FYI: XTR Clutch (eBay US) = Bad

[dsp26]

OK a lot of people have asked about these and I and some others have highly recommended them.

it is now my turn to turn around and give it the thumbs down.

This is what happened to mine with almost 2yrs of normal use:



I DO NOT Thrash the clutch. My engine gets it instead

I DO:
- (Did) flatshift at redline twice on 2 runs at wsid about 6months ago.
- engine brake alot
- rev match alot on sensible up and down shifts. so much so that my shifting is smoother than an auto/tiptronic/cvt transmission most times.
- have a lightweight flywheel as well as solid engine mounts also, and suffer A LOT of shudder when i don´t rev enough from idle.


After inspecting the clutch carefully it seems the containment just couldn´t hold heavy duty dual springs as 2 other spring holdings are cracked + bent which cannot really be seen.

My theory is that i probably didn´t bed it in properly to give it the proper heat tempering and constant shuddering eventually killed it. This would have been a better clutch with standard springs.

For those that do not understand the purpose of these springs, it is what gives you your clutch friction point play. On drag spec clutches like these with no springs they simply grab and stall if not revved high as theres no real in between friction point.