01SS99red

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I am trying to get my car into the tens cam only stock 241 unthouched heads. heres the break down.
01 SS M6 SI5 cam 231 237 .589 595. 112lsa fast ported 90/90 full bolt on ,cut out,slicks & skinnies full rear suspension with S60 spool with 4.56 . I am currentley pulling 1.57- 1.58 60' but i think my clutch is holding me back . the car is also stripped down and is a hard top maybe weighs 3300 with me in it.I was thinking of going with a spec stage 4 or textralia x-grip oz700. what would you guys recomend. also my current clutch setup only has like 5,XXX mi. on it could i reuse the flywheel. the clutch right now is an LS7 setup with updated hydralics.

2QUIK4U

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I would go with the Textralia OZ700. That is what I had in my SS. It did 440/400 on motor and 585/592 on a 100 shot. It took all the power and never complained. I put about 20k on it before I sold the car and it was still holding strong. Also it comes with a new flywheel.

01SS99red

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I was wondering tho if it were possible to just buy the clutch and preasure plate as all my stuff has very low mi. im trying to change the clutch on a budget as im reuilding my trans at the same time with ticks stage 3 witch cost $1350.00. any Idea if I an reuse my flywheel and just replace the clutch and preasure plate

PewterScreaminMach

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I highly recommend the Textralia OZ700 Z-grip for that setup. It holds like a bastard at the track and has excellent street manners for the holding capacity. If you mostly drive it on the street and want slightly better street manners, go with the X-grip, but if you like to take it to the track and launch it hard with a very quick slip or dump from 4500 or higher, go with the Z-grip.

Bottom line: Z-grip if you track the car a lot or do a lot of high RPM dig runs, X-grip if you care about slightly better streetability and won't be hot lapping or completely beating the **** out of it.

My Z-grip had around 15,000-16,000 miles on it when I sold the car a couple months ago and it felt as strong as the day I got it, 1.5 and 1.6 60's from many track rental days and street nights (on the rental days I'd get 15-20 runs per day in doing 2-3 passes at a time, then letting everything cool down). It was absolutely worth every penny, PLUS there is no break-in period, per Textralia. I installed it, pulled out of the driveway, then blasted off WOT down the road 1st through 4th and never looked back. That clutch is amazing.

Here's a vid of my Z-grip in action (car was full weight at 3,500 pounds without me and those are stock 17" 10-spoke SS wheels up front, put down 408/380 with 4.10s and an MN12 T56, so probably very similar to your 4.56s in first and second gear):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKVCiIRMRWw

I'll also note that I've owned (in this car) or helped install and driven (in my brother's 02 Z28 that was dead even with mine): Stock LS1, Spec 2, three Spec 3s, Spec 3+, RAM Powergrip HD, Monster 3, and I have experience with two LS7 clutches, as well. I can't speak on behalf of the Spec 4, though. Never knew anyone with one and never owned one. If you have any questions about the Tex, let me know. I don't mind speaking for it because it was head and shoulders above every other clutch I've owned, driven, or had experience with.

01SS99red

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Can I buy just the tex clutch and preasure plate as my flywheel only has between 5-7 k mi. on it . I geuss I should ask do they sell just the clutch/flywheel. thanks for all the help. Also was your trans stock or rebuilt/upgraded?

PewterScreaminMach

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It comes as a package with the flywheel/PP balanced. I'd get it and just hold on to your current flywheel. You can only cut them once so if you end up having the car for a long time, you may end up using it again down the road. Or you can find someone to buy it off you since they can just have it cut.

My brother and I rebuilt my transmission with all the standard upgrades (steel shift forks, bronze pads, etc).

01SS99red

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Looks like ive made up my mind im going to pick up the Z-grip and hopefully start cutting some 1.4X 60'

PewterScreaminMach

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Excellent choice. I really can't speak highly enough about that clutch.

Not to mention you're going to love putting it in and immediately blasting down the road WOT with no break-in period.