Clutch :-(

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Originally Posted by c4koh

That picture looks like the Stage 1 / Stock (which is what I had) from Carolina Clutch - correct??

Correct!

Originally Posted by c4koh

Tom @ CC explained that my original dual mass flywheel may not have been damping well enough, due to age and wear, which on a high-rev shift basically can put far too much through the clutch disk...

I understand Carolina Clutch's position but in my cause I bought the clutch, pressure plate, throw-out and pilot bearing replacement kit from Carolina Clutch AND installed a new dual mass flywheel at the same time.

I spent a fair amount of time looking at options for replacement clutches and spent an equal amount of time talking with Marc Haibeck. I don't want to speak for Marc but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't know Tom at Carolina Clutch or to find out they have talked to one another on this subject. I listen to Marc at every opportunity talk about ZR-1/LT-5 replacement parts, in general, and clutch replacement hardware specifically. I would encourage anyone, whether you do your own work, or are looking for someone to solve a problem for you, to talk (email is typically best) with Marc Haibeck as well. He does his homework and is very open with what he learns and experiences. You'd be hard pressed to find a better person to work with or a more informed subject matter expert on most anything ZR-1 related.