I LOVE my spec stg5.
Cheap, holds ALL the power. People try to knock it but honestly those people never have 1st hand experience with it.
I would buy one again and again.
can I knock it? I have 1st hand experience with it.
the clutch does hold the power and hits hard, which I like. And it doesn't chatter like some of the others.
BUT, the freaking squeal it makes is horrible and embarrassing in stop and go traffic. I could not stand it. I would rather go through 2 clutches a yr with another model than use a Spec 5 for 2 yrs or however long it would last. I would replace a spec 3+ probably 3 or 4 times a year instead of running a spec 5. Out of first gear, reverse, sometimes between shifts...SQUEAL....:nonono:
all the other positives go out the window imo. when people start starring at you because of that squeal, forget it. I tried all sorts of different driving techniques to reduce or get rid of it and nothing helped.
I would also rather spend the 1200+ on a twin disc than buy a spec 5.
sorry, rant off. I will never recommend one to anybody unless it is a track only car or the car is rarely ever driven. And it is a definite on/off clutch.
my suggestion is the 3+ or a twin disc. I haven't tried any of the ram clutches, but people seem to like them as well.
It dosn't squeel... While breaking it in it does. After 1000 miles or so it stops.
well bud, yours may not, but mine did even after 2500 miles. I know others that had well over 1000 and more than 2500 miles on theirs and they still squealed. And I am not talking just one other person. it was a few others locally so I even checked online at the time and people said that was normal for the friction material. so maybe you are a lucky one.
can I knock it? I have 1st hand experience with it.
the clutch does hold the power and hits hard, which I like. And it doesn't chatter like some of the others.
BUT, the freaking squeal it makes is horrible and embarrassing in stop and go traffic. I could not stand it. I would rather go through 2 clutches a yr with another model than use a Spec 5 for 2 yrs or however long it would last. I would replace a spec 3+ probably 3 or 4 times a year instead of running a spec 5. Out of first gear, reverse, sometimes between shifts...SQUEAL....:nonono:
all the other positives go out the window imo. when people start starring at you because of that squeal, forget it. I tried all sorts of different driving techniques to reduce or get rid of it and nothing helped.
I would also rather spend the 1200+ on a twin disc than buy a spec 5.
sorry, rant off. I will never recommend one to anybody unless it is a track only car or the car is rarely ever driven. And it is a definite on/off clutch.
my suggestion is the 3+ or a twin disc. I haven't tried any of the ram clutches, but people seem to like them as well.
I'm running the Ram Street Dual with 900 series discs. I still haven't been able to beat on the car but my first impressions during normal street driving are that it's an awesome clutch. It's very smooth with no chatter at all. The shifter feels a tad notchy but I'm not sure if it's because of the tranny or clutch or that I'm spoiled from driving my Shelby with a TR6060 in it.
None the less I know the clutch requires several things for install such as trimming the TOB sleeve, using an adjustable pivot ball and some bolts behind the clutch fork need to be ground down a tad for more travel of the fork.
I would definitely recommend this clutch to others.
With that said I've seen several customers and friends of mine struggle with the same clutch. Some are shops well capable of installing these the right way. I do believe there might have been some issues with a few of them however Ram has always been good about trying to get the customers issues resolved.
There's also other great options available now which include the Fidanza Twins and Mcleod Twins.
The Fidanza feedback for the most part is excellent besides some chatter in 1st and reverse for the first few hundred miles. I believe that's on the more aggressive 7.6 series. I think the 6.5 is a little more tame and has better overall street manors but definitely can't hold what the 7.6 can.
The Mcleod has been the hottest twin kit we've been selling lately. It can use any aftermarket flywheel and I've only heard excellent feedback from all of my customers running the RST and the RXT. If you search around you'll see that people seem to love this clutch.
I have been recommending this lately due to all of the positive feedback.
Stage 3+.. Great clutch. Look around as there's a lot of feedback.
Spec Twins- I've got a few guys running the P-Trim and they seem to love it.
So there ya have it. Give us a shout if there's anything we can help you with. Thanks, Jared
To the OP, what kind of power are you making and what are your plans with the car (track, daily)?