Getting a Spec II clutch installed. :-)

[Dominic]

Getting Mine installed Friday - will post an update Saturday [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Dominic]

Spec is definitely working well - no more slip, no chatter, smooth engagement and positive grip. It is less harsh than stock even but somehow grips better - go figure?! I love it though.

Now, I have my stock clutch, should i just throw it away?

[Guardiannknight]

Cool, maybe I'll get mine installed sometime. I'm jobless right now, so it's still on hold. :( I'm going to go ahead and get the slave cylinder when I get back to working again. Good to hear it's doing great. Can't wait until I get mine installed. Did you install yours yourself, or did you have someone install it for you?

Thanks,
Jeff

[Perry]

CENTERFORCE RULES!

Spec is [img]graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

['94firebirdv6]

are you kidding me????
ive heard nothing but bad things about centerforce when they have any amount of power thrown at them. I will be going with a Spec stage 4 after i get my turbo

[TurboProject]

I got a SPEC stage III about two years ago and it just gave up today. A piece of the disk broke away allowing a set of the springs in the disk to come out and fly around in the bell housing. I think it's pretty pathetic that it couldn't hold up. I've seen a Z28 guy with a stage II with the exact same failure. Could it be a flaw? I'm going to ask SPEC about it.

And if I have to buy another clutch I'm going with a SPEC Stage 4...it doesn't have the springs in the disk.

I've already burned up stock clutches and a centerforce dual friction so the SPEC clutches are my only option for a turbocharged 3.4L.

[TurboProject]

Here are some pics of how mine failed:

http://home.att.net/~basic-4/brokenSpec/IMG_0087.JPG
http://home.att.net/~basic-4/brokenSpec/IMG_0088.JPG
http://home.att.net/~basic-4/brokenSpec/IMG_0089.JPG
http://home.att.net/~basic-4/brokenSpec/IMG_0090.JPG

And here are a bunch of others that had the same problem:
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...0&page=1&pp=15

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...05#post3234405

[Leadfoot97]

The stage 4 isn't good for "street" driving. the springs help the clutch engage( so to speak). Without the springs , the clutch is either completely engaged or not. I have a spec stage 3 clutch and it pushes the upper limit on being daily drivable, as in stop and go traffic. I wouldn't go any higher unless you plan to only race.

['94firebirdv6]

i was thinking about a stage 5 for after turbo, but it says "not intended for street use" so im gonna go with a stage 4...just be glad we have hydraulic clutches, a friend of mine's daily driven mustang GT runs a stage 3 on his mechanical clutch...talk about a stiff pedal

[TurboProject]

I spoke with SPEC directly and they said there's no difference btwn the pedal feel btwn the stage 3 and stage 4. He also said the absence of those springs in the hub for the stage 4 will just make it have more clutch chatter(which my stage 3 already had a lot of). The springs in the stage 3 just act to dampen that chatter.

I ordered a stage 4 and it should be here today or tomorrow. I'm done w/ sprung/dampened hubs...I can deal w/ chatter.