I am in the market for a clutch for my 2001 cavalier and have talked with spec and I am thinking about using a stage 5. I am currently using a stage 3+ clutch and it has treated me well. My setup is a 3400 turbo with a t3/t4 60 at 15 psi and I am currently about to put my new T67GJ on the car and run the same boost. HP and tq will be over 500 so I need this hp rating clutch but I am not sure what it will be like to drive and also any other problems it may create. Anybody have any input?
Jonathan
i heard spec is the worst company to go with but thats just an opinion from many different people. i personally haven't tryed spec but from the reviews ive read i dont think i will
the spec stage 5 for my 2.4 wouldnt even hold the power i wanted to throw down and for it to be streetable they said would be a joke.
ran a spec stage 3 in it prior and was garbage with inconsistant pedal feel/engagement
bought my bully stage 4 which will hold whatever i want and has a killer pedal feel/engagement and is a better put together clutch after looking at them side by side
buuuuuuuuuut whatever floats your boat
I have a little input on SPEC...
previous owner installed a stage 2 and worked well, some slipage from time to time and like LAFNGAS said inconsistant pedal feel/engagement. well now since I am going have some more power I brought my clutch into Lakehead Clutch & Brake (great company, look them up) had them test the pressure plate to see if it could hold the power. They called me the next day to tell me that the pressure plate was stock, thats right, STOCK CLAMPING FORCE! So they said the would put a second diaphragm in it to double the clamping force, so for a dual diaphragm pressure plate and a nasty 6 puck that will hold anything up to 500hp they are going to only charge me $400.
So I then call SPEC...
"yes, can you tell me the stock clamping force of a 2002 Cavalier?"
"no sir, I do not know that information."
"ok, can you tell me the clamping force of your stage 2 clutch for that same car?"
"no sir, I cannot divulge that information to you"
"why?"
he just kept saying that he cant tell me that information after that...never, NEVER, buying a Spec clutch...
