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03-02-2012, 10:58 AM
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Total cost of the heim joint version should be around $40, plus whatever it costs to build/buy the threaded rod. I found those heim joints at my local Ace yesterday and thought "cool, I could make a brace or two out of these", but didn't look any harder for the compatible threaded tube with left threads on one end and right threads on the other. I assume/hope it's in one of those drawers. Can't be more than $20 though, so hopefully less than $60. Just another option if you want it a tad stronger.
So where the ---- does BEGI get $150 from?
So where the ---- does BEGI get $150 from?
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03-06-2012, 09:32 AM
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CEL is probably related to the factory ECU not being connected to the engine 
And this dude commented on the video.. said he had traction issues on this run... I call BS but the other runs we had I was not brake boosting and we were neck and neck..
And this dude commented on the video.. said he had traction issues on this run... I call BS but the other runs we had I was not brake boosting and we were neck and neck..
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03-07-2012, 03:52 PM
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http://www2.advancedclutch.com/produ...search_btn.y=0
Not baller status here. But this clutch looks pretty solid for my use.
Not baller status here. But this clutch looks pretty solid for my use.
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03-07-2012, 04:17 PM
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That is exactly what I had in my 00.
I hated it in traffic, once it heated up it was like a switch and was impossible to drive smoothly. Worked great when it was cold (1st 30 or so minutes of driving). Backing up it chattered like a ****. I probably won't get one of those again, but others seem to have had better experiences with theirs.
I hated it in traffic, once it heated up it was like a switch and was impossible to drive smoothly. Worked great when it was cold (1st 30 or so minutes of driving). Backing up it chattered like a ****. I probably won't get one of those again, but others seem to have had better experiences with theirs.
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03-07-2012, 08:42 PM
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I would HIGHLY suggest either 949's clutch or nothing "pucked" or ceramic. Both of which would be a bitch for daily driving. That limits your options since you'd need a strong pp to hold an organic disc of any type. How much tqs do with think he's making?
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03-08-2012, 01:48 AM
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I'm making 290 ft lbs at the wheel now but I'm tuning for meth this week and might swap a 30r on the car in a month or so.
I also don't daily the car. That doesn't mean I don't care how much of a bitch it is to drive. Let me do some homework on this clutch. Sometimes it's worth it to go with the bigger ticket items.
I also don't daily the car. That doesn't mean I don't care how much of a bitch it is to drive. Let me do some homework on this clutch. Sometimes it's worth it to go with the bigger ticket items.
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03-08-2012, 11:23 AM
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That is exactly what I had in my 00.
I hated it in traffic, once it heated up it was like a switch and was impossible to drive smoothly. Worked great when it was cold (1st 30 or so minutes of driving). Backing up it chattered like a ****. I probably won't get one of those again, but others seem to have had better experiences with theirs.
I hated it in traffic, once it heated up it was like a switch and was impossible to drive smoothly. Worked great when it was cold (1st 30 or so minutes of driving). Backing up it chattered like a ****. I probably won't get one of those again, but others seem to have had better experiences with theirs.
The 949 twin ceramic clutch is quite a bit more "brutal" than the ACT. Yes, I do have to slip it a good deal more from a stop to avoid megachatter. There is some specific technique you can use though to make it pull out without too much chatter. It took me a few hundred miles to figure that out. It is very fun though and it does make me feel like my car is a racecar yay.
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03-08-2012, 04:14 PM
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All pucked discs are going to pretty much act the same.
I had an ACT HD Organic in my first Miata, and it wasn't terrible, but I had the same clutch in a DSM, and it was a miserable piece of ---- with endless engagement issues.
Maybe call and ask Southbend Clutch about a Feramic?
I had an ACT HD Organic in my first Miata, and it wasn't terrible, but I had the same clutch in a DSM, and it was a miserable piece of ---- with endless engagement issues.
Maybe call and ask Southbend Clutch about a Feramic?
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