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Originally posted by Panzer909
The rubber-centered clutches are very underrated and get a bad rap. If you're tracking the car and/or riding your clutch like a ricer kid, that's one thing. But if you're just doing normal driving I'd recommend the rubber centered one over springed.
Why? Well, I've had both, and the springed-centered clutch was actually more noisier with more "chatter". This was annoying. I know a former Head Technician at a well-known local dealership that swears by the same thing. I've put about 70,000 miles on mine with no end in sight.
Clutches are like anything else; it you treat it right it will last a LONG time.
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Yes the rubber center is quieter. That's the _only_ recommendation I've ever gotten in favor of it from any mechanic.
Still, the extra noise from the spring center clutch is all but imperceptible. I went from a rubber center to a spring center and there was not so much an increase in noise as a change in the character of the noise.
Anyone who has a problem with the extra noise of the spring-center clutch should really re-consider their rationale for having a sports car. I mean, the extra noise doesn't even necessitate bumping up the volume of the stereo by one unit. I've had tires make far more noise.
Aaron