Something you should know about SPEC
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 30
From: Miami, FL
Something you should know about SPEC
I bought a SPEC stage II clutch new in a box from spec, anyways I had it professionally installed by a shop, and the next day about 80 miles through the breakin period the clutch started making terrible noises so I drove it to the shop me and a buddy took everything and found out the throwout bearing was defective, causing the clutch to hardly engage or disengage, just want to let everyone know the quality of spec clutches as I heard other people had troubles with various other things, I spent $ 400 thinking this was a quality clutch and now I have to pay $300 more to have another clutch installed or crawl under the car myself because of specs quality clucth assemblys.
I know other people had sucess with spec but thought Id let you guys know my expirience
Vic
I know other people had sucess with spec but thought Id let you guys know my expirience
Vic
Banned
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 6,661
From: LA (lower Alabama)
Did you contact Spec and give them an opportunity to make it good,or tell you what might have happened?That would be the first thing to do before trashing them.They are a good size co and I am sure the last thing they want is unhappy customer's.
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,168
From: AACO, MD
Originally posted by 1racerdude
Did you contact Spec and give them an opportunity to make it good,or tell you what might have happened?That would be the first thing to do before trashing them.They are a good size co and I am sure the last thing they want is unhappy customer's.
Did you contact Spec and give them an opportunity to make it good,or tell you what might have happened?That would be the first thing to do before trashing them.They are a good size co and I am sure the last thing they want is unhappy customer's.
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 403
From: Tampa, FL
Do they come with a throwout bearing from spec?
It's been too long since I bought one from them becuase it's worked great for the past three years. It's a stage 3 and has held up to many nitrous runs.
It sounds more like it could be install error.
Anyway I got no complaints.
It's been too long since I bought one from them becuase it's worked great for the past three years. It's a stage 3 and has held up to many nitrous runs.
It sounds more like it could be install error.
Anyway I got no complaints.
Texas Moderator (1998-2009)
Joined: Dec 1998
Posts: 1,301
From: DFdubya, Tx.
SPEC = Great people... Great clutches 
...
I've cut numerous 1.5 60's w/ mine... And the car's no lightweight, tipping the scales at just over 3700#'s.
Got a friend w/ a stage 3 SPEC.. Best 60' on his so far is high 1.4's.
Both are driving fine w/ no hints of slippage.
... I've cut numerous 1.5 60's w/ mine... And the car's no lightweight, tipping the scales at just over 3700#'s.
Got a friend w/ a stage 3 SPEC.. Best 60' on his so far is high 1.4's.
Both are driving fine w/ no hints of slippage.
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 2,195
From: Springfield, IL
Originally posted by 1racerdude
Did you contact Spec and give them an opportunity to make it good,or tell you what might have happened?That would be the first thing to do before trashing them.They are a good size co and I am sure the last thing they want is unhappy customer's.
Did you contact Spec and give them an opportunity to make it good,or tell you what might have happened?That would be the first thing to do before trashing them.They are a good size co and I am sure the last thing they want is unhappy customer's.
i have no problems with my SPEC stage 2 (40,000+ miles) and it has been beat on hard also
like everything tho with every bulk manufacturer, there is bound to be some bad apples
Advanced Member
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,874
From: Under The Hood
About Spec customer service...
once a while back I had a problem with my stage 2... called them up told them the issue... guy says send it in no problem... I send it in... 4 days later I get no response from spec... I call the guy up.. I"m like where's my clutch
.... guys like holdon let me look around in the shop for it... "hey it's not here can't find it he says" ... Can't find it....??? Hungh??? So after hanging up and crying under my pillow my door bell rings... I open it up and it's the UPS guy. Special Delivery... "hey what is this" it was my clutch from SPEC... the guys got it in and out so fast they never even knew they had it.
once a while back I had a problem with my stage 2... called them up told them the issue... guy says send it in no problem... I send it in... 4 days later I get no response from spec... I call the guy up.. I"m like where's my clutch
.... guys like holdon let me look around in the shop for it... "hey it's not here can't find it he says" ... Can't find it....??? Hungh??? So after hanging up and crying under my pillow my door bell rings... I open it up and it's the UPS guy. Special Delivery... "hey what is this" it was my clutch from SPEC... the guys got it in and out so fast they never even knew they had it.
yeah they are some interestiing folk there, definately got that backwoods southern twang