Possibly smoked the clutch

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Apr 30, 2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CDeclipse

Thanks for the responses guys! I will look into the clutch restrictor a bit. Most likely I'm going to lay down some money for a better aftermarket clutch. I drove my car around a bit more during lunch and still did not smell any clutch inside, but I did pop the hook and am getting some lingering scent there. I really want to hit the drag strip with some of my friends to get a base before I put on a couple of mods, but as this is my daily driver, I'm going to be safe and just pass on it till I replace the clutch.

My clutch went at 22,000mi - 2,000mi after I bought the car. Stock clutches are weak and you will know if its slipping when the rpm's start shooting up and the car isnt accelerating. You are making enough power right now to cause it to slip under heavy load. Buying drivetrain stuff sucks because you don't think of it as a power adder (plus its expensive), but don't go cheap. Nothing is worse than dumping money into power adding mods and then not being able to shift quickly or even get that power to the wheels.

Good luck and start saving up for an Exedy HD twin disk