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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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How do you tell if your clutch is going out?
Like the title says. I bought the car about 5 months ago now and I imagine a new clutch would be in order but I would still like to know. Also which ACT clutch kit would suffice for a 90 N/A?
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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you can pull your ebrake and try to move, if you dont go anyonere and the RPM's go up then your clutch would be going out of it doesnt pull your car much, ACT street strip cluth is good
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:09 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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if you have it revved a bit, drop it, and the rpms dont immidietly falla nd the car doesnt immidietly grab, then your clutch is going or gone
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:06 PM
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if you floor it and the rpms are just rising, and your not moving, that means its not catching and the clutch is slipping.
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The easiest time for me to tell was in 3rd gear around 20mph and then putting it to the floor.

I'm using a 12.5lb ACT flywheel with a RB clutch and really like the set-up.
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Thanks for the responses, I will check all of the above.
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