Good 10 second clutch.

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Originally Posted by fiveohpatrol

A SPEC stage 3 is NOT necessary to run 10's. I have an AFM stage 1 in mine, which looks very similar to the disc used in the SPEC I kit. The pressure plate is different though. I've heard numerous people say the SPEC PPs are too heavy and can hurt the transmission pretty quick.
FYI, I ran my car probably 60 passes last year, all with at least 6000 launch RPM and mid 1.4 60fts. I pulled the clutch out over the winter expecting to change it, but it looked brand new so I slapped it back in and have put another 10-15 on it this year so far.

I'd suggest looking into AFM, Pro-motion, centerforce, or mcleod, but stay away from the SPEC III

Thats good to know. My philosophy has always been to go easy on the cam and overkill the clutch but I dont want a clutch that un-necessarily tears up parts.

I will look into the AFM clutch.

Thanks,

[skiwesser]

FWIW I got a spec stage one in my car and we had to grind quite a bit in the bellhousing (stock) to get the pressure plate to clear, the motor wouldn't spin by hand and after a little hassle and looking we took off the B.H. and saw the blue paint (could have been a lot worse) had to grind and fit grind and fit.

my .02

[fiveohpatrol]

Originally Posted by skiwesser

FWIW I got a spec stage one in my car and we had to grind quite a bit in the bellhousing (stock) to get the pressure plate to clear, the motor wouldn't spin by hand and after a little hassle and looking we took off the B.H. and saw the blue paint (could have been a lot worse) had to grind and fit grind and fit.

my .02

that's odd. I ran a stage 1 in my car years ago with the stock bell and everything cleared fine. What flywheel do you have, and are you using the factory block plate?

[skiwesser]

Stock FW and plate.
The clutch is great, so it wasn't that hard if there are clearance issues. But I thought perhaps somone else had same trouble??
mabye we had the BH upside down haha