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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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How many miles normally does the clutch and brakes need replacing?

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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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This is a tough one, heavily depends on the use of the car. I am at 15K miles so I cant help, you may want to post your driving habbits.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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I have heard of guys who have over 120k miles on the original clutch. I have 45,000 and going strong.
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Old Jun 20, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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I got an A&A kit and put down 572rwhp. Stocker was toast after that. Like they said before, driving habits and amount of mods you want to do will determine it. Also, take a look at Ranger method of cleaning out clutch fluid.
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I'm at 83,000 miles with 470 approx hp and I'm still on the stock clutch, which is still working fine. I've been on the drag strip several times too and it's still holding up.
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My stock clutch lasted around 15k and 40 passes with 2nd gear burnouts and 1.7-1.8 60fts on 18's.
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 03:06 PM
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Clutch is all depending on mods and driving style...

Brakes on my vette they where about down to the indicator @ 30K miles.. so i replaced them.... A friend of mine also had replaced his about 30K... Brakes also depend on driving habbits.

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