KY Clutch - Official Release!
06-13-2014, 12:45 AM
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I can attest! Its not an on-off switch like you would think. Its very easy to modulate. When they did my clutch a few days ago the tech said the clutch that was in the car was brand new. It must have been swapped before I bought the car. It slipped during 3rd gear pulls with a 23.5 psi tune. This KY shows no sign of slipping at all. Its a great product. Well done Turbotech.
06-18-2014, 11:09 AM
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I had the car dynoed a few years ago (only doing a couple of small changes since) and it was 280hp/300tq to the wheels. The stock clutch slipped a small bit between 3-4k rpm after 35k miles (34k with this amount of power which I still drove another 4k before actually replacing) so I wanted to be proactive and replace the clutch. $1200 later (clutch price = install) it's my main dislike about the car.
06-18-2014, 11:48 AM
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Funny enough, I came to the site today looking for answers. I wanted to go stage 2 KY, but was talked into stage 3, and pretty much hate it. Luckily I don't have to drive the car daily. Starts with the stock clutch were nice and smooth, maybe it's just me, but I can't get the feel of this clutch to do a smooth start. My starts are either shaky or a throw you in the seat launch. Pretty much the smoothest start will come if I play with the throttle while releasing the clutch. The leg pressure isn't much different from stock, but it's more of an off/on clutch (at least that's how it feels to me)
I had the car dynoed a few years ago (only doing a couple of small changes since) and it was 280hp/300tq to the wheels. The stock clutch slipped a small bit between 3-4k rpm after 35k miles (34k with this amount of power which I still drove another 4k before actually replacing) so I wanted to be proactive and replace the clutch. $1200 later (clutch price = install) it's my main dislike about the car.
I had the car dynoed a few years ago (only doing a couple of small changes since) and it was 280hp/300tq to the wheels. The stock clutch slipped a small bit between 3-4k rpm after 35k miles (34k with this amount of power which I still drove another 4k before actually replacing) so I wanted to be proactive and replace the clutch. $1200 later (clutch price = install) it's my main dislike about the car.
Any stage 3 aftermarket clutch will act this way. You may just need to learn how to better use it. I and many others dont have rough starts, and I commute a good distance everyday
I do agree, you cannot drive it like a stock clutch and expect the same results. Learning how to better release the clutch however will allow it to feel much more like stock.
06-18-2014, 12:53 PM
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Any stage 3 aftermarket clutch will act this way. You may just need to learn how to better use it. I and many others dont have rough starts, and I commute a good distance everyday I do agree, you cannot drive it like a stock clutch and expect the same results. Learning how to better release the clutch however will allow it to feel much more like stock.
I do agree, you cannot drive it like a stock clutch and expect the same results. Learning how to better release the clutch however will allow it to feel much more like stock.The guy was asking for opinions just like I was looking for when I purchased. Most everyone said 'they are great", I still ordered the stage 2 but there was a question on my order, and after talking with you guys , I said ok, and ordered a stage 3. Your service was great, I'm sure that the stage 3 would be great, if I was pushing close to 365tq (stage two rating) or over, but I have stage 3 (rated for 475tq) a bit overkill for my application with 300tq to the wheels. I was blinded with the more is better analogy, when I should have been listing to myself saying I'll never do that again (last on/off clutch I had).
06-18-2014, 11:56 PM
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I haven't installed my stage 3 clutch yet, but for another $50 I couldn't pass up even more holding power. I'm just a small build supercharged car, I'll NEVER build it enough to get close to maxing the stage 3 clutch out. One less thing I'll have to worry about with my drive train.
