Quote Originally Posted by AudibleSilence View Post
Sooooo now that Ray has said what the rest of us have been saying as well, can we agree that the 6spd NEEDS a brace and move on?

The point that's been echoed is if you're making big power and/or have an unforgiving clutch and/or plan to race every weekend then yes - you will likely need a brace. I will maintain that for the average 3/s street car setup, occasional track racer making modest power with modest goals (mid/low 11's) then it's not an absolute requisite. Shit does happen, though; if you plan to race then plan to break. They've all got an expiration date, it's just not printed on them. I will reiterate one of my original statements of NOT having an overkill clutch. I've said all along a full-faced Stage 2 or similar clutch is more than sufficient for 90% of the users out there. The guys that are running superduper Stage 18.7++ clutches on their 13g car are just asking to unnecessarily break drivetrain parts. I put 30k miles on an RPS Stage 2 and RPS flywheel, ran lots of 11 second passes, dozens of low 12's, hundreds of street launches, AWD burnouts, etc.. and that clutch still had plenty of life when I sold the car.

I do recall seeing a thread on the other site way back when where there was some thorough analysis and hypothesis on the case failures. Fairly certain the root cause is not a mystery.