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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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Have been driving this season with a Hays stockreplacement(?) clutch and when i push the go pedal i could feel it starting to slip.
What are you guys using? I`m leaning towards a RAM setup.
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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I've heard good things about the Centerforce I & II, I still have the original clutch 94k miles...I'll be changing mine soon...
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:08 PM
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I Emailed Centerforce and asked them about a clutch for my car,but they didnt recomend their clutch due to my BBs torque ...But their setup is really nice..
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:09 PM
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I have a Ram clutch in mine. The main thing that Ram requires is resurfacing of the flywheel in order to maintain the warranty. I resurfaced mine with a DA moving quickly...
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:50 PM
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I'm running a Hays street/strip pressure plate and a McCleod dual surface disc (organic/kevlar). Same pedal pressure as the stock replacement clutch and hasn't slipped yet. Also has a nice progressive engagement with no chatter.
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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I will be purchasing a new RAM clutch, my car is pretty stock, so I'm buying the stock replacement, it says it comes with a 5 year/50k warranty.
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Running a McLeod setup here. It replaced a CF Dual Friction setup that had vibration problems. Have been happy with the McLeod.
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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 09:12 PM
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I'm running the CF dual friction, seems to hold up under my big block fine, I haven't run anything else on the car to really compare it with though.


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I use a CF Dual Friction as well with no problems for the past two years!!

Before the CF I melted two stock clutches in twelve months under LS6 and then LS7 street driven conditions
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