I don't know about you guys but sometimes when I take off from a stop, the clutch makes this weird squeaking sound. anyone else have this problem?

 

yes thats common..its the ceramic "pucks" digging into the fw

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by turbotommy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes thats common..its the ceramic "pucks" digging into the fw</TD></TR></TABLE>

Lovely. My clutch "digging into" my nice $400 flywheel.

 

 

Yes, this is perfectly normal for ceramic pucked clutches.

It's quite good in fact. The clutch will last basically forever......but not your flywheel.

I took a look at my flywheel after about 5K miles and there was like a 1mm groove in it already. The clutch disc still looked brand new.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shamoo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, this is perfectly normal for ceramic pucked clutches.

It's quite good in fact. The clutch will last basically forever......but not your flywheel.

I took a look at my flywheel after about 5K miles and there was like a 1mm groove in it already. The clutch disc still looked brand new.</TD></TR></TABLE>



Time to switch clutches then...

 

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Time to switch clutches then... </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha. I was running a stock flywheel that was resurfaced once. I don't know about those aftermarket flywheels and what materials they are made of. Maybe they are stronger? I dunno, never had one.

 

im also glad my brand spankin new 6puck/extreme pp is ripping into my brand spankin new 8.8lb fw.....

 

The only thing that gives me a glimmer of hope for the fw is the material. The machine shop told me that the chromoly of the flywheel would far outlast the copper of the 6-puck.

So it's probably only half putting a huge freaking groove into it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ThePro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So it's probably only half putting a huge freaking groove into it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ehh, don't worry. It's a small price to pay when you can shift like a madman and have instant engagement. I'd worry more about your dash falling on your lap when you shift than grooving your flywheel.

Seriously, every time I shifted hard, I thought the dash was literally going to rip out and land on my lap. Chirping 5th gear ownz j00!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shamoo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Chirping 5th gear ownz j00!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Mmmmm

 

wow never heard anyone chirp 5th before. that **** about dash falling off, i mean can it really happen or people just unscrew their **** so itll fall off and make u look like ur making hella power?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fullthrottlegsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wow never heard anyone chirp 5th before. that **** about dash falling off, i mean can it really happen or people just unscrew their **** so itll fall off and make u look like ur making hella power? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha, no I didn't unscrew anything. I'm simply saying if you have ever driven with an unsprung pucked clutch and shifted hard, it SEEMS as if your dash will just fall off and land in your lap. Of course that's nearly impossible.

I did have my S-AFC break from the shifts though. It just stopped working, and I got it replaced by warranty. After that, I mounted it on something that had a little give.

So therefore with an unsprung pucked clutch (i.e.: instant engagement) and near 300+ hp, it's pretty easy to chirp 5th gear. If I wanted to be obnoxious and make a scene, I could pretty much burn out half of 4th gear, and all of 1st thru 3rd.

 

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Haha, no I didn't unscrew anything. I'm simply saying if you have ever driven with an unsprung pucked clutch and shifted hard, it SEEMS as if your dash will just fall off and land in your lap. Of course that's nearly impossible.

I did have my S-AFC break from the shifts though. It just stopped working, and I got it replaced by warranty. After that, I mounted it on something that had a little give.

So therefore with an unsprung pucked clutch (i.e.: instant engagement) and near 300+ hp, it's pretty easy to chirp 5th gear. If I wanted to be obnoxious and make a scene, I could pretty much burn out half of 4th gear, and all of 1st thru 3rd.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ohh ok. thats cool. i wanna drive your car...hahah. im sure u guys seen that bronze turbo ek from team-rice. it had the center consel falling out when he shifted.... now that was unscrewed!

 

just wait till you break the case of your tranny at the torque mount locations from that unsprung hub..you will be wishing it was just your flywheel getting tore up..i know i did

 

besides its a pain to daily drive a car with an unsprung hub disc