tytek

I drive my car hard on back roads and track it on a road course and with 61k miles, I may be up for a new clutch. What would be a good setup for street car that sees track use 5-6 times per year?

My C5Z does have bolt-on and puts down 395hp and 389tq at the wheels.

What components to replace while at it? I'd like to put a remote bleeder in too.

Any advice would be appreciated... Thanks!

JeremyGSU

My stock clutch has been holding up fine tracking for me. I've done 20+ days on mine in the Advanced Group making 392whp in my '04 Z. Never felt like I needed a more aggressive clutch yet.

tytek

I am having hydraulic issues, and figured if I have to get the salve cylinder replaced, I might as well do the clutch, since labor isn't much different.

argonaut

I use the LS7 clutch and flywheel in my C5. Tick master and remote bleeder. Been in for 2 years with about 24 track days. It seems to be holding up fine and is an easy clutch on the street. No hydraulic issues. But it is starting to get a little noisy, just a touch - so I probably will need to replace again in another year or two.

Bluefire

I converted my A4 to a MN12 in January. I installed a stock LS6 clutch/pp. I like the clutch feel. I hear the LS7 is a much harder pedal.
I just tracked it yesterday and it did great!

HTH

steponc

The pedal feel is not much different, but a LS7 in a C5 requires a flywheel also as stated above.

FASTFATBOY

I have a Monster2 in mine.

2 GTOs

Same here

RDnomorecobra

ACT twin. Stock feel, probably used for 25 track days so far so issues. knock wood ...

NemesisC5

Just from reading comments on CF I think the LS6 clutch has a very good resume and I think adding an aluminum flywheel would make for a good combination. 5 years ago I purchased an 02 C5Z for HPDE and it already had a SPEC 2+ which performed extremely well. It was configured with the aluminum pressure plate and aluminum flywheel making for a very lightweight assembly. Now SPEC also manufactures 10" version of the same clutch which is even lighter due to smaller diameter and less mass. It seems SPEC got popular then had some problems with some of their offerings but I never read any bad on their 2+ clutches. Just my $.02 and experience.

jcsperson

I have a Textralia OZ700. It's very heavy and engages abruptly. It seems like more of a drag racing clutch.

tytek

Keeping an eye on the cleanliness of the fluid in the reservoir and doing the Ranger 'bleed' method made all the problems go away. So, the LS6 clutch must be really good then...

rfn026

If you're going to do the clutch start thinking flywheel as well. My aluminum flywheel made more difference than anything I did to the car.

Here's an article I wrote about clutches, pressure plates and flywheels. Enjoy.

Richard Newton

briannutter1

Just sold my 25lb Quartermaster and installed a 45lb McLeod RXT. Very light, slippable, and fairly inexpensive compared to some others. My engine makes 450/400. With a LS2 tb and slow '02 ecu, I had rolling idle flare and dying issues with the light quartermaster and were solved going back nearer to stock (50lb).

NemesisC5

I recently purchased an RPS BC2, I hope I don't have the same issue. Clutch has been installed but still work to do before cranking it up and put a tune in.

Coach62

I have an LS7 with the stock LS7 clutch, my last car was a C5Z, but came with a killer on/off clutch.

Having said that, I would not at all say the LS7 clutch has a hard pedal and is very streetable. If I do have to replace my clutch, I'll probably go with the LS9 setup from Katech.

Nothing takes the fun out of driving on the street like a really stiff on/off clutch, especially if it has a stiff cam in it.