New clutch setup feelings

[t_jolt]

So first and fore-most i must say thanks to Jack. He has done a lot of work for me, and has been more accomodating then i ever would for a customer. Including sending up a clutch disc before i paid for it. So big thanks to Jack!

So after the carnage was fixed, i have now installed the following for a clutch setup:

re-serfaced act 2600 pp
act 4 puck disk
act lighten flywheel
new slave, and master cyl. with tob and fork.

First impressions, Started her up put her in reverse, let the clutch out, STALL. Damn! lets try it again. :) so i have about 75 miles on it now. This clutch grabs, and when i say grabs i mean its grabs harder and faster then r kelly and a 15 year old girl! The friction zone is tiny on it. Im still learning it, but i have experaniced wheel hop already if i let it out to fast. I also have to be in higher rpms to not experance shuttering, stalling or squealing (Yes, this disc does squeal if you let it out to slow) (Is this normal Jack?) Besides that guys, this is a great budget clutch setup, but right now it seems a little too grabby for me. This clutch wants to play, and hates rush hour traffic in Downtown Denver. So i will right more after i start playing with some more, and launch a couple times on it. This is just my first impressions with it currently.

Thanks
Tyrel

[Mirage]

Heh. You want a small friction zone? Try a new twin or triple setup. Now THAT is sensitive.

I loved the ACT single disk setups. They lasted decently for the amount of abuse I put mine through.

As you drive the setup more, you'll create more of a glazed surface on the disk which will make it more slippable.

You'll get used to it as time goes on.


Marcus

[prophecymiller]

I've got a new ACT 2600 with the street disk, and it grabs hard enough to drop the revs to nothing if I engage it too quickly. There is not much slippage to be had with these pressure plates...it's still just fine for DD though. I would think yours is more like an on/off switch:)

[drcustom]

I don't know that I've seen a DSM with a 4 puck...the 6's used to be pretty tough - guessing it's unsprung?

[sbiggi]

I run a 4 puck unsprung, my brother uses a 6 puck unsprung because his is a street car.

Its easy to drive once you get use to it, very streetable, no chatter.
Heck my mom can drive it, she stalled it a couple times at first but was fine after getting out of the driveway.

The street disc shifts like poop compaired to the 4 puck unsprung. I'd would never run one again, even in a daily driver.

[Cloud]

I am getting more and more tempted to switch to an unsprung puck clutch next time around. I was hesitant to switch to the 8lb flywheel but it made it MORE streetable to me so I am starting to think that way about the pucks over the street disc. The one thing I am concerned about is if I need to get some slip out of it I have heard (and seen) that they don't last at all when you try to slip them. I am concerned about durability. The street disc has had some holding problems at times and I have really beat the crap out of it but it always seems to resurface itself nicely after a few hundred miles of city driving and is back to being a champ and has gone over 15k miles so far.

Is the better shifting on the 4 puck from reduced inertia or what?

[t_jolt]

While driving, when you shift its so smooth. But it does shutter a lot when you engine break. so much i can feel it in the shifter