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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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Anyone know if you need to change the clutch if if put on a charger.I have a 2003 c5 mn6.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Depends on how you drive and the condition of your clutch. The 01' and up cars all have the LS6(Z06) clutch already. My stock clutch is holding fine... But I dont beat it to death either...
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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My non LS6 clutch held up find with a D-1SC until I installed drag radials and a line lock. If you're careful you can get at least a year of spirited driving out of a stocker.

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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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Its not a question of IF, its When. The stock clutch will not hold up to the power of a supercharger for very long. It really depends how the car is driven. It might last 15K miles if you are real easy and you can kill it in 3,000 miles if you are real hard on it. I would budget a clutch in the near future though.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris@East Coast Supercharging
Its not a question of IF, its When. The stock clutch will not hold up to the power of a supercharger for very long. It really depends how the car is driven. It might last 15K miles if you are real easy and you can kill it in 3,000 miles if you are real hard on it. I would budget a clutch in the near future though.

Chris is right about the clutch ! It will not hold up under hard acceleration very long ! It tends to suck the pedal to the floor or slips or both ! mine was an 02 Z with about 12k on it !


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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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the old man's still on the stock clutch............jimmy
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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the old man's still on the stock clutch............jimmy

Hey old man get out and drive it hard more


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