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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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ok im in need of a new clutch so i was looking on ebay because im broke right now and need my car i found a spec 1 clutch kit for like 300 shipped would it be good for a stock 02 trans am with 4.11s ? thanx for the help
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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I have no personal experience with the spec1. I have the spec 3 and I can tell you if you can shell out a little extra cash it is worth it. It works great on stock HP and can take a decent amount of HP once/if you decide to start bolting on the go fast parts.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 01:54 PM
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spec 3 is a pos when it comes to putting some miles on it. Mine went out with just over 6k miles on it, looked like hammered crap when i took it out. Do some searches on it, most of what you find will be that they hold like a **** but usually go out before 10 grand can be put on it. Oh and my car only make 393 at the wheels.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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we have installed several spec 3+ with no problems, hell, our shop car has one and it was broken in with 6000rpm launches. My guess is there are some other factors there that may have caused it to crap out. Would like to hear about it though.
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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i would suggest spec 2 or 2+ for you. i have 2 on my geared full exhaust lt1 and love it
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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Well im on a budget and cant spend over 400 what would yall suggest i need one asap and can the flywheels be turned on these cars because i was wondering y the kits come with a flywheel.
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by stoverz28
spec 3 is a pos when it comes to putting some miles on it. Mine went out with just over 6k miles on it, looked like hammered crap when i took it out. Do some searches on it, most of what you find will be that they hold like a **** but usually go out before 10 grand can be put on it. Oh and my car only make 393 at the wheels.
my stage 3 lasted almost 36,000 miles with 46hp/450tq.
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Originally Posted by shoemike
my stage 3 lasted almost 36,000 miles with 46hp/450tq.
Damn what kind of motor you running?
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ok i bought the spec 3 clutch but i broke the slave cylinder line is there a replacable line i broke it were it hooks into the slave cylinder the quick disconnect all in tact is there a line were u can just put a new line into the slave and connect it the quick connect
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i had a spec 3 but it didnt work out because the flywheel got warped when it was resurfaced.

but now i have a spec 1 on a new stock flywheel. I just passed the 1000mi mark the other day. The break-in period sucks, but the clutch can now see some abuse now. It drives like a stock clutch, but can probably handle much more abuse. Even though its not stock, I wouldnt recommend it if you go to the track every week.
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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i have steel ram fly wheel that needs turned do yall think it will be ok i dont want it warped my machinist is really good
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