Over the years I have added a GIAC stage I chip, s4 wheel well vents, HKS cool air intake, and APR v.2 cat back exhaust, so I felt it was time to upgrade the clutch.

I searched around and decided to go with SPEC clutch out of Alabama USA. The decision was finally made after speaking with them on the phone (price and clamping power wise they were all pretty close), I decided to order the stage II clutch and at the same time wanted the lighter aluminum flywheel, so I ordered them together, I had spoke with a man named Pete over at spec and told him my concerns with ordering parts form the states directly (I live in Halifax, Canada), and he assured me he sells lots of these clutch applications and they stand behind their products.

Finally, 1 week, and $1000USD later the package came in, I rushed it to the local performance shop which specializes in european cars, and had them install it, everything fit fine....or so we thought, 10 hours and $500CDN later we went to start the car, and it wasn't cranking, it sounded like the starter gear was grinding with the flywheel, we couldn't figure it out, I called spec and talked to Pete again, and he told me there's nothing wrong with the flywheel he sells many applications, I told him well it could be possible that the flywheel is defective, but for some reason he refused to believe one of his products could be defective.

We ended up taking the engine apart again, and took off the flywheel, and measured it against the stock flywheel, and there was a minor variation in size, we also tested the starter (Pete said there's something wrong with the starter not the flywheel) needless to say the starter was fine. 

So I finally decided to have my OEM flywheel machined and re-installed with the stage II clutch.

I then contacted Pete and told him I was sending the flywheel back, he then told me "because we want to stand behind our products, we'll take the flywheel back and refund your money" I told him I also wanted him to cover the extra labor (we had to take everything apart again, and re-install the stock flywheel because the SPEC one didn't fit properly), but he refused, so after a few hours (long distance) of talking I finally decided to cut my losses and just settle for the refund, (minus the $250 in duties and taxes and shipping).

So at the end of the day, the clutch feels similar in pedal pressure as to the OEM clutch, however clamping power is better.

Overall I would definitely recommend an upgrade in the clutch if you have done similar mods to your car, however I would STAY AWAY FROM SPEC if at all possible, they are frustrating to deal with, they don't stand behind their products, and they have no means of resolving a problem which they are directly responsible for.

Thought I'd let you all know..

Good luck!!