Stock Clutch life expectancy?
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hotrodnut
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That is dependent on how you drive not only how you abuse it, if you ride the clutch, slip it a lot taking off or as some do hold the car on a hill with the clutch 
which will all shorten the life of a clutch. A burnout isn't that abusive on a clutch as long as you aren't slipping it first or brake torquing it to heat the tires. I'd say if you are not guility of any of those it could last well past the 50k mark. 
which will all shorten the life of a clutch. A burnout isn't that abusive on a clutch as long as you aren't slipping it first or brake torquing it to heat the tires. I'd say if you are not guility of any of those it could last well past the 50k mark. 
todd4566
Founding Member
I've got a friend with 71k on his stock clutch (2001 Gt). Many powershifts, many launches, and the stock clutch is still hanging on.
EIGHTEIGHT_GT
Founding Member
Mine started to chatter at 57,000 :damnit: . I stopped dumping the clutch as much to preserve it a little longer. I dont slide the clutch at all so that wasnt my problem. I do think however that dumping the clutch at 5,500 rpm builds some heat 
and I'm not doing that anymore.
and I'm not doing that anymore.I have 55K on my 2002 GT and I drive my car kind of hard. And no clutch problems.
One thing I have always followed was trying to stay off the clutch as much as possible. Traffic I leave the car in 2nd and give myself 10-15 car lengths instead of alway stop and go shifting.
I can still launch reall well and have not had any problems. I have been through 3 sets of tires, about to be 4 give you an idea on how hard I drive her.
One thing I have always followed was trying to stay off the clutch as much as possible. Traffic I leave the car in 2nd and give myself 10-15 car lengths instead of alway stop and go shifting.
I can still launch reall well and have not had any problems. I have been through 3 sets of tires, about to be 4 give you an idea on how hard I drive her.
mity2
I like Pro3 and all I got was this crappy CT.
mine went at 40000miles. there was plenty of material left on it, but material came apart from metal ribet
juiced_94gt
Active Member
my stock clutch on my 02gt with 80k is still in good shape, may i add it's been kenne bell supercharged and launched on mickey's ET street's since it was 11k old....2 motors later, the clutch still shows pleanty of material and never chattered (i drive the hell out of it too) will get a McLeoud this time around though.
