Clutch break in period
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Clutch break in period
Ok i am in the prosess of breaking in my new 6 puck stage 3 clutch on my boosted d-series. Now my question is, does anyone have any specific driving tips that would be prefered during this period? Good to boost a bit, not at all,start and stop?
Any help would be great thanx!
Any help would be great thanx!
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Re: Clutch break in period
Ok i am in the prosess of breaking in my new 6 puck stage 3 clutch on my boosted d-series. Now my question is, does anyone have any specific driving tips that would be prefered during this period? Good to boost a bit, not at all,start and stop?
Any help would be great thanx!
Any help would be great thanx!
1. Drive it let you stole it. if you are planning to use this as a racecar for the weekend then it will not matter.
2. Drive easy for the 500-1000miles break in time then you should drive it like a normal car. This way it is a clutch that is going to grab no matter what and have long lifespan. Try not to ride the clutch.. with a turbo there is really no reason to try and gearbag every gear, the turbo is there to bring you the power.
I could go on and on but the most important is break the clutch in where you will feel safe and comfortable.. I know clutches are not really the cheapst thing for a car so treat it right and it will take you a long way and even surprise you..
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Re: Clutch break in period
Drive it like you normally would around town, don't go crazy. The whole purpose is to let everything mate and wear in so that there is the most possible surface area. Some types of clutches lay down a layer of friction material that bonds to the mating friction face too. If you go nuts with power right off the bat, you're trying to transmit power across a clutch that isn't fully mated, so there will be less surface area to transmit that power, and more heat will be generated. This can cause glazing and warping.
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Re: Clutch break in period
The last clutch break-in period lasted until the engine got up to temp. (10 minutes around town) After that, came 40~50 third gear pulls with no ill effects.
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Re: Clutch break in period
Well I'm at 30 miles right now. Ill get a little bit more into it after about 100-150 mare miles.AGHH, I can't wait to get on it with this new clutch.
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