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View Poll Results: What Clutch are You Using? (select one or more)
LS1 (Stock)
341
21.05%
LS6
152
9.38%
LS7
182
11.23%
Textralia OZ700
115
7.10%
Textralia Exo-Skel
36
2.22%
SPEC 1
18
1.11%
SPEC 2
45
2.78%
SPEC 2+
33
2.04%
SPEC 3
192
11.85%
SPEC 3+
108
6.67%
SPEC 4
23
1.42%
SPEC 5
26
1.60%
McLeod Single Disc
41
2.53%
McLeod Twin Disc
78
4.81%
Ram VDS 300
4
0.25%
Ram VDS 900
4
0.25%
Ram VDS 980
6
0.37%
Ram VDS 910 "Race"
10
0.62%
Ram HDX
6
0.37%
Ram Powergrip
21
1.30%
Ram Powergrip HD
87
5.37%
Exedy Hyper Single Disc
5
0.31%
Exedy Twin Disc
14
0.86%
Centerforce Dual Friction
132
8.15%
Hays
4
0.25%
SLP/LS6
17
1.05%
ZOOM
12
0.74%
Luk Pro Gold
20
1.23%
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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i got a ram but not hapy wit it it grabs wen it wants some times at high rpm it grabs real good sometimes it dont want 2 grab at all low or high rpm i have no idea wats wrong need some help thank you
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Old Dec 11, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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i had a spec stage 3 in my old SS and loved it, it held up great and had the same pedal feel as a stock clutch.

i just ordered an ls7 clutch for my formula and am having it installed at the moment so no reviews yet but its basically a oem clutch anyways so i dont expect any problems
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by batman_chino
i got a ram but not hapy wit it it grabs wen it wants some times at high rpm it grabs real good sometimes it dont want 2 grab at all low or high rpm i have no idea wats wrong need some help thank you
There's something wrong with your clutch if it's doing that. Sounds like hydraulics issues to me.

I've got a RAM Powergrip HD and it grabs HARD and doesn't let go.

Before that I had a Spec II which just glazed itself over after 11K. Plenty of friction material left, just glazed over on 330rwtq...
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 07:19 PM
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spec 3+ with aluminum flywheel
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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Centerforce here...installed billet steel flywheel at the same time.

Chatters at engament and holds ok but all I have for now is bolt ons...Im afraid I may have to swap it after my H/C install.
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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who sells the LS7 clutch? Cant find one here...
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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Lots of sponsors sell the LS7 clutch. I bought mine from SDparts.com. In my experience it took nearly 2 weeks and the order was missing a part. But with a phone call they cleared it up.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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Spec 5

Noisey as hell on takeoff, kinda get used to the engagment point.

Holds power fine.

Haven't raced it yet tho
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Just ordered ls7 clutch and flywheel from sdparts.com I've got worse problems with the transmission than changing a clutch but getting it all fixed the first time rather than repairing the trans six times.
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Old Apr 22, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Tex for me.
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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I got the LS7 kit installed with new master and updated slave. Worked awesome for the first 12,000 miles but now I'm having disengagment problems after any two consecutive gear WOT. I have DOT4 fluid and regularly change the fluid. At first I thought this was a hydraulic issue, but now I'm learning that many people that have the LS7 clutch are describing the exact same issues I'm having after about 10k miles. They're saying it's an issue with the pressure plate at high RPMs. I've read several threads on this at Z06vette forum and corvette forum. Anybody else experience or hear of this yet?
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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im using a spec stage 1 but it slips like hell
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Bump, for a good thread of real world peoples experiences. For all the "what clutch to get" guys for 09 setups
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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textralia exo for the street/stip works great after a summer of use cant wait for this snow to melt! Durring break in the first 40 or so miles i did seem to chirp the tires on take off (or stalled) lol.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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You didn't include the Monster brand... I know we're new, but, we've got a ton of customers in this community alone.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SNLPerformance
You didn't include the Monster brand... I know we're new, but, we've got a ton of customers in this community alone.
I'm one of them.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by SNLPerformance
You didn't include the Monster brand... I know we're new, but, we've got a ton of customers in this community alone.
I think its because this thread was started in 2005.
It might be time to start a new thread with all the new clutches that have come out since then.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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i was planning on useing a spec 3+ but it seems very up and down, and i want some thing that will hadnle ym motor with out me having to change after evert trip to the gas station

has they quailty improved over time so far?
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ballhawkdawk
I'm one of them.


Originally Posted by jusTAnother
I think its because this thread was started in 2005.
It might be time to start a new thread with all the new clutches that have come out since then.
Good point, guess I should have paid attention to that...
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