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Old Jan 16, 2002 | 11:48 PM
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Default Ram question........immediate must for adj master??

I am on a TIGHT budget right at the moment, but I need a clutch thats going to hold 600+ rwtq. A can go right up the street and pick up a Ram PP and disk, but that would take up my clutch money. I understand that these setups need an adj. master, but is mod required immediately? Let's say I drove around for 1K miles or so without one, would there be any problems?? TIA


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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 01:01 AM
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A local guy is using the RAM setup with the stock master and his car drives and shifts fine. However, I think he is an exception, as most do need the adjustable master cyl. Just save your $$ and purchase one. If you do need one and drive the car for awhile, you could damage the syncros if it is always hard to get into gear.
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 07:40 AM
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I use the 310 organic disc and have not made my master adjustable yet. I have 8000 miles on the Ram now. Sooner or later I will have to go that route though. Someone else I know has the 6130 disc and he has enough horsepower (570) that he goes through the clutch in about 10,000 miles. Then he has to replace it with a new one.
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 11:36 AM
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You SHOULDNT need one Right away. But i replaced my Slave and NEEDED one. But i just made the Stocker Adjustable for FREE!!! I was on a Tight Budget thats why i chose RAM. Stock /ADJ. Master 2001 Slave and RAM works FLAWWLESSLY!!! Awsome Setup. Had the Z06 before.......
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 08:01 PM
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Hey Josh, I have the 6130 PP and the 402 disc, and I drove around with my stock master cylinder for a little while, and it seemed to be fine. Maybe I was an exception like Jason said, but either way, I wouldn't do it for long. Also, make sure you upgrade your slave too, that cured alot of my stiff pedal problems after installing the RAM. It actually made the aggressive disc much more tame on the street, and easier to drive on a daily basis. There for a while I didn't think the chatter was ever gonna go away! <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0"> The only thing I have left to do now is the RAM Billet flywheel. I've been running a stock re-surfaced flywheel ever since I installed the RAM, which has been around 13-14k miles now. <img src="gr_eek2.gif" border="0"> The car shifts and drives fine, but it still scares me to think what the flywheel looks like now! <img src="gr_grin.gif" border="0">
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Old Jan 17, 2002 | 08:27 PM
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so, how often do you have to adjust the master cyld? and how hard is it to adjust?
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Old Jan 18, 2002 | 12:24 AM
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Just got off the phone with a local shop in town. I can get the Ram 6130 disk/PP and billet flywheel for 700 bucks. Im on my way. Josh, give me a call.

BTW, my slave is 3 months old, do you guys think it should be ok?? Im guessing it is.
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