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Old 05-27-2023, 04:53 PM   #44
FN VanHoose
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First Clutch: ACT xtreme w/flywheel SB8-XTSS Stage 2
SC/FI/NA: SC Edelbrock
MI/KM: Around 55,000
Power/TQ: 307/239
Lockout: Yep
Stiffness: Hard
DD: I did it but I didn't enjoy it.
Would you buy again? Absolutely not
Review: This was my first experience at upgrading a clutch so there was a lack of experience. It did what I wanted it to do. It held the power with no issues and but I felt like I should have bigger calves for the strength I had to apply. After awhile I had lock out and hang up issues bad.

2nd clutch: Southbend Stage 2 Daily with OEM flywheel
SC/FI/NA: SC Edelbrock
MI/KM: Around 107k
Power/TQ: 307/239
Lockout: No
Stiffness: Sooofftt. Lighter than OEM I think. I thought something was wrong when I first drove it after getting used to the ACT.
DD: Yes
Would you buy again? Not sure yet...
Review: If this holds the power, I will be greatly impressed. After seeing the majority of people who had similar power/torque to me go with this setup and being happy with it, I decided it would be perfect. I'm in the break-in period and so far I haven't gotten used to the difference yet. Once I hit 1000 miles to get it good and broken in (I think 750 is the recommendation but I'll do a little more just to be safe), I will really hammer down on it and report back how it does. I have high hopes!

**Update**
Got to 750. Recommendation was 550 break in. It was pretty on par with other what the others said. It holds the power fine. I put it through some hell and didn't have any issues. Highly recommend.

Last edited by FN VanHoose; 07-15-2023 at 05:53 PM. Reason: Update
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