View Poll Results: Are you happy with your textralia clutch?
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10-28-2005, 07:10 AM
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I am very happy with mine. Great clutch. Slip it all you want leaving from a light and then hold on when you stomp it. It does engage 2 inchs off the floor. Also has anyone noticed a slight bump when you shift in to gears? real slight maybe a grind. Is this normal for the z06 with an aftermarket clutch? I just had a rebuild on the trans, but cant honestly remember if it did it before. all in all a great clutch. I have the laser billet FW.
10-28-2005, 07:34 AM
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So far I really like it. Ive been trying to take it easy breaking it in. Im about 300+ miles now. But I seem to have the famous "low engagement" issue. We bled it a few times, and this was the improvement. But it engages about 2 inches off the ground, altho its been driveable, it doesnt feel close to stock like I know it should. Soft travel for a few inches, then it gets harder around the engagment point. I'm assuming I should just have the system bled again? I hope thats the quick fix. And no break in huh? Maybe I'll hit the track tonight. 300 plus should be good enough.
10-29-2005, 09:57 AM
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So far mine seems to be pretty good.. I probably have about 2000 miles or so on it, and about 30 passes.
Best is 11.17 @ 130mph with 1.9sec 60ft on Nittos.
Still feels nice and light under foot. Has a little bit of chatter, but nothing that annoys me.
Best is 11.17 @ 130mph with 1.9sec 60ft on Nittos.
Still feels nice and light under foot. Has a little bit of chatter, but nothing that annoys me.
10-29-2005, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by SaintNJ
So far I really like it. Ive been trying to take it easy breaking it in. Im about 300+ miles now. But I seem to have the famous "low engagement" issue. We bled it a few times, and this was the improvement. But it engages about 2 inches off the ground, altho its been driveable, it doesnt feel close to stock like I know it should. Soft travel for a few inches, then it gets harder around the engagment point. I'm assuming I should just have the system bled again? I hope thats the quick fix. And no break in huh? Maybe I'll hit the track tonight. 300 plus should be good enough.
10-30-2005, 12:32 AM
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i love all the feedback saying how great the clutch is when most people are still in break in or has 700mi or less. hell...every clutch i've tried was great for the first 1,000mi or so. it's after a full year of street driving and street/strip racing they all seem to go out. lets see this clutch or any clutch hold for two years on what i do to them,then you have a great clutch on your hand. lets look at this clutch in two years and see how many people can keep one in pounding it w/no problems. if not then it's no better then ram or spec.
10-30-2005, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TNTramair
mine felt the same way within the first 500miles of break it...its a combonation of the engagement point differance and just the fact your getting used to a totally new and differant clutch....i have over 2300miles on mine and it all that gradually went away....it grabs up a little higher (with the ability to let it slip a little) and its a smooth travel from top to bottom <--(referance to your feeling soft than gets hard halfway down) mine did the same thing. you can try and bleed it somemore, it wont hurt, but just give it some time and it'll eventually it'll feel normal to you.
lol actually you seem to be dead on. now with almost 500 on the clock, its starting to feel much better, smoother, closer to stock. :-D might need to be bled, im having some slight issues with the slave i believe or possibly the clutch fluid boiling. but other than that, DD its been great. the track use i had a few issues. but grib sure wasnt one of em. my 2nd run spun em in 2nd and saw the wall for a few seconds. that was a real wake up call. lol great clutch tho. hands down.
10-30-2005, 09:41 PM
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I've had low pedal engagement since the clutch went in ~6K mi ago. Now it is REALLY low (less than 1/2" off the floor) and I can no longer get into gear when shifting above 3K or with anymore than a very light throttle. I think something is dragging. I replaced the master cylinder with a new stock unit to no avail. The whole thing comes apart tomorrow for inspection. I'm so glad that the guys at Textralia are so responsive. Pete assured me that they'd take care of me. That is good peace of mind. I'll know more soon.
Before the dragging started it seemed to work great. Never slipped. It hasn't been to the track yet, but it has held up to some pretty aggressive street driving and 400 whp all summer.
Before the dragging started it seemed to work great. Never slipped. It hasn't been to the track yet, but it has held up to some pretty aggressive street driving and 400 whp all summer.
10-31-2005, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboDan
I've had low pedal engagement since the clutch went in ~6K mi ago. Now it is REALLY low (less than 1/2" off the floor) and I can no longer get into gear when shifting above 3K or with anymore than a very light throttle. I think something is dragging. I replaced the master cylinder with a new stock unit to no avail. The whole thing comes apart tomorrow for inspection. I'm so glad that the guys at Textralia are so responsive. Pete assured me that they'd take care of me. That is good peace of mind. I'll know more soon.
Before the dragging started it seemed to work great. Never slipped. It hasn't been to the track yet, but it has held up to some pretty aggressive street driving and 400 whp all summer.
Before the dragging started it seemed to work great. Never slipped. It hasn't been to the track yet, but it has held up to some pretty aggressive street driving and 400 whp all summer.
11-01-2005, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by TurboDan
Pressure plate was warped and there were some problems with the pressure plate case where it bolts to the flywheel. Jeff is sending a replacement clutch next-day air. Great service and warranty! Too bad the whole thing had to happen, but I couldn't have asked for better help after it did.
Everything seems AOK now. Again, a big thanks to the guys at Textralia. I dropped the car off at the shop yesterday. They had a replacement clutch to my mechanic today. The car was only down two days. Outstanding!!
11-03-2005, 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by mike c.
i love all the feedback saying how great the clutch is when most people are still in break in or has 700mi or less. hell...every clutch i've tried was great for the first 1,000mi or so. it's after a full year of street driving and street/strip racing they all seem to go out. lets see this clutch or any clutch hold for two years on what i do to them,then you have a great clutch on your hand. lets look at this clutch in two years and see how many people can keep one in pounding it w/no problems. if not then it's no better then ram or spec.
11-03-2005, 11:56 AM
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Good information in this thread. The customer service stories make me feel confident with the purchase. Anyways clutch is being installed tomorrow. I plan on breaking it in that night and racing it later this weekend. I will let everyone know how it goes.
11-03-2005, 12:03 PM
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I fitted mine about 3 days before I was racing. No time to break it in, as many would reccomend. Still worked fine for me.
I just drove it and slipped it as much as I could in normal driving before I raced. ( Without excessively slipping it of course )
I just drove it and slipped it as much as I could in normal driving before I raced. ( Without excessively slipping it of course )
11-06-2005, 12:50 PM
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150 miles on it, it grabs lower than stock. I haven't gotten into it yet but so far it feels really good. I will report back when the break in is complete and I give it hell.