DIY Clutch Stopper aka. free D-wolf Clutch Kit
10-10-2007, 05:42 AM
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Glad to hear you all are having good luck with your stoppers. I have had my DIY stopper on for a few months and its been good.
BTW, did you all know that they are still calling it a "Clutch Engagement Kit" over on the D-Wolf sale thread? Not sure why they are continuing to mislead people, but whatever the least we can do is keep this bumped to keep everyone informed.
BTW, did you all know that they are still calling it a "Clutch Engagement Kit" over on the D-Wolf sale thread? Not sure why they are continuing to mislead people, but whatever the least we can do is keep this bumped to keep everyone informed.
10-10-2007, 05:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Conceyted
Glad to hear you all are having good luck with your stoppers. I have had my DIY stopper on for a few months and its been good.
BTW, did you all know that they are still calling it a "Clutch Engagement Kit" over on the D-Wolf sale thread? Not sure why they are continuing to mislead people, but whatever the least we can do is keep this bumped to keep everyone informed.
BTW, did you all know that they are still calling it a "Clutch Engagement Kit" over on the D-Wolf sale thread? Not sure why they are continuing to mislead people, but whatever the least we can do is keep this bumped to keep everyone informed.
10-10-2007, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by blasian
Its because it uses a stopper that is far more sophisticated as this
10-10-2007, 06:17 AM
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Well, let say you developed a product and tried to sell it to the z community. We Louisianians might be more willing to go for it since we know you personally and tend to trust you. Also, knowing you in person, we would be less likely to say bad things about anything you might be trying to sell.
10-10-2007, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Conceyted
Well, let say you developed a product and tried to sell it to the z community. We Louisianians might be more willing to go for it since we know you personally and tend to trust you. Also, knowing you in person, we would be less likely to say bad things about anything you might be trying to sell.
10-10-2007, 06:53 AM
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Take this as a lesson on marketing transparency. There are products out there that use proprietary solutions to a problem. This is called intellectual property and has an innate value in and of itself recognized and protected by our government's patent and trademark office. There are also products out there whose value is based on convenience or saving time.
The originator's believe the value of the product is in their innovation, which is not to be minimized, but because the product can be reverse-engineered and reproduced using easily-obtainable off-the-shelf parts, they are actually selling a time-saving product.
IMPO, If they posted a DIY with full-disclosure then sold a convenient DIY kit, they would be ahead in money and credibility.
The originator's believe the value of the product is in their innovation, which is not to be minimized, but because the product can be reverse-engineered and reproduced using easily-obtainable off-the-shelf parts, they are actually selling a time-saving product.
IMPO, If they posted a DIY with full-disclosure then sold a convenient DIY kit, they would be ahead in money and credibility.
10-10-2007, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 350Zenophile
Take this as a lesson on marketing transparency. There are products out there that use proprietary solutions to a problem. This is called intellectual property and has an innate value in and of itself recognized and protected by our government's patent and trademark office. There are also products out there whose value is based on convenience or saving time.
The originator's believe the value of the product is in their innovation, which is not to be minimized, but because the product can be reverse-engineered and reproduced using easily-obtainable off-the-shelf parts, they are actually selling a time-saving product.
IMPO, If they posted a DIY with full-disclosure then sold a convenient DIY kit, they would be ahead in money and credibility.
The originator's believe the value of the product is in their innovation, which is not to be minimized, but because the product can be reverse-engineered and reproduced using easily-obtainable off-the-shelf parts, they are actually selling a time-saving product.
IMPO, If they posted a DIY with full-disclosure then sold a convenient DIY kit, they would be ahead in money and credibility.
10-12-2007, 11:00 AM
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ok great! i put 4 nickels and a piece of doulbe sided tape on the clutch where it hits the switch, and 4 nickels, 1 penny and piece of tape on the part where the blue bump stop hits. does that sound right?
10-12-2007, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by blasian
The thing that gets me is... looks like everyone that reps for the product is from Cali... which is where he is.
too shady for me...
10-14-2007, 11:23 AM
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hey, now check this out. they sell some delrin rods over at ebay for like $5. i found a guy who will cut 9mm and 10mm pieces from a 12" rod. anyone intersted? now, i'm not trying to make any money or anything, but i gave him a tolerance of less than 0.5mm. he will machine them for $2 each, and you get about 10 of each size. so how about $4 and a SASE? again, i am not trying to make any money, but it may be a cleaner solution to the nickels and pennies. just a thought...
*EDIT
i just realized that this probably isn't the best idea since each clutch has a different engagement point (as pointed out by MustGoFastR and jason).
*EDIT
i just realized that this probably isn't the best idea since each clutch has a different engagement point (as pointed out by MustGoFastR and jason).
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10-20-2007, 07:37 PM
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OMG OMG OMG Took all of about an hour (including trip to home depot)....and i was so ecstatics with the result I even had my dad come and take a drive (he was never a fan of the clutch on the G ) ....Thank you to all 350z and g35 enthusiasts...spread the knowledge 
10-22-2007, 05:58 AM
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https://my350z.com/forum/showpost.ph...2&postcount=47
Looks like Nissan Sport Magazine is now housing an Ad for the D-wolf kit. Keep this bumped fellas, we owe it to the Z community to warn them.
Looks like Nissan Sport Magazine is now housing an Ad for the D-wolf kit. Keep this bumped fellas, we owe it to the Z community to warn them.