major problem

[Dreamspawn]

ok my car has done this twice and i think i might know what it is and am going to get it checked out tomorrow. Yesterday and today i was in (3rd and 5th respectively) and pushed the pedal down to pass and the revs went up quickly like it was in neutral and i left off quickly and pushed again and all was fine. Would this be a sign of trans fluid being low... and if anyone is gonna ask I"M SURE MY FOOT WASN"T ON THE CLUTCH... lol i just somebody would ask..

[Stealthee]

Its a manual so low fluid has nothing to do with slippage.

It sounds like the clutch is toast.

[VR43000GT]

I agree with Stealthee on this. Sounds like the clutch is just starting to slip under more stress. My guess is if you went out and drove it spiritedly you find yourself smelling a burning clutch.

[Dreamspawn]

The clutch is only like 6 months old 3-4,000 miles i'm gonna be real pissed if it goes out its got a warranty but f*ck by the time i have it replaced.. that did remind me when it does this i do smell clutch/transmission... begining to think i should just part her out again...

[VR43000GT]

Was the clutch broken in properly? If not, the clutch can form a "glaze" over it which will cause it to slip. However, this can start to disappear after driving it regularly for another so many miles. If that is the case, you could be looking at, at least a couple hundred more miles before the glaze disappears.

[vectorspecialist]

easy way to tell if it's a burnt clutch, go up a hill.


didn't you add new turbo's or something? maybe the clutch isn't capable of handling the stress of the power.

[Dreamspawn]

turbos aren't yet on its in the plan i've got everything i need but them and a/f but none of it is on just a open air filter and boost controller that have been on since the day the clutch went in stage 2 excedy and when i got up a hill just regular doesn't do it but one of the time i described i was going up a hill.

[VR43000GT]

The clutch should have no problem whatsoever handling the power of your car. Sounds to me like it may have glazed a little bit though not positive. Agian, the factor that would determine that would be how you drove it in its break-in period.

[Stealthee]

#1 Was the clutch broken in properly?

#2 was teh flywheel properly two stepped?

If the answer to either is no, then you need a new clutch.

Also I dont think the warantee covers a burnt clutch. It only covers manufacturers defects.

[Dreamspawn]

the whole clutch assembly com in one piece but i didnt change to a light weight flywheel as the guys on 3si said to keep stock for launches. but as far as breaking in drove around for 1500 miles just driving no dropping the clutch or anything but did see trak time BUT before i wrecked nothing like this ever happend.... this sucks big guys i love my car but constant repairs and such...

[Stealthee]

So you didnt have the flywheel two stepped when you put in the new clutch?

If so thats your problem.

You ALWAYS get the flywheel machined when you put in a new clutch.

[Dreamspawn]

so is there anyway to fix my issue? because to be honest if it costs more then a few hundred i'm just gonna part her out take the cash and save for a VR4 or somthing else..

[Stealthee]

New clutch and machined flywheel.

You cant be pissed off at the car for you not doing the job correctly the first time.

Fix it and keep driving it. To part it now would just not be a smart move in my opinion.