centerforce dual friction or ls7 clutch

**turyg ls1** · 02-11-2011, 07:07 AM

I will b ordering my clutch 2night but wanted some opinions from y'all. It's not my DD but my wife will also b driving it ... any thoughts well appreciate it..

**kmassner** · 02-11-2011, 02:30 PM

I just got the LS7 clutch put in yesterday. I like it a lot. It's a little stiffer than stock, but not much. I'm very pleased with it.

Got mine from KY Speed.

**Cutlass** · 02-11-2011, 06:43 PM

ls7

**youngrigo** · 02-11-2011, 09:48 PM

LS7

**BLK2KSS** · 02-12-2011, 02:42 AM

i have the centerforce dual friction and have had zero problems and have put it through some serious abuse but I would probably say the ls7 as well.

**BIG_MIKE2005** · 02-15-2011, 08:59 AM

Screw both those options, trust me the LS7 will eventually bite you in the ass. I jumped on one about 3yrs ago while my hydrolics were working fine, now my master is on the way out & the adjustable pressure plate on the LS7 assembly is stopping me from just installing a better master.

Look into a Diamond clutch set-up, they are getting great reviews & have a non-adjustable pressure plate. Pricing is very good as well.

If I had known & been informed of potiential future issues thankx to the adjustable pressure plate I would have avoided this set-up. That & once it does go, the LS7 pressure plate is all you can use with the required LS2 flywheel. So you cant just replace the pressure plate & disc in the future, you'll need a flywheel as well, stock or aftermarket your choice.

**turyg ls1** · 02-15-2011, 09:56 AM

Well it's to late cause I ordered the center force.... btw thanks and I will look into that 1 later...

**BIG_MIKE2005** · 02-15-2011, 10:13 AM

Yea, figured I'd at least throw this info out there since its just recently comming to light on other forums & drivetrain shops are backin up the bad news about the adjustable plates too.

**turyg ls1** · 02-15-2011, 10:32 AM

Now that u mentioned that I just noticed its out there ...how did that happened?

**BIG_MIKE2005** · 02-15-2011, 12:03 PM

That would be b/c many vendors were pushing these clutches as a upgrade from stock for the same price as a stock replacement when they hit the market. No one had tried & tested the adjustable pressure plates. But everyone knew it would work with a stock unit. So lots of people just like myself jumped on them & were still using a stock master.

Then when it starts acting up & you start tryin to replace hydrolic components & nothing fixes it after a new slave & master you get to discover its the adjustable plate comming back to bite you. Some people have even tried installing another new stock master & it still not working properly.

Supposedly the pressure plate can be reset but no guarentee it'll work. And you need a press to engauge all the fingers on the plate like a slave is pushing on it to get the blocks back to OE dimensions.

**turyg ls1** · 02-15-2011, 12:22 PM

Oh ok I get it.. what do u think about the center dual clutch..?

**BIG_MIKE2005** · 02-15-2011, 12:30 PM

I had a Centerforce clutch back in my import days & it held just fine. In these cars I have seen them work on par with a stock clutch but not hold up too well on a car modded with H/C/I, but I have not personally ran a Centerforce clutch in a LS1 powered vechicle, only read reviews on them.