[Z06] stage 3 monster clutch installed
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stage 3 monster clutch installed
I have put about 350 street miles so far on this clutch. My problem I had with high rpm shifts is gone I can jam through the gears at 6500 rpm. before my pedal would stick to the floor or be hard to push in. However with this new clutch starting off in 1st gear it grabs ? chatter? I dont know what to call it. It hops unless I use ahigh rpm to start off is this your calling chatter maybe it will go away I hope so.
Stage 3 monster clutch
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Melting Slicks
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All have been told chatter is suppose to go away after 500 miles. Dont expect it to before that especially if the 500 miles is a lot of freeway no shifting driving. The more you shift and get the disc bedding against the flywheel the faster the chatter will go away.
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Yeah I get that too on my new monster level 3 clutch. I only have 20 miles on it. Seems like it likes 1200 rpm or more to leave in first and it just goes smooth. Too little rpms and it chatters some.
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I have about 2,500 miles on my level 3. Unfortunately the chatter never went a way. I am a little disappointed, there website said I would have stock engagement. It actually said butter smooth. Now they come out with .5 series clutch and it doesn't say it about the level 3 anymore, It says it about the .5 series clutch's.
Other than that the clutch works great. I put almost 540hp to the wheels and I have over 450ft/lbs at 2500rpm and the clutch performs great. Pedal feels just like stock. Just wish I had the butter smooth take off I was told I would have.
Other than that the clutch works great. I put almost 540hp to the wheels and I have over 450ft/lbs at 2500rpm and the clutch performs great. Pedal feels just like stock. Just wish I had the butter smooth take off I was told I would have.
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I have about 2,500 miles on my level 3. Unfortunately the chatter never went a way. I am a little disappointed, there website said I would have stock engagement. It actually said butter smooth. Now they come out with .5 series clutch and it doesn't say it about the level 3 anymore, It says it about the .5 series clutch's.
Other than that the clutch works great. I put almost 540hp to the wheels and I have over 450ft/lbs at 2500rpm and the clutch performs great. Pedal feels just like stock. Just wish I had the butter smooth take off I was told I would have.
Other than that the clutch works great. I put almost 540hp to the wheels and I have over 450ft/lbs at 2500rpm and the clutch performs great. Pedal feels just like stock. Just wish I had the butter smooth take off I was told I would have.
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Don't quote me on this but I think I read somewhere that if you give it a good 3 4 or 5th (can't remember which) launch in a parking lot that it'll cut WAYYY down on the chatter. Something just seems to be ringing a bell about that. Shrug.
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yes thats how us old timers used to fix the old 6 puck style discs...Dump it at 5k and let it slip like hell one time and chatter always went away..
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Sounds like a bad idea to me. The chatter at take off isn't worth the chance of smoking an $850 clutch and pain in the *** weekend of my time changing it.
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i was having a helluva time with my spec twin with chatter....got real irritated with it so i was thinking all this chatter is just bouncing the disks off the pp and flywheels...thats not going to bed a disk at all...so i was just doing some 2nd gear 2000 rpm takeoffs trying to slip it....after about 5-6 of those....it really calmed down the chatter....now after 1000 miles or so....barely any chatter...still grabby but hey what twin isnt grabby...im happy!
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i was having a helluva time with my spec twin with chatter....got real irritated with it so i was thinking all this chatter is just bouncing the disks off the pp and flywheels...thats not going to bed a disk at all...so i was just doing some 2nd gear 2000 rpm takeoffs trying to slip it....after about 5-6 of those....it really calmed down the chatter....now after 1000 miles or so....barely any chatter...still grabby but hey what twin isnt grabby...im happy!
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I have some chatter too with 500 miles on it. It seems that there is a sweet spot for it and higher RPMs with a quick release really help it. If I slip it with anything close to 1000 RPMs I get some chatter but it is getting better. Only does it from a dead stop and if I am rolling the slightest bit I get no chatter. I was thinking about romping on this thing to see if it helps the chatter but as others have stated I don't want to glaze this new clutch and do more damage than good. I am beginning to become concerned that this chatter won't go away completely but I will wait another 500 miles before I really get ticked.
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I have some chatter too with 500 miles on it. It seems that there is a sweet spot for it and higher RPMs with a quick release really help it. If I slip it with anything close to 1000 RPMs I get some chatter but it is getting better. Only does it from a dead stop and if I am rolling the slightest bit I get no chatter. I was thinking about romping on this thing to see if it helps the chatter but as others have stated I don't want to glaze this new clutch and do more damage than good. I am beginning to become concerned that this chatter won't go away completely but I will wait another 500 miles before I really get ticked.
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From: Mechanicsburg PA
I have the monster stage III with about 1500 miles on it. Within the last 500 miles or so the chatter has disappeared. The clutch is still very 'grabby' and I have to use more RPMs than stock to get going but the chatter that rattles your teeth is long gone. Hopefully you guys will have the same results.
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I have the monster stage III with about 1500 miles on it. Within the last 500 miles or so the chatter has disappeared. The clutch is still very 'grabby' and I have to use more RPMs than stock to get going but the chatter that rattles your teeth is long gone. Hopefully you guys will have the same results.
