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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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What do ya'll know about textralia?
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Id say your gonna have to give more details on how radical you want to go. Whats you overall goal? If your gonna be anywhere near stock or just a couple mods, then id go with an ls7 clutch. That what im going with. Textralia is an awsome clutch though.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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I hit it with a 5000rpm clutch dump and 100 shot out of the hole (motor alone dyno'd 448 at TSP) and it holds great
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 02blackbetty
What do ya'll know about textralia?
What is all done to your car? The textralia holds up well for one of my buddies. Maybe he'll post up here soon (Robert56)!!! He's got plenty of power running through that clutch.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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this is the clutch i'm going with,ive heard plenty of good remarks about it.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Got one in my CTS-V 440RWHP, holds like a mother in all situations, track, street, hiway cruising....you get what you pay for.


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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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ive got almost 700rwhp on the bottle and my exo skel hasnt sliped yet
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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Not near the horsepower that the other guys are running but a more street driven car here. The clutch is simply amazing grips like there is no tommarow and drives like its stock.

The reason i went ahead with the textrallia clutch over somthing a little cheaper is the amazing customer service. I had a few questions called them and they spent was more time on the phone with me than was need to make sure i was squared away. Most companies wont give you enough time to get what you needed answered.

The other good thing about tex is that all there customers who i have seen who have had problems have been taken care of by getting a brand new clutch. Few people stand behind their product like Pete.

Fork over the cash and never look back
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by silver02ws6
The reason i went ahead with the textrallia clutch over somthing a little cheaper is the amazing customer service. I had a few questions called them and they spent was more time on the phone with me than was need to make sure i was squared away. Most companies wont give you enough time to get what you needed answered.
i left a message on a saturday afternoon, for a simple torque spec question. Got a call back a couple of hours later while Peter(Not sure on the name, but he was in Aussie)) was eating cereal making sure everything was going alright
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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I have 400/400 on motor, and 500/520 on the bottle, and mine is working great. It feels like stock, and grabs great.
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Old Oct 3, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeyGC5
i left a message on a saturday afternoon, for a simple torque spec question. Got a call back a couple of hours later while Peter(Not sure on the name, but he was in Aussie)) was eating cereal making sure everything was going alright

I called pete after the clutch was installed to ask him about the recomended break in period. I informed him that the car had around 40 or so miles on the new clutch and the horsepower level. I also had heat cycled the clutch, take it and drive it 15 or so miles then let it cool all the way down.

He said yeah go ahead and beat on it all you want you wont have any problems. The clutch chattered just a little for about the first 200 miles or so. First night at the track and 7 or so passes later the chatter was gone and the clutch is gripping like crazy.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by silver02ws6
I called pete after the clutch was installed to ask him about the recomended break in period. I informed him that the car had around 40 or so miles on the new clutch and the horsepower level. I also had heat cycled the clutch, take it and drive it 15 or so miles then let it cool all the way down.

He said yeah go ahead and beat on it all you want you wont have any problems. The clutch chattered just a little for about the first 200 miles or so. First night at the track and 7 or so passes later the chatter was gone and the clutch is gripping like crazy.
Sounds just like my experiance with it. I had been in PMs with Jeff I think (from Aussie) and had 200 miles on mine. It was a bit abrupt at first and then after 7 passes at the track, it fealt just like OEM on the way home. It has not had an issue once since. I did swap to motoul 600 when we installed the clutch and it has help up to hot lapping in Fayetteville, hot *** summers and had no issues. Hooks great!!!
Dave
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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man i cant wait to get mine..
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Badass clutch, I love mine. I also have about 10k on it!
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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Definatly top notch clutch and service. You cant go wrong, Get in on that GP.
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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 07:41 PM
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It hits the tires hard, I've been killing my 255/50R16 MT DR's like crazy, about 500 miles on mine. Drives like stock, I've got a aluminum flywheel also.
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