For an update I drove the car 100 miles yesterday on the new spec stage 2 clutch and I'm liking it so far seems easy enough to drive , how serious is spec on the 500 mile break in seems kinda long ,I don't remember any other clutches having a break in period ?
that was me , headed down through middle town onto 81 to the shore.figured the back roads would be good for the break in.I think I saw you heading down Route 66 in Middletown. Right near the Home Depot and McDonald's.
no one should ever buy any parts from autozone advanced auto or any other substandard retailer , especially something as important as a clutch . the parts sold at those stores are substandard at best .
Ive always given my clutches a few good heat cycles before i started beating on it. 500 miles is a liability thing. Ive never had an issue doing it that way, its not realistic for some people to follow those break in procedures if they are racing the car regularly.
Well I raced it a few days ago and the clutch held no problem, I'll get 2nd gear rubber anytime I like. I hear what people are saying alot of autozone stuff is crap but I was impressed with the clutch kit the quality of the bearings was clearly superior than most parts store stuff, and I like the idea of staying close to OEM. Unless you are running boost or nitrous I think an OEM clutch is fine and drives very nice too.My only concern is will it hold when you leave the line?
your gonna wonder how you ever drove a fox without one of those cables.I received the clutch, pilot bearing, throwout bearing, flywheel, and hardware from Summit yesterday. Today I received the cable, quadrant, and adjuster from MM. I'm dropping the car off tomorrow at the shop. Hopefully nothing else turns up and they do a good job.
Yup, my clutch felt kinda jittery at first.. So like 15 miles into the 'break-in' i just started dumping the clutch and taking rubber between gears now it drives beautifully.I agree. Drive it around 100k or so till you burn the "fuzz" off of the disk, then dump it hard from a standstill a few times. Nothing seasons a cluch like a couple of good hard high RPM clutch drops. lol
....but seriously, it works.