clutch problem
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clutch problem
01 c5 vert. put new clutch setup in .including flywheel clutch master and slave. . I have the same problem before I changed it . pedal stays on the floor when I get on it . Do I have to put after market clutch in it ? thanks. Joe R
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in my opinion the only way to get rid of the shifting issues is to install a quality aftermarket clutch, it sucks that you had to go through all that trouble for nothing
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the more power you add the worse it gets... how much power does it make now and what are your plans for the future?... the stock clutch can technically hold a decent amount of power but that's not the problem as you now know, the real problem is preventing you from being able to shift at high rpm... in my opinion the root cause of it is the self adjusting pressure plate
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the more power you add the worse it gets... how much power does it make now and what are your plans for the future?... the stock clutch can technically hold a decent amount of power but that's not the problem as you now know, the real problem is preventing you from being able to shift at high rpm... in my opinion the root cause of it is the self adjusting pressure plate
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500 to the ground?... that isn't bad at all really, you might look into a mcleod rst or something like that just in case you decide to add more power later on... just stay away from factory replacements
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with the mcleod you can get it without the flywheel for a pretty reasonable price and reuse your stock flywheel or if you don't mind spending a little more the billet steel flywheel is pretty nice and will save some weight
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The issue is an under performing clutch.
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