stock cluth life

[BLKNED]

My car has 39,2xx miles and feels like it be starting to go. It is sometimes rough starting out in first but no problems in any other gear. I don't drive it all that hard but I do down shift it pretty much every time i stop. I appreciate any input.

 

[SpartaPerformance]

A clutch like brakes doesn't have a predetermined life, its life depends on how well the shifting is done.

 

[gmantheman]

One way to check the clutch is to drive about 35-40 in 3rd or 4th gear then shift to 5th and floor it. If the RPMs stay the same or drop a little, you clutch is fine. If the RPMs go up then your clutch is bad. My car has about 66,000 miles and about 40 runs at the track and I am still on my stock clutch, but about 85-90% of my miles have been on the hwy so that help a little.

 

[89hatchlx]

Id have to agree, yet I dont downshift my car at all do to the car trying to suck air threw a closed throttle body and premature wear on the trans. My 07 gt has about 40k on it and its had the Saleen SeriesVI on it since about 10k its seen the track n I drive the car like a Mustang lol. My clutch will be replaced as soon as Jersey gets some warmer weather, but from your explination id say its about time for a change mine acts the same way but slips real bad once the car makes boost.

 

[racerraj]

75,000 miles on my stock clutch. I don't beat on it all the time, but I do hit the gears and slip some burnouts in. I downshift approaching curves. I'm not hard on it, but not nice either.

But I drive 80 miles a day, 70 are highway.

 

[BamaBullitt]

I don't drive it all that hard but I do down shift it pretty much every time i stop. I appreciate any input.

Don't down shift every time you stop, you will double the wear on your clutch that way, push in the clutch and coast then use the brakes to stop, that what they are for!!!!
Don't slip it too much when you start off, a quick release at 1500 RPM that almost bogs the car is the best way to start off for average driving.

I have over 125,000 hard miles on my Bullitt's original clutch and I have a 92 Camaro TPI with over 200,000 miles on it's original factory clutch so I know a little on the subject.

 

[BLKNED]

One way to check the clutch is to drive about 35-40 in 3rd or 4th gear then shift to 5th and floor it. If the RPMs stay the same or drop a little, you clutch is fine. If the RPMs go up then your clutch is bad. My car has about 66,000 miles and about 40 runs at the track and I am still on my stock clutch, but about 85-90% of my miles have been on the hwy so that help a little.

I'll try that, thanks. My wife took the 'stang to work today so I will see if she says anything. I do see a lot of stop and go driving pretty much every day so I know that's not good for it either.

 

[The Fang]

I'll try that, thanks. My wife took the 'stang to work today so I will see if she says anything. I do see a lot of stop and go driving pretty much every day so I know that's not good for it either.

wut woe waggy Multiple drivers can cause uneven wear.
Down shifting at high rpms will wear a lot on a clutch.

 

[Sparty92]

Don't down shift every time you stop, you will double the wear on your clutch that way, push in the clutch and coast then use the brakes to stop, that what they are for!!!!
Don't slip it too much when you start off, a quick release at 1500 RPM that almost bogs the car is the best way to start off for average driving.

I have over 125,000 hard miles on my Bullitt's original clutch and I have a 92 Camaro TPI with over 200,000 miles on it's original factory clutch so I know a little on the subject.

Downshifting before you stop is perfectly fine...if....you rev-match your down shifts. If you don't know what rev-matching is, then don't downshift before you stop.



I have 46,000 miles on my stock clutch. I rev-match my downshifts all day long to pick a lower gear if traffic slows down or I need to blow by someone. The dealer said my brakes look brand new, too....but then again, I don't stomp on the brakes at the last minute. I can launch the car at around 1,000 rpm, without bogging the car, too.

How long your parts last is all about how smoothly you drive. I've been driving for 25 years and I've never owned an automatic.

 

[1965coupe]

So no downshifting from high RPMs?

Even 5th to 4th?



I alternate between downshifting when stopping, or just shifting to neutral and using the brakes. Regardless, downshifting from any gear, to the next lower gear, just seems so 'rough'... the engine and tranny seem as if they don't like it..

 

[NastyStang113]

463 rwhp and my OEM clutch lasted 3 months...

 

['08GTcaRED]

Ah I remember that thread...

Like was said above, it depends on rev matching. Again if you don't know about it then don't worry about it. Personally if downshifting makes you hesitate, then don't. Simple reason is brakes are cheaper to fix than trannys and engines, even clutches are expensive and time consuming.

 

[anthony05gt]

Rev matching is the best way to slow the car down in combination with the brakes. I've driven well over a million stick miles and get on average about 175,000 miles on a stock vehicle's clutch while using the rev matching method which also really saves the brakes too.

 

[xtweakerx]

i have 26,000 miles stock clutch is still going strong and a bunch of 1/4 mile passes.