[s-cars] Clutches - Stock vs. Aftermarket

[Joseph Pizzimenti]

Cody,
Ex-list troll Rod Haney was able to slip that
centerforce, fwiw.  I haven't heard of a Spec II or
III slipping, period.

Joe
--- Cody Payne <cpayne at bconnected.com> wrote:
> A Gimmick?!  Tell that to the guy who is running
> 500+ HP with his "gimmick" clutch and lightweight
> FW.  I am not saying that SPEC makes a bad clutch or
> anything but sheesh.  Have you driving or had any
> bad experiences w/ the CF clutches?
>
> I run the same clutch as Mr. Maguire the
> "Dual-Friction" from CenterFroce.  And very similar
> costs to the Audi OEM clutch, nearly stock pedal
> feel (bit firmer) and holds like mad but still very
> smooth when engaging/disengaging the clutch.  I
> would not hesitate to purchase it again.  I have no
> experience w/ the SPEC clutches so I cannot comment.
>
>
http://www.centerforce.com/flash/images/gen_clutch3a.jpg
>
> cp
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trevor Frank [mailto:tfrank at symyx.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: Lewis, Gary M; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Clutches - Stock vs.
> Aftermarket
>
>
>
> I would go with www.specclutch.com great service,
> better than oem with
> more choices.  If you are going to keep your stock
> flywheel they have a
> light weight option that would be great to reduce
> your inertial mass.
>
> IMHO Centerforce is nothing more than a gimmick, I
> wouldn't bother.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lewis, Gary M
> [mailto:gary.m.lewis2 at Boeing.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:40 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Clutches - Stock vs. Aftermarket
>
> I'm going the full RS2 boat on the S6 Wagon, and was
> wondering about
> clutches.  The stock clutch seems very stout, but
> the clutch on my 1990
> 200TQA will slip under hard first gear acceleration.
>  Is it worth it to
> go
> with aftermarket, such as Centerforce (or the
> aftermarket clutch of your
> choice)?  Or better to go stock, which seems to
> offer bullet-proof
> reliability?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary Lewis
>
> 1995.5 S6 Avant, Green/Ecru
>
>
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