Everyone with a v6 manual and aftermarket clutch please put your 2 cents worth in:)

[2005vzute]

g'day all,

i was on the phone getting prices on a heavy duty xtreme clutch and solid flywheel conversion kit...the lady rung up some mob in SA to get a definate price on the whole lot, she called me back telling me it was 1550 bux for what i want, but xtreme clutches has told her that when you throw the kit in your car the solid flywheel amplifies a gearbox sound...she couldn't tell me much about it though

so everyone with a v6 and aftermarket clutch could someone please explain this noise to me, if its annoying, how loud it is etc..or even if there is a noise at all..i was told there is no mechanical problem within the box at all, its just being amplified through the solid flywheel.

Cheers everyone

[Kieran263]

My trans was fairly worn in the first place, so it made it really loud, like a really loud chatter under load at low revs, but fine when its just cruising.
But with mine they had put something in the wrong way when they did it first (apprentice mistake) so that might account for the extreme noise. Long
story short with the stronger gripping from standstill my gearbox shat out in 10,000 kays, it and the clutch are getting replaced as we speak. But yours
might be different seeing as its a 6 speed, and is probably fresher than my trans was. Hope you have better luck with yours than I did with mine.

[2005vzute]

oh #### don't tell me that hahahahaha....my cars only done abit under 80 thousand kays...hey, lemme know how it goes with the new tranny and clutch yea? cheers man

[Kieran263]

well my car was a P plate city car before I got it so its probably not the best example, 80,000 kays it should be fine.
I should have my car back by the end of either this week or next week (its been 2 months without my baby ) I'm sick
of using trams sober, they lose their charm

[impulsive]

good news for you, the sound they are talking about is more commonly known as 'chatter' which it sounds exactly as it is mean, like your teeth chattering, not quite as loud though. i have an xtreme kit, had one for a few years now, no problems, good for everything, will last too. The sound is more then barable, i like the sound in fact, gives a bit of toughness to it Goodluck!

[impulsive]

if your around these parts up here let me know ill give you a listen!

[2005vzute]

i wish i was in QLD..im in sydney haha...come for a cruise down for a 5 minute listen and cruise back up to brissy yea? hahahahahaha..yea i realllyyy need a clutch soon..its slippin heaps bad now haha...how much more grab does yours have....if i went to go flat chat in first and change to second my clutch would just slip like theres no tomorrow...whats it like on yours impulsive? would it grab as it should or would it be on the edge of slipping?

[impulsive]

def grabs as should, if not better, be aware, its a lot easy to stall it aswell, 2nd and 3rd chirp too

[2005vzute]

hahah do you need more revs, or you just let the clutch out differently?

[impulsive]

hahah do you need more revs, or you just let the clutch out differently?

each car is an individual in that respect mate.. depends how its adjusted

[Kieran263]

Just called my mechanic, I should have my car back next week some time
I'll let you know how it goes.

[2005vzute]

oh good, not too long now haha, ight sweet as man, thanks dude

[2005vzute]

hey implusive, with that chatter noise, does it get louder or more noticeable as the revs increase? so if you put your foot down are you gunna hear it more or does the chatter sound speed up or anything? cheers mate

[impulsive]

hey implusive, with that chatter noise, does it get louder or more noticeable as the revs increase? so if you put your foot down are you gunna hear it more or does the chatter sound speed up or anything? cheers mate

only on idle mate

[2005vzute]

oh cool..cheers man

[Dz811]

i got an exedy heavy duty clutch and solid flywheel (i highly reccommend them ), and i get loudish vibration usually between 1100-1500 rpm, it sounds a little uncomfortable, but not dangerously loud or anything, and anything above that (which it usually is anyways), and it's fine. get a new clutch you won't regret it

[2005vzute]

im lookin at it:P just spent a grand on new wheels and tyres, its looking heaaaaps better now hahaha