JasonCzerak
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Ok, Children, lets sit down and let daddy tell you a little story............
So the year is 2004, I buy a 99 P-Pumped 24v that runs pretty good. Dynoed 600HP, it has a SBC CON OFE installed by the Origional Owner, 30K miles on it, then I get the freat idea that I want to pull with it.....Needless to say I didnt think it would last long!!! Well, 10 Pulls, 6 dyno runs over 600HP, 5 drag strip passes, and about an aditional 30K miles, the clutch was still in the truck and holding strong!!!!
I finally ended up killing it when I tried to leave the line pulling at 5600RPM.......Dint work too well!!!
Not bad for a clutch rated at 450Hp!!!
Now Im a nobody and I drive up to South Bend (Auctually Mishawaka) and visit the shop to pick up a new clutch. As soon as I go in, Peter greets me by my name (I have never met him before) takes me to the DD assembly line, askes what HP rating Im at, What I want to do with it, and what the rest of my set up is. He then has them build my clutch...Well why we wait, he asks if I want a tour...Heck ya!!! Shows me EVERYTHING about the shop, then at the end, gives me all the stickers, hats and T-Shirts I want!!! And then Cuts me an AWESOME deal on the clutch!!!!!
Na, these guys are horrible!!!!
Peter is like a kid showing off his new toys he got for his birthday on show and tell day! The guy has huge a passion for what he does! I had the same treatment when I visited last month. When I walked out I'm like "Crap, I'm like 2 horus behind schedule now, how'd that happen?!?!" I had a blast! The attention to detail they put into every clutch is rather amazing.
I'm about to give Peter's brother a call tomorrow and have a serious chat about the TDI's clutch. It just started slipping on me today.