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Old Jan 19, 2012, 07:50 PM
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Just wondering if anyone else is still on their stock clutch? I am about to pass up 134,000 miles and I'm still on the original clutch! No signs of slippage. For those of you wondering, I bought the car new with ~40 miles on it in 2003 (Evo 8). My mileage is 60% city, 40% highway + a couple of track days. Who says the stock clutch doesn't last
Old Jan 20, 2012, 09:56 AM
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about 80k on mine, still seems to be holding fine even with some abuse at a few track weekends. Car has about 330 whp.
Old Jan 20, 2012, 10:18 AM
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Just passed 60k miles on mine, third owner, I'm the first one to have launched it (at least that's what I was told ), done about 15 drag passes and half a dozen days of road racing. No slippage under any driving conditions but it slipped more than usual last time I launched it, so probably no more drag racing for me on the stocker. Still had a pretty good run I'd say!
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Mine went out at 34k. I like to drag race though. You can only launch so many times with 400ft/lbs
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I am at 65k and its completely gone.
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I ran mine at 600/465 for about 10,000 miles before selling the car. I don't launch my cars because frankly I don't like to break stuff unnecessarily, but it never slipped once on a WOT roll on in 1st and redline shift to 2nd.
Old Jan 20, 2012, 10:49 AM
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Approx 68k, around 390/390. Couple of track days. A couple of launches just to see what it would do. I dont beat on my car-- Spirtited driving yes, punishing no.
Old Jan 20, 2012, 10:57 AM
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103k on mines and still going strong. I'd say 80% highway miles and never launched.I've been tuned on e85 for the pass 10k miles making 350hp/385tq
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I just swapped mine out at 76.5k. 4 Seasons of autox, 13 track days and it never slipped once. Swapped it out cause it was a conveinent time. It still had some life in it.
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im at 61k and its holding up to the fpred just fine. no launching of course. lol
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72.5k right now, clutch slips on the highway so I'm in the process of getting my parts. No launching for me, I bought mine @ 19k miles and it was a bank repo so I do not know how it was treated up until that point.

I'm sticking with a stock clutch. No mods on my car.
Old Jan 20, 2012, 02:39 PM
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94k and counting 300hp with a 2.3
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81k miles for me. 350 whp/340twq
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I'm still on the original clutch, 75k miles on it and 333whp/313trq. Mostly highway and the occasional mountain runs.
Old Jan 20, 2012, 05:00 PM
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At 45000 miles and running strong. Its a little noise though. Making about 360/370tq. No launching. Upgrading to a bigger turbo soon, see what happens then.


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