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04-14-2012, 11:00 PM
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 Drives: Chevy Impala soon to be camaro Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Louisiana
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I THINK MY COUSIN BURNT MY CLUTCH OUT :(
Today my cousin drove my car, i knew he shouldn't have let him behind the wheel, but I thought everything would be okay. My cousin floored the pedal while holding the clutch in and took the revs all the way to the red line!!!! my car started smoking and it had a horrible smell after. The smell is still there but the car is riding okay and nothing is missing or seems out of place. I just want to know if anyone else has done this and is my car okay?!!??! help please!
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04-14-2012, 11:09 PM
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Oh that horrible smell. Sorry to hear that. Wish I could offer input but all I know is that smell means the clutch is burning.
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04-14-2012, 11:24 PM
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Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011
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You may start to notice the clutch slipping (premature wear) - or not. If you do, you'll know why.
 I don't even want the dealership techs driving my car. If that's ever necessary, I will ride with them.
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04-14-2012, 11:25 PM
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04-14-2012, 11:42 PM
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Drives: 2011 1SS/RS VR/BLK A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
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Is this your cousin???
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04-15-2012, 12:13 AM
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Drives: 2010 blk ss Join Date: Feb 2011
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04-15-2012, 12:21 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2011
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^LOL
No rly, probably a bad idea in the first place. >.> Had a friend drive my car when I first got her, not as radical, but I digress, everything ended up being fine. |
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04-15-2012, 12:23 AM
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Wow.
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04-15-2012, 12:51 AM
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Drives: Chevy Impala soon to be camaro Join Date: Nov 2011
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Well this is basically what happened :( i feel like shit im going to take it to the mechanic monday morning to see if everything is ok
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04-15-2012, 02:52 AM
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Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010
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Well that was test 1. Lmfao And everybody just watching him trash it who needs enemies. I never, ever, ever let anyone drive my car. I get shit from family and stuff, but I'm the only one with zero damage on their car.
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04-15-2012, 03:54 AM
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Wow that's just horrible!
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04-15-2012, 06:43 AM
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Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012
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it should be fine. a clutch is like your brakes, they gradually wear over time. he just took shortened that time a little bit for you. but if don't do it a lot it won't noticeable shorten the life of your clutch.
the thing about doing stuff like that isn't that it instantly destroys your car. it's more that your a lot of stress on a lot of different parts and are pretty much causing premature wear on them. |
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04-15-2012, 07:54 AM
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Drives: SGM, 2011 2SS/RS, L99 Join Date: Oct 2011
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Another reason I went with the auto. I know, someone will give me another reason why I'm wrong. Shoot.
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04-15-2012, 08:03 AM
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Drives: 2012 camaro Join Date: Feb 2012
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nothing wrong with an auto. but, if you have problems with a MT your usually just looking at a new clutch. with an auto, it gets much more complicated and most of the time more expensive, and involves a trip to a dedicated transmission shop as where any garage can replace a clutch.
but me, I just like MT's, more fun to drive. Last edited by jd10013; 04-15-2012 at 08:17 AM. |
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