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Originally Posted by arleewa
so i got to drive my buddy's 2009 (i think?) sti not too long ago.
the BRZ is my first stick car so needless to say ive done my fair share of stalling while learning how to REALLY drive stick (i had driven other vehicles before but only in parking lots, etc.)
when i drove my friends car i noticed that the clutch's catching point was VERY early...i mean like 1 cm off the floor early. it was MUCH easier to shift in his car than in mine, or at least in my opinion.
i was just wondering if there was an explanation for this? im not a mechanical guru, but i had always assumed that more HP meant a stronger clutch and therefore a stiffer peal as well (for all i know this assumption could be HIGHLY inaccurate). this seemed to tell me the opposite.
im a little lost as to why this may be, maybe because the transmission is different? basically i was hoping someone would be able to explain this to me   |
I used to own an 09 STI hatch. Compared to the STI, the FR-S/BRZ clutch is much lighter and the engagement point is higher. You can lower the engagement point with the DIY mentioned above.
Once warmed up, I prefer the FR-S/BRZ transmission over the one in the STI, but the engagement point did take me a couple of weeks to really get used to.
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Originally Posted by iLuveKetchup
The BRZ's clutch feels really odd to me. The clutch's resistance is not the same (or linear) through out its range. As if the first few centimeters has resistance, then all of the sudden its soft and resistance free. My '11 STi had more of a traditional (normal) clutch feel. The clutch is the only thing I do not like about the BRZ/FR-S. Feels like the 370's clutch (this is not a compliment). Yuck!
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I thought the 370z's clutch was one of the strangest I've tried. When lifting your foot off the clutch pedal, it feels like the spring is stronger in the last 1-2" travel, almost launching your foot off the pedal at the end. Never felt anything like that before.
I can't really complain about the FR-S/BRZ clutch pedal, except for the high engagement point and soft spring.