How many miles can a stock LS1 clutch take easy driving? Over 150k
04-20-2011, 07:34 PM
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How many miles can a stock LS1 clutch take easy driving? Over 150k I'm curious a local member is saying that after he installed his new monster clutch,the original clutch which had 159k on it still looked good and held up with no slipping? All the f-bodies I had I never know a stocker to hold up that good over 100k. Any thoughts or facts about this?
04-20-2011, 08:13 PM
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Call up Katech and ask Jason how good my 149K mile original clutch looked. 
He told me it looked like it had 30K on it when they swapped it out for the LS9 twin disc.
He told me it looked like it had 30K on it when they swapped it out for the LS9 twin disc.
04-21-2011, 01:10 AM
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The original in the car was junked at 85K
Took the LS6 clutch out with 20K on it and it looked brand new.
We'll see how the Monster holds up. Not sure what kind of mileage people get out of them.
Took the LS6 clutch out with 20K on it and it looked brand new.
We'll see how the Monster holds up. Not sure what kind of mileage people get out of them.
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04-21-2011, 08:32 AM
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When I first heard this I was surprised but my dad proved it to me, once you take off there is a certain RPM range where you can shift a manual transmission without the clutch and it will not grind. Just smoothly slips into the next gear, the RPM window is extremely small but once you find it its pretty cool. Pretty much its is done by matching the engine output RPM with the rotational speed of the vehicle's transmission output.
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X2, there is no magic formula for clutch life. If you dont beat on the car it can last a long time. My dad knew someone a while back that had over 200k on a stock clutch. He just didn't beat on the car and only used the clutch when taking off. He would shift gears without using the clutch.
When I first heard this I was surprised but my dad proved it to me, once you take off there is a certain RPM range where you can shift a manual transmission without the clutch and it will not grind. Just smoothly slips into the next gear, the RPM window is extremely small but once you find it its pretty cool. Pretty much its is done by matching the engine output RPM with the rotational speed of the vehicle's transmission output.
When I first heard this I was surprised but my dad proved it to me, once you take off there is a certain RPM range where you can shift a manual transmission without the clutch and it will not grind. Just smoothly slips into the next gear, the RPM window is extremely small but once you find it its pretty cool. Pretty much its is done by matching the engine output RPM with the rotational speed of the vehicle's transmission output.
04-21-2011, 11:34 AM
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X2, there is no magic formula for clutch life. If you dont beat on the car it can last a long time. My dad knew someone a while back that had over 200k on a stock clutch. He just didn't beat on the car and only used the clutch when taking off. He would shift gears without using the clutch.
When I first heard this I was surprised but my dad proved it to me, once you take off there is a certain RPM range where you can shift a manual transmission without the clutch and it will not grind. Just smoothly slips into the next gear, the RPM window is extremely small but once you find it its pretty cool. Pretty much its is done by matching the engine output RPM with the rotational speed of the vehicle's transmission output.
When I first heard this I was surprised but my dad proved it to me, once you take off there is a certain RPM range where you can shift a manual transmission without the clutch and it will not grind. Just smoothly slips into the next gear, the RPM window is extremely small but once you find it its pretty cool. Pretty much its is done by matching the engine output RPM with the rotational speed of the vehicle's transmission output.
04-21-2011, 11:48 AM
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I'm at 114K on my stock clutch and it's not slipping. I generally don't beat on the car, though it's definitely had it's fair share of burnouts and powershifts.
04-22-2011, 07:01 AM
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This can work fine but it takes a bit of practice. If you are constantly grinding the gears trying to find them without using the clutch you will damage your transmission. I've found it's a bit tougher to do on a T56 than a lot of other vehicles. If you have a manual beater around try practicing on that.
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id be upset if my clutch didnt make it 120k at least, unless your drag racing it everywhere. Also driving without clutch is easy. i do it on all standard cars a drive and i have a dealership. some cars are little tougher than other. trucks seem to be easiest for me. you can almost feel it in shifter when it wants to go without clutch.
