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Old 12-31-2011, 04:39 PM
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Yup! Easier.....
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It's been awfully quiet on this thread lately. Seems all the conversing is on Facebook now.
Yup lsx monster!!!
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Well, I made it home without incident. VATS excepted.
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Trans cooler ordered. Almost time to stall this beast.
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Im just getting out of bed, up till the sun showed up
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track was bad *** today! u would of thought it was lsx fest or shoot out tons of cars 90% of them were lsx cars .track was nasty at the end! z06's on 18s getting 1.5-1.6 60"
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Pretty sure I need a clutch. Damn.
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and seats.....
Old 01-01-2012, 09:42 PM
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Had a Great Time at the track seeing all the Shreveport friends. Good time had by all!
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Wish I could have made it today, sounds like I missed out.
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Originally Posted by Hilton
Pretty sure I need a clutch. Damn.
Those r always fun on a vette
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Originally Posted by Hilton
Pretty sure I need a clutch. Damn.
It's a simple swap, but does take time.
I remove the rear cradle from the frame, disconnect the upper-A-Arms, upper shock mounts, e-brake cables, etc.. and pull the entire rear cradle/differential/trans/and torque tube out at an assembly.

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I had a blast but I doubt I go back on street tires. Next time I go I will be ready to get it on.
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yeah it is but much easier on fbody and cheaper if u have to pay someone to do it. Shops hear corvette then they like to add $$$$ lol


Originally Posted by 02blackbeauty19
It's a simple swap, but does take time.
I remove the rear cradle from the frame, disconnect the upper-A-Arms, upper shock mounts, e-brake cables, etc.. and pull the entire rear cradle/differential/trans/and torque tube out at an assembly.

Like this:
[img]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6620222481_5b4f635df2_b.jpg[img]
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Originally Posted by SIC LSX
yeah it is but much easier on fbody and cheaper if u have to pay someone to do it. Shops hear corvette then they like to add $$$$ lol
Heck yeah, I'd definitely prefer to lift a car up and pull the DS and then the trans to get to the clutch LOL
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Vettes arnt as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Me and my buddy can pull his entire drivetrain in half a day. That's motor, trans, and rear.
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Originally Posted by BadAssBowties
Vettes arnt as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Me and my buddy can pull his entire drivetrain in half a day. That's motor, trans, and rear.
I agree, I don't find them difficult at all and can practically pull it with my eyes closed LOL
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It's not a job I'm looking forward to, but I'll do it; eventually.
I've been reading arguments for and agains different clutches.

I don't want to spend ~$1200 on a twin disk, but then again, I don't want to do this job more often than I have to.

Monster argues that they can hold up to 700 hp/tq with a single (3), but it's $700+

Spec has similar claims with the 3, and the 3+ looks really good right now at $538 free shipping.
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Originally Posted by Hilton
It's not a job I'm looking forward to, but I'll do it; eventually.
I've been reading arguments for and agains different clutches.

I don't want to spend ~$1200 on a twin disk, but then again, I don't want to do this job more often than I have to.

Monster argues that they can hold up to 700 hp/tq with a single (3), but it's $700+

Spec has similar claims with the 3, and the 3+ looks really good right now at $538 free shipping.
If you want my seasoned opinion, I suggest the McLeod RST/RXT clutch. Both a twin disks and you can use your stock flywheel, so that's not an added expense. These clutches are far easier to drive than a single 6-puck design. Another cool thing is that McLeod can rebuild them when it comes time.
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Anybody with a vacuum/boost gauge, what is your vacuum at idle? My gauge shows me around -20.


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