Spec Clutch Users What Master Cylinder?
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Like The Thread Reads What Master Cylinder Are You Guys Using,i Have The Spec 2 With 01- 02 Upgraded Master And Slave No Drill Mod.it Drives Perfectly Fine On The Street But When Im Wot And Trying To Speed Shift,power Shift I Cant Get In Gears.so My Question Is Do You Think The Drill Mod Will Take Care Of This,and Since Im There Should I Upgrade To A Better Adjustable Master Etc And Which Brand.
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I've run my stock 2000 part since the car was new with no problems. I'm running a Spec 3i clutch with the 02 slave. Make sure your fluid is clear and the lines are insulated from heat. I change the fluid in my reservoir once a month or so.
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Spec Stage 3 X-Pad
288 Slave (w/Spec Shim)
277 Master
No Drill Mod
Rubber in 4th
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288 Slave (w/Spec Shim)
277 Master
No Drill Mod
Rubber in 4th
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Originally Posted by wicked z28
The Shim Goes Behing The Master Cylinder Or Were, And Were Do I Get One From.
No, the shim goes behind the slave cylinder....
Just unbolt it and place the shim behind it before bolting it back in place....
Umm, Spec usually sends a shim out with their clutches, but if you didn't get one, I'm sure they'll send one out....
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Might wanna contact East Side Performance ![Mr. Cool](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_cool.gif)
Back when thechef talked me into getting a Spec 3 X-pad a couple years ago, he said he had a stack of them at the shop that they used for coasters lol
It wouldn't take much to make one youself, but if you're gunna go through the trouble of pulling the trans to install it, you might as well wait for the correct one from Spec....
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Back when thechef talked me into getting a Spec 3 X-pad a couple years ago, he said he had a stack of them at the shop that they used for coasters lol
It wouldn't take much to make one youself, but if you're gunna go through the trouble of pulling the trans to install it, you might as well wait for the correct one from Spec....
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Originally Posted by wicked z28
So I Have To Pull Out The Trans To Do It Im Just Looking To Do The Drill Mod And The Shim.
Yes, the shim goes behind the slave cylinder which is located in the bellhousing, so you'll have to remove the trans or at the very least unbolt it and slide it back to gain access to the slave....
For the drill mod, you'll need to remove the line at the master cylinder....
I've heard of a few doing this without removing the master, but I've found it to be easier to just pull the whole thing out first....
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OK... So I have gone through 4 clutches, the Spec stage 3+ was before I realized that you HAVE to do a Drill MOD.. IT burned out the clutch and I only got 3000 miles on it. As far as the Master is concerned, I stuck with the stock and performed the drill mod which makes everything so much easier, not to mention stop and go traffic where depressing the clutch every other minute. I also went through a Centerforce clutch, once again, it only lasted for 3000 miles but that was an entirely different issue. THe point of the shim is just to create space so that you don't have to depress the clutch fully - you can create one on your own with metal pieces as long as it holds up and can take that kind of pressure. My advice, perform drill mod -- because it will save $$ in the long run!!
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Originally Posted by 98 SNAKE EATER
Spec Stage 3 X-Pad
288 Slave (w/Spec Shim)
277 Master
No Drill Mod
Rubber in 4th
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...55766185&hl=en
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288 Slave (w/Spec Shim)
277 Master
No Drill Mod
Rubber in 4th
![Driving](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_driving3.gif)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...55766185&hl=en
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