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Or perhaps, what shouldnt I do?

I've ordered a MalWoods Option1, getting fitted today.

Normally I would take off hard from every set of lights, up shift at 5800rpm, downshift to 5500rpm.

Would I be right to keep doing this, or should I take it easy for a while?

If so, how many km's is a while?

Got about 6 hours of hwy driving a head of me tonight as well..

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I've always been told to take it easy for 300-500km. Just drive it normally, and by normal I mean the average driver, not the XR6TURBO.COM hoon you are.

Once the surfaces have 'mated' you should be able to feel it, bit llike new disks and pads. One day they're crap and the next they're lovely.

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It will change a couple of times, but you should notice the biggest difference after it has been heated up then allowed to cool completely.

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I always worked on the theory that you needed to let the clutch bed in so that the grooves on the flywheel became embossed or ground into the clutch friction material.... and then you can drive it like you stole it. To bed it in, it should not take more than a dozen takeoffs or a couple of hill starts.

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I just got in my car and off I went when the new clutch went in... and no problems to report, the thing hangs on like a single mum!!

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Do whatever Mal or Ben recommend you do.

great advice....what I was thinking..makes sense really..

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I actually got the extreme clutch flywheel package 10 puck ... fitted today, and got told to RIDE IT, Not excessivly and then take it easy for for about a 1000k's to avoid clutch shudder futher down the track.....dont know if the mal wood will be the same ... I presume It would!

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