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Vincent Keene
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FWIW a lot of the people on the bimmerdouche forums complain about spec clutches sucking.

I am getting ready to give a clutchmasters kit a try.


Les has one of theirs on his Miata and isn't happy with it (chatter) IIRC.

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Vincent Keene wrote:
MarcusMcRae wrote:
FWIW a lot of the people on the bimmerdouche forums complain about spec clutches sucking.

I am getting ready to give a clutchmasters kit a try.


Les has one of theirs on his Miata and isn't happy with it (chatter) IIRC.


I have read that chatter is a common problem with a LWF.

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MarcusMcRae wrote:
Vincent Keene wrote:
MarcusMcRae wrote:
FWIW a lot of the people on the bimmerdouche forums complain about spec clutches sucking.

I am getting ready to give a clutchmasters kit a try.


Les has one of theirs on his Miata and isn't happy with it (chatter) IIRC.


I have read that chatter is a common problem with a LWF.


Yeah, I've hated that clutch for years now, just to lazy to do anything about it. If LWF means light weight flywheel, I don't actually have one of those.

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I'm running an ACT clutch and flywheel in my STi. The ACT has approx 30% increase in clamp force over stock. Tough getting use to initially but after breakin I am very happy with it. It's stiffer, but not enough to notice in traffic.

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MarcusMcRae wrote:
Vincent Keene wrote:
MarcusMcRae wrote:
FWIW a lot of the people on the bimmerdouche forums complain about spec clutches sucking.

I am getting ready to give a clutchmasters kit a try.


Les has one of theirs on his Miata and isn't happy with it (chatter) IIRC.


I have read that chatter is a common problem with a LWF.


Pretty much any alu flywheel with a steel ring gear set up is going to chatter. And the lighter the flywheel the worse it will be.

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Pretty much any alu flywheel with a steel ring gear set up is going to chatter. And the lighter the flywheel the worse it will be.


I just had a clutchmasters kit with a 10lb flywheel put in and so far it only makes noise when I turn on the a/c. I have to be outside the car to hear it. Sounds kind of like a deisel.

So far I am very happy with it. Maybe the clutchmasters kits don't like miatas.

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Hey Kevin,

You've probably seen this page, but FM has some interesting combinations of ACT pressure plate/friction disk ...

http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dept=10

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