What kinda clutch should i get???

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Old 03-16-2011, 05:04 PM
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I bought this car from my friend and it was his baby its a 1997 v6 3800 series 4th gen. he put duel hooker exhaust on it, short shifter, cam, cold air intake, and some other stuff but the clutch is going out cause he use to take it to the track. its got 232 rwhp he put it on the dyno about a year and a half ago and thats what it was it was pretty consistent but the clutch is going and i would like to know what is a good inexpensive clutch to put on?
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 06:14 PM
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What are you using it for
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 07:08 PM
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NAPA clutches are good for factory/near factory engines
i had one in my honda it was suprisingly pretty good quality
 
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Old 03-17-2011, 12:37 AM
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well the car is about 20hp shy of the ls1 motor and its a v6 it keeps slippin like a ***** in second and third and im putting street slicks on it so i would like to take it to the track it sounds great and i want a clutch to stand up to my driving and some racing
 
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Old 03-17-2011, 07:32 AM
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Get a stage 1 or stage 2 centerforce clutch. They work great.
 
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Old 03-17-2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Captm1989
well the car is about 20hp shy of the ls1 motor and its a v6 it keeps slippin like a ***** in second and third and im putting street slicks on it so i would like to take it to the track it sounds great and i want a clutch to stand up to my driving and some racing
im not trying to be a ***** or bring you dont but im almost positive the 3800 is not going to be 20hp less than an LS1... especially in the torque range

LS puts around 350h/365tq and a 3800 is in the low 200's

just use a new clutch, anything extreme/racey would be unnecessary and might even hurt performance rather than help it
 
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