Big Gulp needs a clutch.... Suggestions?
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I have a 6-puck Comp. Clutch and it's not all that bad. Took me a few weeks to learn how to keep shudder to a minimum and going with stiffer engine mounts helped significantly. OP- Do yourself a flavor and get some good engine mounts when you upgrade the clutch....chances are yours are toast by now anyway.
Derp? Maybe this is why I don't really have a problem with my 6 puck? I have mazdaspeed mounts front and rear.
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I have a brand new set of mazdaspeed mounts just waiting for an opportunity to go on. I suppose this is it huh?
Those, coupled with the turnbuckle on the drivers side of the engine, should guarantee it Pretty much never moves.
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Yes. I had to toss some stock/soft mounts in my car after the engine swap last year and with the 6-puck, it was pretty bad...enough shudder that the turbo was contacting the frame ever so slightly. After tossing in the Mazdaspeed MX-5 (NOT MazdaComp aka Mazdaspeed Motorsports) mounts in, almost all of it has gone away. I'm still on stock diff mounts though.
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Dern missed it.
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I thought you guys might get a kick out of the carnage.
The back of the Pressure Plate,
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And of coarse the front,
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The clutch disc is completely devoid of friction material!
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On both sides even!
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And this... I call Harry
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Harry was collected up at the top of the clutch. There is a LOT of Harry there too!
The back of the Pressure Plate,
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And of coarse the front,
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The clutch disc is completely devoid of friction material!
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On both sides even!
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And this... I call Harry
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Harry was collected up at the top of the clutch. There is a LOT of Harry there too!
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Well, unfortunately do to being unemployed at the time.. Started work last week.. I had to sell my beloved little hot rod for the low low low price of $6500...
But it got an ACT 4 puck clutch.
But it got an ACT 4 puck clutch.
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