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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:06 PM
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typically 500.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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I went about 250, and was easy on it
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 05:47 PM
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I'll take the 500 for safe measure.Thanks people.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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was the flywheel machined? if so 50-100 and thats it...
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:23 PM
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ya it was machined
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:31 PM
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500.. it'll still stink like *** though..
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:36 PM
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One more 500 for good measure. After that, party time.

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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 06:45 PM
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I went to around 300 easy on it and in between the next 200 I did a few launches and stuff like that but was still mostly easy on it.

The thing it that the clutch was soooo shitty that it started slipping after 1k.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:07 PM
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Yikes! What clutch was that?

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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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some company like Pioneer. The damn jackasses that installed it took 5 weeks because they were spo stupid that they didn't notice that the master cylinder was dead.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 07:56 PM
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some company like Pioneer. The damn jackasses that installed it took 5 weeks because they were spo stupid that they didn't notice that the master cylinder was dead.
5 weeks you gotta be kinding.
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Old Nov 18, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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Nope they were total idiots and the turnover was a different manager a week!!!!!!

The one compitent mechanic fixed on the first day he was there. I guess the others never removed an alignment ring or something from the clutch making it not disengage and the master cylinder was bypassing back into the resevoir.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 11:53 PM
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damn I'm getting a new clutch tommorrow, and wanna race in the autox on sunday, time to setup a road trip
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 12:58 AM
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it's not much the total distance as i uunderstand it. It is simply the amount of time having to traspher speed and torque Ie stop and goes.
Mine was about 1800 miles worth of break in... was done with new engine!
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 09:41 AM
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oh man
r u guys serious? i didnt know u had to break in ur clutch, when i had my old z i was burning out as i left the shop. Next time ill remember that, the clutch was fine tho
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 02:51 AM
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Yeah, 500 city miles is always a good rule of thumb. This is what Racing Beat suggests as well.

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