Clutch is GONE
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On The Tree
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From: Antioch, CA
Clutch is GONE Well a few hours ago i was gettin on the freeway, real hard, and i shifted it into 3rd, let out the clutch and that was all she wrote. . .my mods are:
lid, ls6 intake, pulley, cam:222/222 579/579 114 LSA, hooker L/T's, ORY, Magneflow, car is tuned.
A few days ago the clutch started sticking to the floor. I just got the cam and long tubes put in about a week ago. I figured it was gonna go soon. The car is a 98, and has 105K on it, that was the original clutch, yes the original clutch. I miss it, it was a good clutch
Anyway, i was wondering witch way i should go, i really dont have alot of cash. I want to re-use the stock flywheel, but with the mods and miles, is that possible? Witch clutch set-up should i go with? A cheap used Ls6 clutch sounds great, but how long would that last with 392rwhp and 386 rwt? I dont beat the hell out of my car, but with the new cam and long tubes, i do want to be able to open it up. I know that installation is gonna be about 300 plus, but what are the parts gonna cost?
Sorry about all the questions, i just really dont want to waste any money and have to redo this later. Thanks guys
lid, ls6 intake, pulley, cam:222/222 579/579 114 LSA, hooker L/T's, ORY, Magneflow, car is tuned.
A few days ago the clutch started sticking to the floor. I just got the cam and long tubes put in about a week ago. I figured it was gonna go soon. The car is a 98, and has 105K on it, that was the original clutch, yes the original clutch. I miss it, it was a good clutch
Anyway, i was wondering witch way i should go, i really dont have alot of cash. I want to re-use the stock flywheel, but with the mods and miles, is that possible? Witch clutch set-up should i go with? A cheap used Ls6 clutch sounds great, but how long would that last with 392rwhp and 386 rwt? I dont beat the hell out of my car, but with the new cam and long tubes, i do want to be able to open it up. I know that installation is gonna be about 300 plus, but what are the parts gonna cost?
Sorry about all the questions, i just really dont want to waste any money and have to redo this later. Thanks guys
TTP in the sponsors section was having a sale on their spec clutches. Don't know if it's still going on though. Sorry to hear about the dead clutch, but atleast it gives you a good excuse to upgrade. I have almost the same mods as you, minus the intake, and I decided to do it now rather than wait until it takes a crap on me. It was already starting to show signs of going out. If you do the install yourself, good luck.
It's not very difficult, just time consuming. I've been doing it over the past two days (you read right, 2 days), but that's because I'm taking my time with everything and I keep running into problems (seized up bell housing, incomplete pilot bearing puller, and that master cylinder is a biotch!).
On The Tree
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From: Birmingham, AL
my 98 has the original clutch as well. They arent the stonger clutches...still good though. I'm about to put a 231/237 in my car and decided to go ahead and put a spec stg 3 in there. You'll probaby wont to go ahead and get a new steel flywheel so it doesn't burn the clutch out.
Originally Posted by QuickBowtie
What is involved in a clutch swap. I have done alittle mechanical work in my day, but no clutch swaps.
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It would be foolish not to do the hydraulics. Also to do it right you should check the balance of your old flywheel, pp, and disc, and make sure the new set up is balanced similarly.
If your car is a pre-2001 yes you need to upgrade the hydraulics. We normally charge $300-350 for the clutch/fw install + $150 for hydraulics. So expect to pay around $500 for everything.
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On The Tree
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From: Birmingham, AL
Originally Posted by QuickBowtie
awesome, thanks donze. Since mine is a 98, do i HAVE to upgrade the hydrolics...
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Spec 3 is a way to go if you want a lot of bang for your buck. You did good with all those miles on your stocker.
BTW, as far as updating your hydraulics, you ONLY NEED to update the slave unless your master is shot to hell because of the aging.
BTW, as far as updating your hydraulics, you ONLY NEED to update the slave unless your master is shot to hell because of the aging.
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From: Antioch, CA
Thanks guys. I am just gonna buy a new spec 3. Money is gonna be a real tight squeeze, i am also tryin to buy a 9". By christmas i wanna be ready to add a 100 shot. Already got a driveshaft sittin in my garage so that wont be a prob.
This place is a fountain of information. I wish i would have found it earlier
This place is a fountain of information. I wish i would have found it earlier
I believe the "T" in T-56 stands for Tremec. At 57 I may be getting a little senile but if my memory serves me correctly Borg Warner sold out to Tremec a few years ago. Although it could be the other way around.
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Shoot sorry to hear the tranny went out on the highway, but your getting a new clutch, and all is well. Its about time I change my clutch. I haven't touched it since I bought it when it had 50,000 miles on it, now it has 130,000. The tranny is getting pulled to have it rebiuld. I putting in a ram clutch.