First, the car: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 6M. I/H/E, GM Hot Cam, blah blah blah...MGW Short Shifter...443whp, 12.5 1/4mile on street tires (20") with a 1.9 60'
Driver: Plus sized, lead foot, likes to burnout, drift, rev to 6700 in every gear, even when nobody is around...and also sits in bumper to bumper traffic for 1-1.5 hours a day. The GM Hotcam with a lightened flywheel is the wrong setup for a car that sees a lot of traffic.
Point being: I drive a lot, and I am rough as hell. I also never cleaned the clutch fluid (I know better now)
Problems: Clutch wont engage in first/reverse with car running. commonly associated with Hydraulic issues. Also, clutch pedal engagement is very high, meaning worn clutch.
Previous set-ups:
McLeod Twin disk, and McLeod Adjustable slave
Mantic 9000 Twin disk, stock hydraulics (39.4lbs total assembly)
Each clutch lasted 10-13k miles.
Realization: 4,000lb car, 443whp, and aggressive driving means worn clutches. If you don't like this fact, buy an GT (or SS). If you treat the car nice, you will not have an issue.
New Setup:
Monster Flywheel with OEM C7 LT1 clutch/PP (about $1100)
GXP Clutch Slave... (I had originally ordered a ZR1 Slave, but Steve at Monster said that it was designed to only be used with the GXP slave)
Ideal Garage Master Cylinder: ($245)
Monster SpeedBleed remote bleed line ($50)
Tick Performance Camaro Stainless braided and wrapped Hydraulic line: ($130)
Parts have been ordered, and I'm also swapping Cams to a more friendly (at least in the low RPM) cam. Chris Henry will be doing the install, and expect to have her up and running in the next few weeks. I also plan on flushing the Clutch fluid at every oil change at a minimum (3k miles).
I know BracketRacer just installed the same clutch, but with all the expensive adjustable parts, and the fact that his car is hibernating for the winter, this will provide us some results a little bit sooner. Of course, I'll tell you that the clutch will feel great, works like a charm, etc...but let's see if the clutch lasts all of 2014...that will be the true test.
I'll add some pictures as we go.
Charles
Driver: Plus sized, lead foot, likes to burnout, drift, rev to 6700 in every gear, even when nobody is around...and also sits in bumper to bumper traffic for 1-1.5 hours a day. The GM Hotcam with a lightened flywheel is the wrong setup for a car that sees a lot of traffic.
Point being: I drive a lot, and I am rough as hell. I also never cleaned the clutch fluid (I know better now)
Problems: Clutch wont engage in first/reverse with car running. commonly associated with Hydraulic issues. Also, clutch pedal engagement is very high, meaning worn clutch.
Previous set-ups:
McLeod Twin disk, and McLeod Adjustable slave
Mantic 9000 Twin disk, stock hydraulics (39.4lbs total assembly)
Each clutch lasted 10-13k miles.
Realization: 4,000lb car, 443whp, and aggressive driving means worn clutches. If you don't like this fact, buy an GT (or SS). If you treat the car nice, you will not have an issue.
New Setup:
Monster Flywheel with OEM C7 LT1 clutch/PP (about $1100)
GXP Clutch Slave... (I had originally ordered a ZR1 Slave, but Steve at Monster said that it was designed to only be used with the GXP slave)
Ideal Garage Master Cylinder: ($245)
Monster SpeedBleed remote bleed line ($50)
Tick Performance Camaro Stainless braided and wrapped Hydraulic line: ($130)
Parts have been ordered, and I'm also swapping Cams to a more friendly (at least in the low RPM) cam. Chris Henry will be doing the install, and expect to have her up and running in the next few weeks. I also plan on flushing the Clutch fluid at every oil change at a minimum (3k miles).
I know BracketRacer just installed the same clutch, but with all the expensive adjustable parts, and the fact that his car is hibernating for the winter, this will provide us some results a little bit sooner. Of course, I'll tell you that the clutch will feel great, works like a charm, etc...but let's see if the clutch lasts all of 2014...that will be the true test.
I'll add some pictures as we go.
Charles