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trackhore

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  1. i experience the same thing in my wife's car. Changed out all the usual suspects that cause a stutter with no improvement. Looks like I need to do some logging.
  2. Yep, and you threw a rock right into my new windshield, moot point, because the large boulder thrown by a semi the day before that hit the roof will be sending the car back to the body shop for bodywork, paint, and a new windshield. Not thrilled really, car was just completely repainted after hail damage in may.
  3. While I don't have the MC sitting in front of me, you should be able to disconnect the clevis pin on the brake pedal itself, turn the rod to the desired length, then re-connect to the brake pedal.
  4. In 2.5yrs, when this post gets bumped again.
  5. Definitely not optimal, but shouldn't be the reason for the fluctuations.
  6. New TOB was installed. No snout damage on the trans. 50* this morning when I left the house, car "almost" drove like stock. After my 20 minute drive, there was a little more shudder in 1st, but better than days past when it was warmer out. What happens when you try to engage 1st gear from a dead stop without using any throttle, feathering the clutch out very slowly? Normally temperature related issues can mean air in the hydraulic lines, but the air wouldn't have magically appeared with the installation of the new clutch. But, I have been meaning to bleed the master cylinder since it's not that difficult a task.
  7. The banging noise is the result of my exhaust hitting something on the underside of the car, likely due to the fact that the downpipe is anchored to the transmission. The shop is not conveniently located for me to get back to with my recent schedule. I called Clutch Masters and they weren't concerned about the symptoms I described. My flywheel was new, WRX single mass. I would ASSume that even if the tech had not wiped down the new flywheel, the surface contaminants would have burned off by now seeing as how the clutch must be slipped between 1,500-2,000 RPM in 1st gear.
  8. A reputable Subaru shop did the install. I've noticed a direct correlation with ambient temperature and driveability. Low 70's and above, the clutch shudders and chatters like it was a 6-puck designed to hold 1000lb/ft of torque when starting from a dead stop. Cooler temps, high 50's and below, it's a little more tame, almost acceptable. Once the car is moving, there are no driveability issues while shifting or extraneous noises of any kind. Aside from 1st and reverse, my only other complaint is the clutch grabs quickly and makes smooth engagement in traffic a little trickier. This will be easily overcome once I've gotten used to driving it more. I'm currently at 450miles of stop and go city driving with next to no highway cruising miles. I've seen no change in behavior as the break-in has progressed.
  9. WTF, it's like I have a completely different clutch installed. What have the ambient temps been like where you live? It was hi 50's here this morning and the clutch was much more forgiving in 1st and reverse, but definitely not what I would call smoother than OEM.
  10. Drives slightly better when cold here, which would mean Cali would be an even worse environment for my car. I called clutch masters and they assured me all was normal and that the lighter single mass flywheel would unmask driveline shock and some shudder. Lol, 4 lbs lighter, but still oem weight, I had to bite my tongue not to laugh at him. If I try to engage 1st gear with no throttle and very gradual clutch pedal movement, like I do from time to time in extreme stop and go traffic, the car bucks and bangs, and it sounds like my exhaust is going to fall off. The clutch drives like a puck design, nothing disk about it.
  11. 250 miles of city driving thus far on break-in period. No perceptible changes in engagement feel. Still piss poor. Slightly less shitty when ambient temps are near 50*F. Friction point shudder sounds like a kitchen pan banging below the car, which is awesome when trying to parallel park.
  12. FX300 pedal feel is actually lighter than my stock pressure plate was. Initial city driving impressions are piss poor.
  13. Installing the same combo on my DD as soon as I get it back from the audio shop.
  14. are the 06+WRX and the 07-09LGT OEM clutches rated for the same power levels?
  15. Congrats on the fix, and way to see the project through. Most would have thrown in the towel.
  16. They're too fast to be seen by mortal vision. Wait for the LGT powers to be absorbed into your body. Your vision will adjust and they will become visible.
  17. As fog lights, they aren't really designed to. Their intended purpose is project yellow colored light to the low and immediate road in front of the car in an effort to reduce the amount of light reflected back by the moisture in the air; which is what happens to driving, low, and high beams.
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