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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
As long as you understand what they do then I don't see why you shouldn't try them. For me they would never work and you will want a re-tune for the blocks. For FI, they would probably be useless but there is a used market for them.
Pet peeve of mine, but wtf does stage 2 even mean? It's like it implies there is a standard that nobody follows. Who decided what stage 2 is? Is my stage 2 the same as your stage 2? Do you have to have a stage 2 clutch if you are modded to stage 2?  |
I think the stages were designed by companies to make purchasing easier for marketing to customers. Mostly in the Subaru community, some stages do have merit, but they have and will always be a simplification of the intention behind the product.
It can be dangerous, but honestly if someone is buying things without consulting others, they will learn that a "stage 2 clutch" from one company does not mean it is in any way comparable to another's. When their stage 2 eBay clutch slips and their stage 2 Exedy clutch does not, they'll learn to look for the torque rating and ignore the stage completely. The arbitrary staging behind a group of modifications will always be impossible to quantify unless an entire platform and its enthusiasts adhere to it.
I'm sure you know this, but it also frustrates me and I had to find a productive way of venting.