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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:19 AM
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a couple of buddies and i just completed a a4 to m12 swap on my car. everything works great except for the excessive chatter form the spec stg2 clutch, is this normal? will it go away?? it drives me crazy.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 07:42 AM
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I've got a Spec in my Z too. It chatters like MAD. In all the years of modifying cars, I've NEVER had a clutch with such horrible chatter and street manners. McLeod, Centerforce, RAM...all have their shortcomings, but the Spec drives me nuts. A clutch should have at least a little bit of slip to it for street use. Not my Spec. It's like a light switch. It's either ON or OFF. I can not recommend this clutch to anyone looking to buy one.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Raped-Ape
a couple of buddies and i just completed a a4 to m12 swap on my car. everything works great except for the excessive chatter form the spec stg2 clutch, is this normal? will it go away?? it drives me crazy.
tia
-jonny

Im running Spec Stage 2 in StuzVette and there was inititally a lot of chatter in the first 500+ miles...
...now it is fine...

Spec Stage 3...may not loose its chatter....that would be annoying
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Raped-Ape
a couple of buddies and i just completed a a4 to m12 swap on my car. everything works great except for the excessive chatter form the spec stg2 clutch, is this normal? will it go away?? it drives me crazy.
tia
-jonny
My Spec does chatter but not all the time. I think the clutch has some high spots. Spec says to break these things in hard to get rid of the problem. I am disappointed also.
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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 04:30 PM
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its gotten worse within the last 75 miles. i contacted spec about the problem and all i can say is their customer service is terrible.
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