so my buddy calls me out with an 00 SS auto wanting to race......

I normally don't run my car hard driving it every day but every now and then when i need run my car hard it has held up nicely.....

so we line up and i dump my clutch at just enough rpm to spin the tires over a few times to get the dirt and grit off them like I've done plenty of times before........

except this time when i dump my clutch it revs up slips its *** off and i smell a very strong clutch odor.....

I try a second time thinking maybe i didnt' drop the clutch all the way the first time and I get the same results... a high rev with no tire spin and a strong clutch odor......

I didn't want to back out of the race b/c my friend just bought his ss and has been wanting to run me in it for awhile now and i have too... So launch off the line pretty well but with no tire spin (i always spin out of the hole) so i end up hooking nicely and winning the race by a considerable margin... however now i'm a nervous wreck b/c now i think my clutch is on its last leg. It's never done this or had any symptoms of slip...when i drove home it was fine i got on it just a little bit (dropped into 3rd from 70 mph and patted it) and if felt strong w/ no slip.

Has anyone else had this problem and about how long from this point should i expect my clutch to hold up if i just baby the car??? thanks for the feedback guys

 

Ya sounds like you have a clutch that is starting to go out. Well all I can say is drive it slow till you get it changed.

 

my last f body was an automatic so i'm kind of a rookie at the M6 when it comes to repair.. how much should it cost me to find another clutch if i shop around like on ebay.. Are they difficult to install on an f body?

 

Not at all I would go with a Center Force, that is a great clucth for the money i think there like $300 at Summit, all in all it is like a day job!

 

thats not too bad. thanks for the info man. I'll keep my eyes open for one in the classifieds

 

Hay just wanted to let you know that my lic. plate says PNYKILR

 

hell yeah lol

 

what do you guys think of these i found on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MakeTrack=true

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LS1-C...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Corve...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPEC-...QQcmdZViewItem

would it be worth the money to go ahead and invest in a stage 2 or 3 clutch?

 

are you planning on putting any more power mods on it?

it would suck to install a stock replacement clutch...do some mods...and find out it still won't hold.

i say go for the heavier clutch.

i changed my clutch by myself, in my driveway, with minimal tools. just alot of effort moving the trans around

 

Why install stock when there is the LS7 clutch?
I have yet to hear anything good about the centerforce LS1 clutch.
I have heard many people say the Stage clutches chatter. Not something I'd want in a clutch.
When it comes time for my clutch change it'll be LS7, Textrallia, or Ram.

Just FYI, the LS6 clutch is your stock clutch and I noticed on auction was ws6store and they're a sponsor here. I have found that one new parts you very rarely find a better deal on ebay anymore. check out the sponsors and GP section. IIRC there is a GP for Textrallia on tech.

 

I would go with the Seconed one, the first one looks used or at least not new.

 

I had a smilar incident with my clutch going up in smoke about a month ago. I'm still babying it until I get my new pressure plate and I have a few days of nice weather. Just take it easy & you'll be ok. I decided on the Ram HD disc & PP. Contrary to the suggestions of some, I also run an aluminum fidanza & I like it.

 

the main problem i have now is money... by the end of the summer i was planning on puttin in a 224 cam with about a 100 shot of spray.... I just have basic bolt ons now.. . borla, lid, etc

so the ls6 clutch is the same as the ls1??

 

spec stage 2 or 3..
I want to stay stock on my car just because I know I wont be modding it...
If I were modding it I would go with the Spec.. Mainly because they have the best rep on all the boards I have seen..

The people that say that it chatters usually say it goes away after a short time.. I think the latest GM High Tech Performance shows an install of a clutch and its a Spec...

I would do it myself if mine goes out.. I dont feel its too far away seeing as how I have 71K miles on mine.. and its been driven very hard..
After I got that smell a couple times at the track.. Hot lapping it racing all my friends at Houston Raceway Park, it finally slipped and a week or two later I did a full tranny fluid change just to make it feel better.. and it has been good..

 

If you're planning more power you sure as hell don't want to slap a stocker back in only to have to change it back out a few months after you cam install.

Yes, the LS6 clutch is stock on 01-02 f-bodies.