I burnt my clutch from launching my S at 7000 RPM.........
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I burnt my clutch from launching my S at 7000 RPM.........
I tried to race my friends V8 Jeep, and I got smoked by it on the first gear
so on the next signal stop... I rev'd the damn car to 7k rpm and as soon as I let go my clutch... car wasn't moving... I was like wtf?
I thought I wasn't on the first gear.. but I looked at the shift knob and it was on first gear!!!
I was like... holy shit
I smelt bad bad burning crap and now my car makes a wierd high pitch airplane sound when I'm on the highway... like whistling sound as the speed increases
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when I take off from 1st gear, the car feels hesitating and kind of stumbles as if it was jerking
I need HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
what kind of damage could my S have taken?
some expert at honda service said the car's transmission or the diffrential might have gone bad...
I'm depressed... didn't know launching at high RPM was a harmful thing to the car
any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated
thanks!
so on the next signal stop... I rev'd the damn car to 7k rpm and as soon as I let go my clutch... car wasn't moving... I was like wtf?
I thought I wasn't on the first gear.. but I looked at the shift knob and it was on first gear!!!
I was like... holy shit
I smelt bad bad burning crap and now my car makes a wierd high pitch airplane sound when I'm on the highway... like whistling sound as the speed increases
AND
when I take off from 1st gear, the car feels hesitating and kind of stumbles as if it was jerking
I need HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
what kind of damage could my S have taken?
some expert at honda service said the car's transmission or the diffrential might have gone bad...
I'm depressed... didn't know launching at high RPM was a harmful thing to the car
any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated
thanks!
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"didn't know launching at high RPM was a harmful thing to the car"
you are kidding right?
only thing you can do is take it to the shop and open it up and see what happened.
you are kidding right?
only thing you can do is take it to the shop and open it up and see what happened.
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Originally posted by s2000
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when I take off from 1st gear, the car feels hesitating and kind of stumbles as if it was jerking
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when I take off from 1st gear, the car feels hesitating and kind of stumbles as if it was jerking
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Btw, you would've spanked the Jeep if the race wasn't so short.
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damn man...same shit happened to me. except i did a brake stand and later on my clutch went! i have to replace the whole clutch...it really really sux but i think it mightve happened to u to.
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Originally posted by sickestS2k00
damn man...same shit happened to me. except i did a brake stand and later on my clutch went! i have to replace the whole clutch...it really really sux but i think it mightve happened to u to.
damn man...same shit happened to me. except i did a brake stand and later on my clutch went! i have to replace the whole clutch...it really really sux but i think it mightve happened to u to.
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If you just have to do it, make sure you let out the clutch a bit quicker than you did. You want the tires slipping instead of the clutch. Some people just slide their foot sideways off the clutch to make sure it pops up quick enough. Tires are a lot easier to change than the clutch.
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did that only once, clutch was toast, that smell you had afterwards? that was your disc melting and fluid boiling away....so good luck... clutch is only 8 inches across, can't EVER handle a 7000 rpm launch...
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Originally posted by s2000
sob sob... thx for all the advices here
anyone know how much $$ cost to replace the clutch?
sob sob... thx for all the advices here
anyone know how much $$ cost to replace the clutch?