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Old 11-02-2010, 05:39 PM
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Anybody have this ?

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Interesting product.
I wouldn't have thought there would be a market for something like htis on these cars. The pedal is pretty light to start with, at least when things are in good repair.
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Compared to my now sold 997 Turbo the pedal is harder. Not that it bothers me at all but if I could choose I would prefer to have it lighter.
30% should be very noticeable I think.
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Originally Posted by 993S
Compared to my now sold 997 Turbo the pedal is harder. Not that it bothers me at all but if I could choose I would prefer to have it lighter.
30% should be very noticeable I think.
difinitely should be noticeable!

it will be interesting to see if anyone here has tried it.

by the way, GREAT color on your 993. In my top 3 favorites. Hard to come by in the US.
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Originally Posted by 993S
Anybody have this ?
No, as I already have and will be installing an OEM slave cylinder this winter.

I can't see how it can reduce "forces at the pedal...30%" while still maintaining the same amount of rod movement. I understand the use of "graphite-teflon rings"...but how much side load is on the piston?
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I have it since 2 weeks but did not have the chance to try it on
longer trips yet. It is definitly softer or lighter but cant say it is
30% less or more. I got it on ebay uk for £60 and thought I give it a try.
It looks very solid and nice to.
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Interesting. Would love to hear from someone who installed it.
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Originally Posted by IXLR8
No, as I already have and will be installing an OEM slave cylinder this winter.

I can't see how it can reduce "forces at the pedal...30%" while still maintaining the same amount of rod movement. I understand the use of "graphite-teflon rings"...but how much side load is on the piston?
I replaced my slave...no change really. For me, it means my clutch needs replacing. good excuse the add golden rod and a few other maintainence and upgrade items.
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Originally Posted by Shahrams
I have it since 2 weeks but did not have the chance to try it on
longer trips yet. It is definitly softer or lighter but cant say it is
30% less or more. I got it on ebay uk for £60 and thought I give it a try.
It looks very solid and nice to.
Wow, I love the color of your 993! Who would have thunk it? Good work.
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ABCar - Speaking of car color - love the Arena Red.
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Just did the LWF and the pressure has increased slightly. Have a new slave to go in but wouldn't mind trying this one.
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It is really 30% lighter! If you have a harder pressure plate this is what you need,cheers.
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Default No price on the site.

Do you know how much they charge for a 993 slave cylinder?
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This doesn't seem feasible. Aren't they essentially saying that 30% of the pedal force is caused by the friction inside the cylinder? That seems hard to believe.
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these are sports cars and take physical work to operate... if you want less work go buy a prius


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