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08-29-2006, 07:08 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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went with the spec stage 3 again
I did this because
1.) thunder racing has it on sale for 377.00
2.) i know its behavior and i loved how it never slipped when i was racing people and powershifing it.
This time i wont be powershifting it (as much ) so maybe i will see something like 15,000 miles out of it....
Next on the list- Mcleod or Lakewood safety bellhousing
btw are specs SFI approved ?
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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08-30-2006, 08:08 AM
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11 Second Club
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I think they are SFI approved, but goo dluck with it, mine stage 3 lasted 5 passes at the track and it was shot. I would never buy Spec again.
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9/11/01- Never Forget
2002 Pontiac Trans-Am WS6 # 206
Chasing 10's
469RWH/437RWTQ
11.05 @ 123
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08-30-2006, 03:49 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Batman
.... I would never buy Spec again.
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thats 2 of us. I want the 9 hours of my life back that i spent swapping their defective pressure plate out.....
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2001 Trans Am WS6 •SLP Loudmouth II •UMI Suspension •12.857 @ 109.57
1996 Trans Am WS6 •Pacesetter Longtubes •Strange 12 Bolt •Spohn Suspension •11.152 @ 123.85
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08-30-2006, 04:05 PM
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Stalker
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me makes 3.
...after seeing the crap remains of a clutch that come out of my SS, never again.
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08-31-2006, 12:55 PM
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MIR
Join Date: Jul 2005
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after listening to all you guys i bought a ram! spec ftl.
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09-02-2006, 03:53 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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I guess its a hit or miss with them. i had one only last me about 5k and then go defective. if i return it and get a different clutch, do i still have to worry about the clutch exploding on me?
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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09-02-2006, 05:24 PM
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any clutch can explode
and if your last one went defective after only 5k, why did you buy another?
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09-03-2006, 06:04 PM
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NJFBOA Co-Founder
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after 5k miles i don't know if it could suddenly be defective. did the flywheel or clutch material surface warp or somehting like that or did it jsut wear that fast from extremely hard driving?
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09-03-2006, 07:42 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
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i think you guys are asking too much from a clutch. its a low-priced, daily-drivable clutch that grabs damn well. you wont get that from any other clutch. my clutch has ~4k and is still going strong. i probably wont get another spec just cause i like to try new stuff. but so far, i have not one complaint with my clutch
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09-04-2006, 11:16 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
after 5k miles i don't know if it could suddenly be defective. did the flywheel or clutch material surface warp or somehting like that or did it jsut wear that fast from extremely hard driving?
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one or 2 of those the center springs popped out. then i couldnt shift it anymore unless the car was off
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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09-04-2006, 11:24 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SmokingSS
any clutch can explode
and if your last one went defective after only 5k, why did you buy another?
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it was under warranty, so i got another one for FREE
they have a 120day warranty on them
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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09-05-2006, 11:31 AM
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Stalker
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 98tadriver
I did this because
1.) thunder racing has it on sale for 377.00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 98tadriver
it was under warranty, so i got another one for FREE
they have a 120day warranty on them
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...so then if it was free, why did you say reason #1 was because it was on sale? On my spec disc all but 1 spring cracked, and the disc chewed up the flywheel and PP. I liked spec right up until i pulled mine out and saw that. I looked online and founs ton of people with the same problem and spec always said it was due to reasons other than their setup. If you got a new one for free, then thats fine, but i would have sold it off and bought something else... no need to have to do another clutch in a few months.
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09-06-2006, 04:42 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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after if went defective on me, i got another one for free. (the one i have right now) although the life isnt very long (im sure the constant beatings and racing didnt help) I was very happy with how it performed. I know how to launch with it, and this time around, i wont be powershifting it.
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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09-06-2006, 05:08 PM
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Banned
Join Date: May 2006
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i am useing clutch master stage 5 been in there for a while and no promblems
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09-06-2006, 07:57 PM
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13 Second Club / Moderator
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i hear awesome stuff about clutchmaster. they are expensive as hell though
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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09-11-2006, 11:03 PM
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10 Second Club; Has fan club
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i just put my spec stage 3 in tonight. only have 384 more miles until its broken in
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01' Z06 62k miles. Vararam, Longtubes, off road xpipe, tuned by me. Times TBA
2001 Corvette, Bolt ons , tuned 10.75@124.56 mph 1.38 60' Sold
1997 Saturn Sc1 5spd DOHC swapped
Bolt ons, decked head, stock intake cam on exhaust side, lotsa weight redux
13.22@102.32 mph 1.93 60'
12's on moda? One day
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