any ideas on how bad doing a hard pull or 2 before the 500 mile break in is? I just had mine replaced (CM fx200 clutch and flywheel) about 2-3k miles ago, and ever since i had it installed (about 300 miles in) when the engine rpms are super low, and you accelerate, i get a chirping sound as if the clutch is slipping on the flywheel. (get the car going, clutch all the way out, break the car down almost till it shudders a lil, and when you step on the gas you get a chirp. most defined in reverse where the rpms regularly dip that low, only happens when the engine is being dubbed, so when you step on the gas you can feel the car shake a lil. once the rpms get above ~1000 it stops)

as i said i did ~2 hard pulls before 500 miles, but it was because i live off of a 50mph highway that everyone goes 60 on, and i have to make a turn on to a hill on the highway (going uphill) and the traffic moves fast and there are spans of 10 min that will pass without a large enough gap to slowly accelerate. could those pulls have caused this? or is this even something i should be worried about? I was told if you didnt break it in the only really bad thing that would happen would be the throw out bearing might chirp, but unless it chirps with the clutch all the way out, i am concerned as to the sound my car is making.

also, ever since the clutch install, traction control kicks in around 5k rpms in 1st. I think its just my tires slipping due to the sub freezing temps (they are dunlop sp sport signatures (high performance all seasons)), but i thought id just throw that out there in case it was related.

 

The traction Control should not be related to the clutch tranny issue...you might have a sensor (wheel speed) that is bad/dirty...or perhaps your tires are actually slipping due to the cold, or perhaps loosing grip due to a bit of sand. During the Winter. I can do the same thing with snow tires on my car, due to sand/grit on the road, even though snow tires are very sticky!!

As for the FX200 clutch...I'm not sure...good luck! A few owners I know of got them thinking they would be great, and subsequently had very short life due to the clutch getting contaminated with oil/grease, or having to driving with a bit of a slip to get the car moving due to a lightend flywheel. Just be super-careful to break it in right, don't take a chance of glazing it, or it will never recover, and hopefully it will stay clean and last a long time!! It has gotten good reviews....but like many things....there are drawbacks.
Good luck!!