Quote Originally Posted by kitbkk View Post
At the moment I am leaning towards option 1 and see if I can improve my driving style. In the city traffic, I think I am not fast enough for getting the clutch ON/OFF. I apply gas fist to around 1-2k rpm then release the clutch very slowly to get the car moving a bit then release the whole thing. I think this is what caused the premature wear out?? I though only once in a while do flat shift but that is only say once in two weeks. I never use clutch to do engine brake however..

Long post I know. Thanks heaps Aaron and integral90. And others for reading too.
Yeah, that is probably what wears it out quickly. Especially if you do that a lot on hill starts. I know of someone who shifts gear by holding the clutch pedal halfway for about 0.5 seconds to smoothen it out. His OEM clutch died in 10,000km. 0.5 seconds is nothing, but it wears out quick. And for your ORC which is a different formulation, it could be less forgiving to releasing the clutch slowly. Why are you holding revs at up to 2k though? If you were releasing the clutch slowly, 1000-1500 rpm would be enough.