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Aug 4, 2004 | 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by black_z

Im in the same boat as you DMNSPD. Im saving for the spec 3 though. The season is almost over anyway.

I'll be racing into October. My buddy has the LS6 kit on his G5X3 car, and it's holding fine. I should be good since I won't have a cam for some time to come.

Spec 3 would be nice, but my wallet isn't allowing it now - not to menion my car isn't even drivable, so I needed something ASAP.

Aug 4, 2004 | 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boseman350

ill try n get em up toniight i forgot about it its not the greatest quality but it'll work !

cool man.

We're throwing my clutch Saturday @ UMI if you want to join us (Ryan, Sam, and Matt).

Aug 4, 2004 | 05:21 PM

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Hay cool vid. watch e-bay I got a really good spec 3i for $25.00 with shipping I got $60.00 in it ! Check it out Item number: 7908405882 . I sold the aluminum flywheel ,the hydraulics , and the auto flexplate that came with it and got enuf for a new cam !! This had to be the e-bay deal of the year. Oh yea kept the clutch and pressure plate for me ! Stan
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Aug 4, 2004 | 09:22 PM

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ouch that sucks but you knew it was going anyway.

this reminds me of that formula in that priceless video though

Aug 4, 2004 | 10:48 PM

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Doh!

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Aug 5, 2004 | 07:29 AM

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Doh!

hahha

I'll be sure to make up for it once I get the clutch broke in

Just give me a couple weeks!

Aug 5, 2004 | 11:28 PM

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So just out of curiousity does the car still drive?? Will the clutch still engage? How much of a warning do you get before one day it just doesn't grab at all??

Aug 6, 2004 | 07:50 AM

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So just out of curiousity does the car still drive?? Will the clutch still engage? How much of a warning do you get before one day it just doesn't grab at all??

Well, I drove it home Sunday night, and it's sat - and will be sitting, until Saturday morning when it makes an hour drive to my buddies shop.

After that incident, the pedal just sank to the floor, and I had to pull it up. Even sitting there revving it caused it to slip severly and start smoking. When I drove it home, and I'd stop and start again, it'd slip really bad and smoke and smell. Accelerating in 5th and 6th caused even more slip.

So it's grabbing, but it's just not too safe to be driving because who knows when it's just going to let me sit.