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Old 03-01-2006, 03:49 PM   #1
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Default Carrera GT Clutch job

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full pictures what has to be disassembled, 1300miles and 8000$.
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Old 03-01-2006, 05:18 PM   #2
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that is wicked. looks like it pays about 6 hours to do. most of the labor looks as if it's from pulling the engine.
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:50 PM   #3
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1300 miles? -- weak clutch or clumsy driver??
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Old 03-01-2006, 10:53 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by RC45
1300 miles? -- weak clutch or clumsy driver??
Latter I am sure
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Old 03-01-2006, 11:05 PM   #5
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I wonder if his tyres are in a similar condition
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Old 03-01-2006, 11:17 PM   #6
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wow! engine OUT?! that looked really intense for a new clutch!!
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Old 03-01-2006, 11:23 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by JoeHahn
I wonder if his tyres are in a similar condition
i doubt it. From the looks of it, someone tried to dump the cluch from redline when that happens, the only thing that spins, is the flywheel.

I wonder what burning SiliconCarbide smells like
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Old 03-02-2006, 01:08 PM   #8
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yeah, it should last forever, but with big abuse less so.
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Old 03-02-2006, 01:22 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
Originally Posted by JoeHahn
I wonder if his tyres are in a similar condition
i doubt it. From the looks of it, someone tried to dump the cluch from redline when that happens, the only thing that spins, is the flywheel.

I wonder what burning SiliconCarbide smells like
What ??? A $4000000,00000000000000.0000000000000000.00 car and it can't survive a single redline launch?
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Old 03-02-2006, 03:44 PM   #10
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i was thinking, ceramic clutch is better then normal, and can survive 200 000 km,
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Old 03-02-2006, 04:59 PM   #11
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I remember reading in the Evo review with Rowan Atkinson comparing this car to the Mac F1. It was mentioned that the F1 clutch was good for 3000 miles and the CGT for 10X the miles.

So obviously in this case, someone must have been anxious to let the horsies out of the corral. Or it could be owned by a basketballer or footballer in which case this car must be a rare specimen for having been driven so long without spontaneous combustion
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Old 03-25-2006, 03:43 PM   #12
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i wonder how many bolts they must have laying around....
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