I don't know of anyone who has one to get a ride with, so I have to ask. Compared to a Z06 clutch, how touchy is the street twin from a start? I drove a Z06 at the Broward auto show and loved the clutch. Also, how good do you have to be at rpm matching in daily city driving? I can drive a stick, but I definitely could use some lessons on how to do it better. My tranny and clutch curse the day I was born.
I'm going to remain mostly stock with an STS turbo. Maybe later I'll do a cam and MAYBE heads.
I'll be getting my car sometime soon and can't decide between an auto with a higher stall t/c or a stick with the street twin. The reason I want the street twin if I go with a stick is that I want to make sure it's right the first time. I don't want to get one that's barely good enough and will fail at some point. I'll just get the best one out there and be done with it. They say the street twin is a very user-friendly clutch, so I'm hoping it will be OK in city driving.
I'm thinking that with a stick, it will be easier to drive around without hitting the boost. I'm afraid that with a higher stall t/c, I'll be accidentally hitting the boost just trying to play around a little bit. I also don't want my mileage to go completely down the drain, so I'm not too sure about the stalled auto for that reason as well. Almost all of my driving is in town at low ((less than 60, with a lot of stop and go) speeds, so I think a t/c will kill my mileage.

 

The z06 is a Lsx Clutch.. And its probably nowhere near as grabby as the twin but i can't say as i have never driven one.. From the sound of it your undecided on what kinda car to get.. Best bet is to know what you want really and then go from there.. If you want a stick get one.. If you want a A4 get one.. Don't base your decision on a mod that you might decide against in the future.. M6's are great car's day in and day out i have 150K on mine.. rev matching is fun but its not somthing i do day in and day out.. you know where the sweet spot is and tend to hit it everytime which is usually what separate's the amateur's from the everyday Manual driver's.. A4's are great too and offer many advantage's as well as many fault's as does the M6.. So decide if you wanna stab n steer... or have a lil' fun while you drive.. its ultimately upto you and how much your willing to put up with.. Get your car and then plan mod's such as turbo's, blowers, clutches, the sky is the limit or is it our pocket's? Word to the wise though.. If you do get a M6.. You don't want to put a poor 10 bolt behind a street twin.. It won't last very long at all w/ a aggresive driver... Good luck in your choice....

 

Thanks. After checking around, I've found out that I can epect 10 to 13 mpg with the stalled auto. I just don't think I'm willing to go for that. I already drive a stick back and forth to work sometimes, and it's not bad. I'll just have to get good with the clutch. I like a tick, I was just thinking that if the twin was going to be a beast to drive, I'd get the auto and then my wife coud drive it, too. Just not at 10 or 13 mpg @ $1.80 a gallon. Thanks again, Don.
BTW. That LS6 clutch was great. It was as if I coud feel every time a cylinder fired through the pedal, but it was as smooth as silk to engage. That thing was wonderful. Too bad it won't deal with what I want.

 

how about a stage 3 or 4? the stage 3's break the springs but the stage 4 hasd no springs and i have heard like 3 ppl talk about how they feel about the same. they will both hold 700hp.

i went with a stage 4 which is sitting next to me, hopefully get it in this weekend

 

Personally, I find the Street Twin to be just fine for daily use, once it's broken-in. It probably took a couple thousand miles for me and the clutch to come to some sort of an understanding about who's in charge, but now things are just fine. While it won't exactly make you think that you're riding around in a Honda Accord, it's gentle enough that my wife can use it (then again, she learned how to drive a manual with her dad's '83 F250, so she can drive just about anything that doens't require a CDL).

Keep in mind that the pedal effort increases somewhat (10-15%?) with the McLeod master cylinder, but I wouldn't use the clutch without the larger master cylinder or else you might be tippy-toeing just to get the clutch to release. I'd rather deal with a heavier pedal than with a clutch that doesn't want to release when I'm going for Reverse.