Clutch sometimes slips after shifting
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Originally Posted by slipstream444' date='Feb 17 2005, 05:50 PM
As you know, the disc doesn't 'grip', that's what the pressure plate does.
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Originally Posted by gernby' date='Feb 17 2005, 08:36 PM
What do you define as "grip"? From a physics standpoint, the flywheel, PP, and FD all "grip" equally. It's all about the coefficient of friction between the surfaces baby!
However, with all things being equal, he won't gain much if anything by going with a non-OEM disk with the other parts involved remaining the same.
In other words, he may want to start looking at an entirely new setup to get the 'grip' he desires.
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Success! The '03 slave cylinder went in Friday. (Although I had a brain fart and ended up trimming too much off the alignment peg - no big deal, just gotta make sure the hydrolic line doesn't get all wack when I torque the banjo bolt down.)
The car now feels like an '03 when shifting. Even doing fast redline shifts from 4th to 5th there's no slippage - the engine simply falls to the proper rpm and continues accelerating. It's great, I like it a lot.
Oh, and regarding the friction disk thing - comparing a car with Comptech flywheel, SPEC kevlan friction disk and SPEC pressure plate to a car with Comptech flywheel, OEM friction disk and ACT pressure plate (hardtopguy's offering, I think) - personally, I liked the OEM setup better. It still has that quick, strong, positive bite that the pressure plate gives you, with none of the on/off, bite-you-in-the-ass quality that the aftermarket friction disks have.
The car now feels like an '03 when shifting. Even doing fast redline shifts from 4th to 5th there's no slippage - the engine simply falls to the proper rpm and continues accelerating. It's great, I like it a lot.
Oh, and regarding the friction disk thing - comparing a car with Comptech flywheel, SPEC kevlan friction disk and SPEC pressure plate to a car with Comptech flywheel, OEM friction disk and ACT pressure plate (hardtopguy's offering, I think) - personally, I liked the OEM setup better. It still has that quick, strong, positive bite that the pressure plate gives you, with none of the on/off, bite-you-in-the-ass quality that the aftermarket friction disks have.
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