arioch

Alright i took the new cammed car out to the track just wanting to see what would happen and after spinning through 1st and 2nd i hooked 3rd but the clutch went all the way out, reving the car all the way up.

When i saw the revs that high i put in the clutch and coasted the rest of the track. Now after that parked the car and let it cool, it reaked of clutch.

Been driving it since and it hooks 3rd and 4th just fine now but has a unique clicking sound under the car, any ideas?

Ive heard the idea of a cracked flywheel, im hoping this over anything in the engine, car still has ABSOLUTELY NO power loss...

arioch

anyone? the noise is definitly new after that run, has me a bit worried

01M6TA

iTrader: (1)

does it click all the time? what rpm/load range? When you push the clutch in does it? How bout when in nuetral?

-matt

wfritts911

iTrader: (2)

"stock clutch vs cammed LS1." I think that spells out your problem pretty clearly lol. Get a new clutch already!

arioch

i know i need a new clutch lol, just want to make sure i didnt break anything else.

It only ticks at idle and as soon as i let out in first gear i cant hear it anymore. i havent tried in nuetral but as far as i can tell its only at idle with the clutch in.

STEEPSS

iTrader: (30)

Open it up if you're really worried. You might make note that the bellhousing is right in line with your ankles. Just something to think about....

2002nbmss

iTrader: (2)

Yeah I'd say get a new clutch. I know you wanna see if anyone can tell you if you've broken anything but reality is that you burned your stock one up on that pass and it's toast now!! May do fine daily on the street but not if your hammering it. You will find out if you broke anything when you pull the trans. Get a Spec 3 and you won't have to worry about it! Good luck

Z28_LT1

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sounds like your clutch just had some monster slippage. How loud is the ticking?

xRelapse13

iTrader: (21)

mite have possibly bent or broke a finger on the pressure plate.

arioch

its not THAT loud, over the other usual noises that the ls1 makes, especially now that its cammed. but i do hear it.

Its getting a new clutch for sure, im looking at the monster stage 2 at the moment, just want to make sure i havent dropped a valve or bent a rod or something

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

Due to trying to cheap out, you may have now opened yourself up to a complete rebuild. Unfortunately it sounds like the stock unit definitly needs to come out, the question is though whether the damage is internal.

Do yourself a favor, stop beating on it, and spend some money to fix it correctly, then go beat the **** out of it.

arioch

i dont beat on my car, i drive it more conservatively than any other driver i know, fbody or not.

I already know the stock unit needs to come out.

my question is if it has internal damage wouldnt there be some power loss

crainholio

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If the engine over-revved and bent a pushrod or two, that would explain some drop in power.

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

Only power "loss" you should see is either like said, a bent push rod. OR if the clutch is so massively dead that its slipping in all gears which is uncommon. Generally I've seen clutches either slip in the first couple of gears and be fine later on or they slip in 5/6th gears.

If you drop a valve, YOU would know it, as well as a rod. A push rod though is designed to be a weak link, especially if its all stock still.

Pull the valve covers and pull each rod, roll them on a DEAD flat surface.