im fine with some slip, just figured it would slip less since the clutch would be stronger. i could be way way off here though.

 

The slip has nothing to do with the strength of the clutch itself, the slip comes from not enough hydraulic pressure to fully engage the clutch - whether it be a 3 puck racing clutch or the oem clutch.

 

Actually, slipping can come from a glazed/burnt clutch and a weak pressure plate. The role the hydraulics play is all in disengagement.

 

Mine's gone. I should have removed it the first day I got my car.

 

I will bet it is a guarantee that a fried clutch is a sure thing if you drive the car at all spirited. Your chances of bursting the rear end are lower, unless of course your doing 7k clutch drops on a sticky track! I would still think that the pros out weigh the cons, and the risk is more managable cost wise. Hey, mine is a summer only, second car. Im gonna swap out the 05 slave with an 03. The other way to look at this is....

The CDV is an insurance policy for Honda warranty! If they put the CDV in, then that will lessen the impact on the drivetrain (warranty item) and put all the damage on the clutch (non- warranty item). Seems like a good business move on Hondas part!


Thanks for all the input guys!

Chad

 

Trying to make it simple for the man to understand what role the CDV plays

If the clutch is not fully engaged or disengaged (the hydraulics), slippage occurs. The CDV delays full engagement of the clutch, hence, it increases slippage.

 

I didn't mind the shift feel with the CDV.
The only thing that bothered me was that I couldn't launch.
6k rpm clutch drop = burning clutch.

Dan

 

LOL, this happened to me when I did my first launch in my 06. Only did a couple launches in my 03, but man, it was very easy to glaze the clutch on the 06. You really have to side-step it.

 

I hated the CDV. It's the worst idea that Honda had on the S2K imo, especially since I don't drag race / dump the clutch from a stop.

But I guess that does prevent some diffs from blowing up for those who dump the clutch incorrectly all the time ...

Anyway, take it out. It's annoying ...

 

im going to the track tonghit. i always slip the clutch, never dump it. so i supose i will take it out. the last thing i want is a sweet 2-3 upshift and bam, the diff is toast. why the hell is it so weak!!!!!! hondas awesome sports car and it has such a weak link.