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Can an LS7 hold my power?

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Old 05-06-2007, 02:10 PM
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I have a 400rwhp car that gets sprayed with a 100-150 shot from time to time. I am looking for an OEM quality clutch that won't crap out if I decide to spray it. So can the LS7 take the occasional 500-550rwhp passes or should I look for something aftermarket.
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Bump for you. My car is going on the sauce this summer and is going to need a new clutch as well. Anyone??
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I did a lot of research on this earlier this year before I got my clutch and found out everyone was saying with that kind of power the LS7 will start to slip at the top end. So I ended up going with an RPS clutch because I wanted a stock feel as well. Its a stage 3 that can hold up to 550RWHP. It feels exactly like stock but it has an unacceptable amount of chatter for a streetcar IMO. Hope that helps
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Go aftermarket, my ls7 just took a **** on me with only 406rwhp, no spray. Less than a year on it. I went RAM Powergrip HD, either go with that or Spec 3 or 3+. All the bad stories about Spec 3's going out in just 3-5k miles steered me away from that direction. My ram clutch got shipped out today, goes in this weekend.
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the ls7 is getting overrated IMO with the amount of failures



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