The ceramic clutch is pretty a full on race clutch and requires a bit a concentration to drive propertly , specially in heavy traffic as that thing is grippy as hell and it grips even more once it heats up but once you get used to it it is very nice because there's no slipage at all .I don't know if it is the placebo effect but my engine seems to run at lower rpms's and I'm able to accelerate on hills . You could always get a custom disc made with kevlar on the back side instead of ceramic on both sides (like Marlin's) to take some of that edge off