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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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Finished installing my new spec stage 3+ clutch. drove around for a few hundred miles. wow. no noises, no vibrations, and engages great. I couldn't be happier. has anyone else tried the new 3+???
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Old Oct 19, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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did you pick the aluminum flywheel?
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Old Oct 20, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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No, I just re-surfaced my stock one.
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 06:27 AM
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Does it chatter?
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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Old Oct 21, 2005 | 01:46 PM
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I have a spec 3 with the steel fly wheel, no chatter, great engaugement, and performs wonderfully under the power I have. This thing isn't hard to drive at all.
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Old Oct 23, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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awesome. im getting whats in my signature there. cant wait till the parts come in.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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What is the difference between the Spec stg 3 and the stg. 3 (+)"plus" ??
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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No chatter, no noise, no vibs, nothing but pure smooth engagement. The clutch disk is made from different material. go to specclutchs.com it gives the specifics
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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The best place to get it is tbryne.com. 513.00 shipped comes with new pilot bearing, new throwout bearing, clutch plate and disk, and shim. shipping and quality is outstanding.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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The best place to get it is tbryne.com. 513.00 shipped comes with new pilot bearing, new throwout bearing, clutch plate and disk,shim and alignment tool. shipping and quality is outstanding.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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Wonder if it'll last worth a damn, mileage - wise ?
My Spec stg. 2 only got about 10k on it, now it's slippin' bad, whatta POS.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 10:55 AM
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I keep ya updated on longivity of it.
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Old *** post..but curious as to how its still kickin?
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Old Apr 4, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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ya give us a update, my spec 3+ has been a nighmare. Wont get into gears over 5.5k rpms
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 01:21 PM
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Max, I have mentioned my willingness to examine the parts for you in more than one thread. Though it seems that you are happier to simply post negatively about the parts rather than accept my offer to assist you. The ball is in your court...just let me know what you decide. Thanks,
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEC-01
Max, I have mentioned my willingness to examine the parts for you in more than one thread. Though it seems that you are happier to simply post negatively about the parts rather than accept my offer to assist you. The ball is in your court...just let me know what you decide. Thanks,
I dont have time right now but the clutch will be coming out next month.

I have a full time job and dont have time to just pull my trans out every week.

next month I plan on having some spare time and ill be sure to PM you when it is out.


The clutch shifts like butter under 5k, and the driveabilty is decnt to.. But above 5k rpms I feel the same " lockout " as rob69zombie has.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-spec-3-a.html

You may want to check out his most recent post. If you are using similar parts for the slave and master then this may be relative!
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by SPEC-01
https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-spec-3-a.html

You may want to check out his most recent post. If you are using similar parts for the slave and master then this may be relative!
glad it worked out for him, but thats cause he bought another master and didnt notice they were different. Diffrent story for me. My master is stock, and worked perfect before I swapped in the spec.
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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I had high RPM shifting issues when my hydraulics were not properly bled but after bleeding w/the remote bleeder I can easily shift at close to 6,800 rpm (New GM Slave and Ram adj. MC). No noise, very little chatter, and has a firmer pedal feel compared to LS6 and LS7 clutches I have driven.

Hoping to take it to the track soon to test it out w/some ET's streets.
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