Im looking to buy a c6 corvette modified to 550horsepower. It has astage 3 clutch, master cylinder, slave ccylinder, pressure disk, and an aluminim flywheel all spec performance parts. I dont have a lot of pratcice with a stick (driving a jeep a handful of times). The guy I want to buy it from says not to worry abiut hurting the clutch or burning it out to much because the parts into it are designed to take a lot of abuse. Does this sound right to you guys?

 

What he probably meant was the clutch can handle the power the car is making but any clutch can be "hurt" if abused or not driven correctly.Take your time to learn the engagement of the clutch. Don't stress yourself. Enjoy the car.

 

That clutch will be very grabby and chatter. It will cause a harsh shudder when taking off. It will be very "on/off". It's the nature of the beast with a clutch like that and is normal. Just be aware.

 

Something else I have seen people talk about is slipping the clutch and I know what it is and that it burnsbup the clutch but I have seen threads were people talk about doing it so the start isnt so jerky Or when they are racing. Does it take doing it a lot to burn it up or do you just have to know when to stop.

 

Slipping the clutch during normal driving is virtually harmless. If you're doing massive burnouts and high RPM launches, then you could have issues with slipping the clutch. But even then there shouldn't be any issues at that power level depending on the frequency and technique.

That cultch is a little more grabby than stock but since you have little/no experience with a stock C6 clutch you wont notice. It's also lighter so it will rev quicker. When you get the car find a safe place where you wont hit anything if you lurch forward. Start the car, put it in 1st gear, and slowly start to let your foot off the clutch. Stop just before you feel it starting to stall. That's a good way to learn the travel and engagement point. Then find an empty parking lot and practice your takeoffs and 1st - 2nd shifts. Spend some time getting used to it. If you have a safe area with a secluded incline, try simulating being stopped in traffic or at a light/stop sign while on a hill. Learn how much gas you need to give it without rolling back, stalling, or doing an accidental burnout. Also, something most people don't think about, practice reverse. Since you're generally not going very fast backwards, reversing can be a little jerky with that clutch. Once the basics are down then you can practice highway downshifts, high RPM launches, heel-toe, etc.

Overall it's not a bad clutch. It holds the power, revs quicker, and you can get used to it for daily commuting. Keep in mind, you will stall, you will buck, and you will unintentionally chirp the tires until you get used to it. But that's the fun in learning.

 

Before buying any car that has been built up, you really need to know the builder/service history on the motor (read when it was serviced last, since a high lift cam valve springs may need to be changed every 30K miles or less).

Also, if you are buying this as a DD, then how drivable is the car in traffic? Is it almost imposable with the motor surging and clutch grab/chatter or not?

 

So what would ibhavr to do to hurt the clutch or burn it up

 

The guy im buying it from is a tuner in tampa in a reputable shop and the parts he put in it are all high end parts. And he uses it as a DD and he drove it with me in rush hour traffic aand it was fine for him. Granted he is a lot better with a stick and it will take me sometime to get used to it. But I dont live in a very urbanized city so im not worried about that.