Monster Stage 3 review.
mine chattered very badly for the first 200 and then it all went away by the end of the 500. by all went away i mean that first gear didnt vibrate my teeth out of my skull and shifting didnt sound like a dragon sized rattle snake. this is my first manual so i've never driven a full-faced clutch but after the break in it felt like my dads 5-speed jetta.
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
mine chattered very badly for the first 200 and then it all went away by the end of the 500. by all went away i mean that first gear didnt vibrate my teeth out of my skull and shifting didnt sound like a dragon sized rattle snake. this is my first manual so i've never driven a full-faced clutch but after the break in it felt like my dads 5-speed jetta.
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
I couldn't tell much of a difference at first. As time went on I thought I could remember it being softer, but it didn't matter to me because it's so much more firm and solid. Crap, and the best part is that it seems like it really likes to be abused.
It's not what you would call a heavy clutch pedal though. It probably falls in the firm catagory. It's easy to drive it daily. I drive mine about 500 miles per week.
It's not what you would call a heavy clutch pedal though. It probably falls in the firm catagory. It's easy to drive it daily. I drive mine about 500 miles per week.
Slightly different question but I am installing the clutch the same time as a new cam so how much do I realistically need to break it in before a tune? Its going to be street tuned. I really don't want it to chatter.
I'm actually counting down till my rear bites the dust.
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Anybody? as i run drags races more and more i get locked out of either 3rd or 4th gear like say on the third or fourth run which sucks.what will the stage 3 do to help?yes i have done the drill mod!seems to me that i need a less frictiony throw out bearing because my slave gets spongy and weak at the same time or clutch pedal.....unless thats the way it feels when the pressure plate is hot and bound up.I've never heard an official answer to this.Pros please reply?!@!!
I might say you should call tick first. Seems like more of an issue where your clutch isn't releasing all the way. You might need an adjustable master... hell, if you were to get a monster clutch you would definitely want an adjustable m/c anyway... I did.
Ive had A spec 3, Ram VDS 910, and Monster 3.5.
Spec 3- Clutch pedal by far the hardest, harder to shift at WOT, and chatered really really bad(slipping the clutch). Install was a bit harder because of the shim. Died at 2500 miles
Ram- Clutch a little softer than the Spec, Weighed more than the Spec, and Chatered worse than the Spec(slipping the clutch). Installation was ok just didnt like the shimming under the pressure plate and the fact that it Died at 2000 miles.
Monster- Clutch pedal very soft, but harder than stock. If its hard for you then you must have chickenlegs. Much more esier to shift a WOT, a power shift is actually possible. It chattered (slipping the clutch), but not even close to the other two. Install was great, it seemed like GM T56/LS1 engineers made this. The only thing i didnt like was installing those pins to hold the pressure plate. 2500 miles and running strong
As far as chatter. If you dont want it to chatter, then DONT slip the clutch. Even with the spec and ram, if i would rev and pop it out slightly hard at the same time, all of them would not chatter. Monster was the easiest to do out of all.
Monster Takes the win, with easy intallation, easier launching(from a stop or at 7k), and easier to shift.
I hope this helps, this was my opinion and how i felt. I think its much better to compare it to other aftermarket clutches rather than the stock one.
Spec 3- Clutch pedal by far the hardest, harder to shift at WOT, and chatered really really bad(slipping the clutch). Install was a bit harder because of the shim. Died at 2500 miles
Ram- Clutch a little softer than the Spec, Weighed more than the Spec, and Chatered worse than the Spec(slipping the clutch). Installation was ok just didnt like the shimming under the pressure plate and the fact that it Died at 2000 miles.
Monster- Clutch pedal very soft, but harder than stock. If its hard for you then you must have chickenlegs. Much more esier to shift a WOT, a power shift is actually possible. It chattered (slipping the clutch), but not even close to the other two. Install was great, it seemed like GM T56/LS1 engineers made this. The only thing i didnt like was installing those pins to hold the pressure plate. 2500 miles and running strong
As far as chatter. If you dont want it to chatter, then DONT slip the clutch. Even with the spec and ram, if i would rev and pop it out slightly hard at the same time, all of them would not chatter. Monster was the easiest to do out of all.
