Well, this is kind of a stupid question (at least I think so), but here it goes. I got my car used with 5,700 miles on it in 2005. My car is a 2004. Before getting my car, I had only driven one other 8 and it was a good month or 2 before hand. I recently started wondering if my clutch is aftermarket and in the past had someone comment about it having a slightly different feeling when engaging. I've noticed no change, so I dont think there is any problem with my transmission, so I ruled that out. The only thing left I could think of was if there were some aftermarket parts that I didnt know of. Just yesterday I was at the dealer and sat in a couple of 8's and felt the clutch pedal on them and they felt significantly lighter than mine.

All that said, it wasn't anything ridiculous, but significant enough to notice. So my questions are:

Have there been any changes since 2004 that would change the feeling in that way?
What would be the chances I have an aftermarket clutch, and if I did, how would I know without taking it all apart and looking at it?

I know this probably sounds stupid, but it really does feel different from the other couple of 8's I felt.

 

There is no way to tell other than open it up.

hell some clutches like ORC 250 have almost the same as feeling, while increasing clamp pressure.

but sometimes its hard to say ... when ur brake fluid age it becomes harder too.

 

As my personal experience on original cluth and after market clutch set ( I'm currently using Autoexe).



Original clutch and flywheel - the room for half clutch is more.

After Market clutch set (with fly wheel) - The room to play is very small.

Means, if are using original clutch set, you can easily release the clutch and let the car start rolling without letting the engine die. About 1" of play and it is very linear (you can know how much you need to release). The one I'm using just have less than 1/2" and it is hard to have half clutch. If I don't press on throttle, the engine will die off.

*note that I'm not talking about the adjustment on the clutch paddle but from the point of the clutch start engage when you press the paddle or the other way when you release it.

 

csl, what you are discussing is the narrowing of the "friction zone", which sometimes happens with aftermarket clutches. The friction zone is the pedal distance from where the clutch starts to grab to where it has full engagement.

 

Yes. That's why I always need to keep at least 2k rpm before let go the clutch.

 

i guess everyone isnt as pro as you.

:/

 

I think I lack of practice, as only drive less than 3k km every 2 months. But back to the topic, I'm wondering the ORC or other after market clutch set has the same thing as well.

 

what he said..

beers