Any camm'd cars riding on stock clutch?
08-02-2006, 06:53 PM
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Any camm'd cars riding on stock clutch? im currently savin up money for a 230/236 cam and don't know if i should upgrade my clutch before, . . i would but, . . im so eager to put that cam in! . . . . how long do you think i could/should ride on stock clutch if i don't WOT all the time?
08-02-2006, 06:59 PM
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have the same cam my stock clutch did dyno time then made 4 passes down the track wit 3500 rpm launch still ther but the other day i smoked it an it never felt the same since but i just got my clutch in
08-02-2006, 07:27 PM
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My stock clutch has 72k miles on it, and I dropped my F13 in @ around 50k miles. I go to the track every now and then (about 15 total passes on it), but around town I drive like a grandmother for the most part (trying to get the most mpg). If you are careful, it will last. It all depends on YOUR driving habits.
08-02-2006, 07:34 PM
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i think it would be fine, as long as your clutch isnt already in bad shape. just dont slip the clutch alot, heat is the stock clutch/flywheels worst enemy. i think if you baby the clutch it should last pretty long. and when it does go, plan to get a new slave cylender+throwout bearing , maybe enen master and flywheel too... the slave was actually the culprit in my worn out clutch.. but its not the easiest thing to work on so i replaced everything while i was doing it.
08-02-2006, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 00454sscamaro
i think it would be fine, as long as your clutch isnt already in bad shape. just dont slip the clutch alot, heat is the stock clutch/flywheels worst enemy. i think if you baby the clutch it should last pretty long. and when it does go, plan to get a new slave cylender+throwout bearing , maybe enen master and flywheel too... the slave was actually the culprit in my worn out clutch.. but its not the easiest thing to work on so i replaced everything while i was doing it.
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08-02-2006, 08:45 PM
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My car is 75000 miles and I have made about 15 passes on the track, many times hot lapping and the clutch still works good. I try not to beat on it on the street (unless some one gets froggy). I am planning on replacing it in about a month though. I dont think it will last very long on a cam if you got some mileage though its true it depends a lot on your driving habits.
08-02-2006, 08:53 PM
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My stock 40K mile clutch survived the cam and headers, but not the heads and FAST 90 intake. Installed a SPEC Stage 3 + good for 850rwt. I would not recommend the regular Stage 3, because it chatters.
08-02-2006, 09:43 PM
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still on my stock clutch after 38k miles on the car. had the cam since about 17k and about 5 bottles. the motor let go before the clutch really did when i pulled it the pressure plate and flywheel are covered in hotspots but the clutch it self still has material on it
08-02-2006, 10:01 PM
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black1999-z28,how do you like the cam? my car has 31k on it, . . i don't beat it hard at all, . . sometimes, . . like twice a week, . . after i get my cam in, i will upgrade to a ls7/ls2 kit, . . think that'll be good enough? it should be good for DD but when i get it, . . im gonna beat it hard, . . . . no spec for me, . . for every 2 people that says "ordering another Spec-3!!!!" there's one guy that goes: "my spec-3 broke 
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08-03-2006, 08:14 AM
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Im still on the stock clutch, with the mods in sig. Put on about 2K since the Cam/Longtubes, and about 6 or 7K since my nitrous. Still seems to be holding alright, I dont beat on it too hard on the street and it has only been dyno run once - has yet to go to the track. Im sure a new one will be needed sometime in the near future. Oh, 38000 miles on the car now, approx.
08-03-2006, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by 02TransAm/Batmobile
im currently savin up money for a 230/236 cam and don't know if i should upgrade my clutch before, . . i would but, . . im so eager to put that cam in! . . . . how long do you think i could/should ride on stock clutch if i don't WOT all the time?