Monster Takes the win, with easy intallation, easier launching(from a stop or at 7k), and easier to shift.
I hope this helps, this was my opinion and how i felt. I think its much better to compare it to other aftermarket clutches rather than the stock one.
as i run drags races more and more i get locked out of either 3rd or 4th gear like say on the third or fourth run which sucks.what will the stage 3 do to help?yes i have done the drill mod!seems to me that i need a less frictiony throw out bearing because my slave gets spongy and weak at the same time or clutch pedal.....unless thats the way it feels when the pressure plate is hot and bound up.I've never heard an official answer to this.Pros please reply?!@!!
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Ive had A spec 3, Ram VDS 910, and Monster 3.5.
Spec 3- Clutch pedal by far the hardest, harder to shift at WOT, and chatered really really bad(slipping the clutch). Install was a bit harder because of the shim. Died at 2500 miles
Ram- Clutch a little softer than the Spec, Weighed more than the Spec, and Chatered worse than the Spec(slipping the clutch). Installation was ok just didnt like the shimming under the pressure plate and the fact that it Died at 2000 miles.
Monster- Clutch pedal very soft, but harder than stock. If its hard for you then you must have chickenlegs. Much more esier to shift a WOT, a power shift is actually possible. It chattered (slipping the clutch), but not even close to the other two. Install was great, it seemed like GM T56/LS1 engineers made this. The only thing i didnt like was installing those pins to hold the pressure plate. 2500 miles and running strong
As far as chatter. If you dont want it to chatter, then DONT slip the clutch. Even with the spec and ram, if i would rev and pop it out slightly hard at the same time, all of them would not chatter. Monster was the easiest to do out of all.
Monster Takes the win, with easy intallation, easier launching(from a stop or at 7k), and easier to shift.
I hope this helps, this was my opinion and how i felt. I think its much better to compare it to other aftermarket clutches rather than the stock one.
Spec 3- Clutch pedal by far the hardest, harder to shift at WOT, and chatered really really bad(slipping the clutch). Install was a bit harder because of the shim. Died at 2500 miles
Ram- Clutch a little softer than the Spec, Weighed more than the Spec, and Chatered worse than the Spec(slipping the clutch). Installation was ok just didnt like the shimming under the pressure plate and the fact that it Died at 2000 miles.
Monster- Clutch pedal very soft, but harder than stock. If its hard for you then you must have chickenlegs. Much more esier to shift a WOT, a power shift is actually possible. It chattered (slipping the clutch), but not even close to the other two. Install was great, it seemed like GM T56/LS1 engineers made this. The only thing i didnt like was installing those pins to hold the pressure plate. 2500 miles and running strong
As far as chatter. If you dont want it to chatter, then DONT slip the clutch. Even with the spec and ram, if i would rev and pop it out slightly hard at the same time, all of them would not chatter. Monster was the easiest to do out of all.
Monster Takes the win, with easy intallation, easier launching(from a stop or at 7k), and easier to shift.
I hope this helps, this was my opinion and how i felt. I think its much better to compare it to other aftermarket clutches rather than the stock one.
mine chattered very badly for the first 200 and then it all went away by the end of the 500. by all went away i mean that first gear didnt vibrate my teeth out of my skull and shifting didnt sound like a dragon sized rattle snake. this is my first manual so i've never driven a full-faced clutch but after the break in it felt like my dads 5-speed jetta.
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
as an aside, im at about 800 miles now and the chatter is back with a vengeance!! first gear again feels like it was designed to put dentists children thru college...i've heard that beating on it a little will fix that, so i'll give it a try
a chatter is exactly what it sounds like. As you release the clutch from a stop you will feel the car do the herky jerky for a second as you get going. Its just the pressure plate engaging the flywheel. Most peroformance clutches will have some chatter, but I will say this my Monster stg 3 has the least that Ive experinced and now that its been to the track and has some milage on it. It feels even better.
