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Imnuts
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JAN 27, 03:14 PM
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fierosound
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APR 29, 10:13 AM
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TWO other members in Calgary have installed the BULLY Stage 3 clutch. BOTH are very happy with it! 
One changed from a Centerforce clutch when installing a Getrag F23 transmission.
The other HATED his Gripforce Stage 3 (chattered) clutch and also installed a '92 Beretta Getrag.
One of these behind a 3800 S/C: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum9/HTML/000038.html[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 04-29-2015).]
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Raydar
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JUN 30, 12:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
TWO other members in Calgary have installed the BULLY Stage 3 clutch. BOTH are very happy with it!
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Now that a few months have passed, I wonder if you've got, or heard, any updates regarding this clutch.
My 4.9 is about to eat up the last of the Ram clutch that I installed, and it goes against my better judgement to install another Spec, even though several people like their Spec 3+ clutches.
I had a Spec 2 that I absolutely hated. (Chattered when it was cold and slipped when it was hot.) The Bully 3 disk looks similar to the Spec 2.
I read your comments about the pressure plate and relative pedal force, so that's not lost on me.
Thanks![This message has been edited by Raydar (edited 06-30-2015).]
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fierosound
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SEP 26, 09:29 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
Now that a few months have passed, I wonder if you've got, or heard, any updates regarding this <Bully> clutch.
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Nobody has had any problems. My Bully clutch has been in service a couple of years now and still working great.
Some guys in Toronto area who first tuned me onto these have had them longer. Maybe they can chime in...
Just started having problems with Spec Stage 2 clutch in my Indy (about 8 years old - only a few thousand miles)
I was having problems disengaging clutch - car started moving as soon as I lifted pedal off the floor. Adjusting banjo longer didn't seem to help.
I then installed Dickman's clutch master and slave cylinders thinking my original hydraulics may be the problem, and it seemed better.
But yesterday I had a heck of a time driving - having to shut engine off at a red light to get transmission into 1st gear then restart.
My friend and I just checked everything over (no leaks) and have re-bled the system (no air coming through).
I've readjusted pedal to 1-inch higher than brake pedal, but clutch still engages pretty low on liftoff. LOTS of movement at slave end.
I will test drive and adjust again, but if problem is not in the hydraulics...  [This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 09-26-2015).]
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hnthomps
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SEP 26, 10:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
Now that a few months have passed, I wonder if you've got, or heard, any updates regarding this clutch.
My 4.9 is about to eat up the last of the Ram clutch that I installed, and it goes against my better judgement to install another Spec, even though several people like their Spec 3+ clutches.
I had a Spec 2 that I absolutely hated. (Chattered when it was cold and slipped when it was hot.) The Bully 3 disk looks similar to the Spec 2.
I read your comments about the pressure plate and relative pedal force, so that's not lost on me.
Thanks!
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Steve,
I have a SPEC Stage II clutch on the gray car (3.4 turbo) and it has been running nicely for more than five years. My torque is likely not as much as the 4.9 but the HP should be similar. I also think that the clutch force is very similar to the OEM clutch (if I can remember that far back).
Nelson
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Raydar
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SEP 26, 11:08 PM
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Wow... Lost track of this one.
I ended up buying another Ram clutch.
The one I had was barely worn, but the "dish" in the middle of the flywheel was too small, and the rivets around the perimeter of the hub ended up hitting the edges of the flywheel, just outside of that dish.
Once I had that edge "clearanced" a bit, the new disk works just fine.
I would have reinstalled the old clutch assembly, but you can clearly see where the heat from the rivets hitting the flywheel caused the metal to turn blue. Seemed like false economy to reinstall a possibly heat damaged clutch, considering how much of a PITA it is to do the work.
You can see where the rivets were hitting.
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Here's the "blued" disk. If you look carefully, you can see the ground heads on the rivets.
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Here's the "clearanced" flywheel. The edge of the dish was beveled back at 45 degrees. No clearance issues any more.
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Raydar
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SEP 26, 11:11 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by hnthomps:
Steve,
I have a SPEC Stage II clutch on the gray car (3.4 turbo) and it has been running nicely for more than five years. My torque is likely not as much as the 4.9 but the HP should be similar. I also think that the clutch force is very similar to the OEM clutch (if I can remember that far back).
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That's the car that I drove. The clutch seemed fine when I drove it.
OTOH, mine turned to kwrap in very short order. Maybe I wasn't holding my mouth just right.
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fierosound
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MAY 20, 02:33 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
Just started having problems with Spec Stage 2 clutch in my Indy...
... yesterday I had a heck of a time driving - having to shut engine off at a red light to get transmission into 1st gear then restart.
My friend and I just checked everything over (no leaks) and have re-bled the system (no air coming through).
I've readjusted pedal to 1-inch higher than brake pedal, but clutch still engages pretty low on liftoff. LOTS of movement at slave end.
I will test drive and adjust again, but if problem is not in the hydraulics...
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This transmission in the Indy is getting harder to shift, sometimes almost impossible. 
I've checked the shifter mechanism itself for broken welds/cracks. Everything's OK.
The cables are new Dickman units. I disconnected them from trans. The shifter/cables work freely.
I tried shifting the transmission manually. It's notchy and binding somewhat.
I suppose there's an internal wear problem on the forks or something IN the transmission.
I have a new 92 FWD Getrag 5-speed to install.
Just ordered the parts I need from Rodney.
This trans: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum9/HTML/000038.html
Continued here: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...L/000077-6.html#p214[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 05-21-2016).]
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Raydar
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MAY 20, 04:03 PM
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The one with the hydraulic release bearing? You're going to love it! 
Just be aware that the VSS will be different.
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fierosound
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MAY 20, 04:19 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
The one with the hydraulic release bearing? |
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Nope. Not the transmission I have.
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