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: Carson, Nevada
What clutch are u guys running? Im having my SPEC stage 3 put in right now and the guy told me it only last 6000 miles and i was wondering what kind of clutch you guys are running on your forced induction cars? do you drive them daily? How many miles has it last you so far?
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From: Redondo Beach, CA
I am using a Spec Stage 5. I only have about 200 miles on it but it drives great and is good for 800hp. It's actually much more streetable then I had imagined. I think we are going with a built auto now so I may want to sell it...
i've got about 14k miles on my ceramic solid hub stage 4. withstanding daily driving and track every other friday night as in the sig. i'm thinking about upgrading to the solid s5 with the new pad design as this is a couple seasons old... but spec is great in my opinion... dunno who said it would only last 6k miles..
well mine spec stage 4 only lasted 7k miles, piece of junk if you ask me.
Im trying a ram/mcloud 6130/402 same that Harlan had/has.
if this clutch doesnt work im moving to a T400 despite me wanting to stay manual.
Im trying a ram/mcloud 6130/402 same that Harlan had/has.
if this clutch doesnt work im moving to a T400 despite me wanting to stay manual.
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From: orlando, florida
I just got the new spec stg3 X-pad. So far so good bites real hard and gets tiring driving in traffic everyday because it`s about imposible to engage smoothly. Who ever said this clutch drives like stock Has somthing wrong with there stock clutch. I know about 5-6 local ls1 people that have the spec 3 or 4 and have put over 10000mi on them still running strong.
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i believe it was said 'like stock pedal feel' go feel a mcleod master cyl pedal ..ugg..
...i got the 2nd or third spec ls1 clutch that i know of.. 1hottz28 got me to get one..
i had a problem when i had the pressure plate bolts come loose and ended up using loctite which is now standard procedure.
...i got the 2nd or third spec ls1 clutch that i know of.. 1hottz28 got me to get one..
i had a problem when i had the pressure plate bolts come loose and ended up using loctite which is now standard procedure.
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From: Centrifugal City
I've used many SPEC 3's and am very happy with them.
Kevlar, Ceramic.
I found the Ceramic a bit grabby and chirpy, but never slipped.
Am switching to a 2/3 Kevlar Hybrid for smooth engagement and streetability.
Kevlar, Ceramic.
I found the Ceramic a bit grabby and chirpy, but never slipped.
Am switching to a 2/3 Kevlar Hybrid for smooth engagement and streetability.
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Mcleod street twin! I've been running it for about 6 months, and it's a work of art. It takes an insane amount of power, but the pedal feel is nice and its not like a lot of other heavy duty clutches that are an ON/OFF switch. It gets my vote 100%!
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From: East Side Performance! mASShole
Im with MM, i got a st 3 in 2000 befor my turbos, then the bolts backed out. fix that and the clutch was the ***** till i blew the rear, then i put another st 3 in and it was installed wrong. blew that one. then put one in myself it lasted till i did my turbo kit, then I had speed inc install my st 3 thats in their now. it has about 10,000 on it, and is great, no slip nothin. its seen over 500 rwhp and god knows how many power shifts in the 10k its been there.
By the way, spec customer service threw all that i listed was better then outstanding!!
And like MM said this year im upgradeing to the new x pad on a st 4 or 5.
Im very happy with them and recomend them strongly.
Good luck
By the way, spec customer service threw all that i listed was better then outstanding!!
And like MM said this year im upgradeing to the new x pad on a st 4 or 5.
Im very happy with them and recomend them strongly.
Good luck
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From: orlando, florida
I was told by matt at TTP when i bought my clutch that the stg4 was a unsprung stg3. both hold the same amount of power but the stg3 is more streetable. i was going to get the stg4 but because I drive in stop and go traffic everyday I went for the sprung disk with the X-pad. Is this true, Do they both hold the same hp? if so why use the unsprung disk, I`ve driven a 67firebird with a unsprung disk and it was not very fun in traffic.
I used to have a Sped Stage 3 Carbon/Carbon and it only lasted 1K miles and then blew apart forcing me to buy another master slave clyinder. SPEC were nice and replaced it on the warranty and the other one lasted 1K miles and it lost pressure to the point that it didnt even shift anymore(Another Master Slave Clyinder). Also SPEC used to shatter alot saking the whole car. So i went with the Mcleod Kevlar/Organic with the adjustable master slave clyinder and soo far 3K miles of hard driving with no problems and No Shatter. The only tricky part with the Mcleod is to adjust the slave right and apply lock tite on it so it wont change after time. The only down side about the Mcleod is that it doesnt like to be slipped of the line. It will slip a little bit and needs to be cooled down. On the other hand, the SPEC dont slip at all when u slip it off the line, but when the clutch starts slipping that means u will need another clutch and there is no coming back. Believe me go with the Mcleod and u will save alot of money.