ls1amit

Hey guys just wanted to share my experience. I think anyone with a 6spd should heat wrap their clutch line. I simply used tin foil which works great. I wish i did this a long time ago to tell you the truth the car shifts so much better(smoother) and clutch grabs harder and more consistant at all times ( spec 3 plus).
Anyone with a 6spd ls1 fbody needs to get under the car get some tin foil atleast and wrap that line and tell me how your car responded and let me know.

If everyone gets possitive feed back from doing this, I realy think it should be a sticky I honestly think im going to get more life out of my clutch by doing this now. Like i said before i wish i did this simple wrapping along time ago.

MeentSS02

iTrader: (11)

I agree 100%...my clutch hydraulics are much more stable at all times...they used to get mushy after a good WOT run. I recommend it to anyone as well, especially if you run headers.

ls1amit

Yea definitly with headers. I forgot to add that i have long tubes as well.

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

100% agree, I wrap mine in heater hose and tie the whle thing off as far from the header as possible and I havent had a single issue with it.

Country Boy

iTrader: (24)

Yep, I used the heat reflective tubing and works great. Its a necessity!

alwaysinboost

I will be wrapping my long tubes as well as all the clutch hydrualics when I put my clutch back in.

richieg

iTrader: (1)

another person in agreement. When I switched to mid lengths, I wrapped mine in some split tube heat shield, then wrapped that in fiberglass tape. I just wasn't comfortable with how close the line was to the headers.

getusum

iTrader: (42)

ok, here is my dumb question for the day...where do you buy it at, and what is the best to buy?

TwistedSS

iTrader: (3)

I actually split the protective black hose that was on the original one and added it to my new line when I replaced my master cylinder, so its protected by two pieces of insulation. No probs here.

richieg

iTrader: (1)

try jegs.com and do a search on heat protection. or summitracing.com as well.

skeels

iTrader: (11)

Tin foil: Any grocery store, i prefer reynolds .

But im gessing your talking about a heat shield, go to your local home depot / lowes type store and im sure you can find something.

bird2002

Im gonna try it today.

TheLS1Kid

iTrader: (12)

Sounds like a damn good idea.

I like the heater hose idea the best though.

Did you guys just slice a line in the heater hose and then zip tie or clamp it once the line is in?

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

yeah i just slit the hearer hose up the middle and put the braided line inside of it then zip tied it so the hose will stay on the braided line. Teh be sure to tie the entire thing as far from the header as possible

edwardswb

iTrader: (6)

wow..I can not believe this never crossed my mind. I love this site.

TheLS1Kid

iTrader: (12)

Thanks.

I appreciate it man.

One more question. Did you cover the braided line all the way up to the quick disconnect fitting?

brad8266

iTrader: (23)

Yeah mine goes all the way down to the disconnect.

TheLS1Kid

iTrader: (12)

Thanks again man.

ls1amit

I was just experimenting at the time so i used tin foil as it was in my kitchen and easy to mold i would like to replace it with something more pleasing to the eye soon but it makes a great temp if you dont have the time or money for anything else.

pddye

iTrader: (14)

Just a quick question but what size heater hose or fuel hose was used to wrap the line?