It drives like sh^t ... but holds great when racing. JMO 
spec 3 guys please..
spec 3 guys please.. well, its been more than 2k since install. i did the proper (for the most part) break in for ~450 miles. the clutch seems to hold pretty good, im waiting for a good night to confirm this down at the track. but my question lies with engaging 1st. the car still shutters a little every so often, not near as bad as during the break in.. but its still there. just looking for some input on it. -g
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Originally Posted by G's99_hawk
well, its been more than 2k since install. i did the proper (for the most part) break in for ~450 miles. the clutch seems to hold pretty good, im waiting for a good night to confirm this down at the track. but my question lies with engaging 1st. the car still shutters a little every so often, not near as bad as during the break in.. but its still there. just looking for some input on it. -g
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From: Boring Green, Kentucky
Originally Posted by EATAZ06MMM
I just got my spec stage 3 on Monday. Getting ready to put it in. This topic has been keeping me awake at night also. I've heard that their hybird version (ceramic/carbon) chatters less than the standard carbon/carbon. (comments welcome on this statement) But I guess I'm going to go ahead and try the carbon/carbon and just try to break it in right. SPEC also recommends a new flywheel or at least skim .015" off the old one. This maybe the reason why so many people are having problems w/ chatter. The clutch surface needs a perfectly flat surface and the clutch needs to form itself to the new flywheel surface. Again, comments welcome.
Against my orders, my dealership mechanic did NOT resurface the stock flywheel with my Spec 3 install. He said it "looked fine" so he just did the install. I was
But so far, there have been no consequences. The clutch is working like a charm. Now we'll see whether longevity is affected by the lack of flywheel resurfacing.
ive got 600 miles on my stage 3.. im still wondering what all this chatter talk is about? i had the flywheel resufaced and used the slave shim. I havent once heard any chatter.. but 1 outa every 3 1st gear take off's, it shakes and shutters unless i give it extra throttle.. i hope it calms down like u all say. so far im really impressed with this clutch even though i absolutely hate hydraulic clutch systems...
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The chatter will go away. I went to the track with about 500 miles on the clutch, beat the hell out of it and have had no chatter sense then 
Now I have around 10,000 miles on the clutch and ZERO probs with it, and thats with a lot of abuse!!
Dan
Now I have around 10,000 miles on the clutch and ZERO probs with it, and thats with a lot of abuse!!Dan
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Originally Posted by G's99_hawk
well, its been more than 2k since install. i did the proper (for the most part) break in for ~450 miles. the clutch seems to hold pretty good, im waiting for a good night to confirm this down at the track. but my question lies with engaging 1st. the car still shutters a little every so often, not near as bad as during the break in.. but its still there. just looking for some input on it. -g
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From: Boring Green, Kentucky
Originally Posted by Cyborg
...nothing to worry about...it will fade away in time...I liked it because it always reminded me that I have a very high performance clutch
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From: CT
Originally Posted by 1ScrudeDude
How so?
Rev the car up to about 3K and S L O W L Y let the clutch out. This will smooth the disk out and stop the chatter you are talking about. I do it every now and then. You will also notice that after a hard beating at the track, it will feel better as well 
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Originally Posted by 1ScrudeDude
It's not a slip clutch. It has 2 modes, disengage, and ENGAGE!
Say your at a red light and i have my girlfriend in the car with me. When the light turns green am i gonna jerk her head just to take off????Ive never ridden or driven a car with a performance clutch, so i have no idea. 2nd,3rd,4th....are they all gonna "jerk"
