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Old 02-19-2007, 11:58 AM
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Default constant burning clutch smell(not cuz i dont know how to drive), need advice

So late last night i was practicing my launches. Weird thing happened that never happened to me before was when i do my launches my clutch pedal will not depress. It gets stuck to the floor. I was revving to 3.75-4k before i let go of the clutch. I was feathering the clutch to the point where my wheels had traction and i was ready to shoot off but the clutch never grabbed. As soon as i let my foot off the pedal the clutch pedal slowly depressed. However if i revv'ed my car up to 3k and feathered the clutch i didn't have much of a problem launching.

So today i was driving around the city normally. Suddenly i started smelling a burnt clutch smell everytime i do a complete stop and i thought to myself, it cant be because of last night right? I mean even though i did burned my clutch last night it should have cooled down by now since i left it overnight. It may seem like my mind is playing a trick on me but it feels like the clutch is softer and it is less grabby.

Can anyone tell me what might be the possible problem i have here? Simple replace clutch fix?
Old 02-19-2007, 01:33 PM
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Is it stock or aftermarket?

Sounds to me like you heated up the clutch fluid too much while practicing. The smell could be that you simply wore out your clutch doing so.
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this is with a stock clutch.

Do i need to flush out my clutch fluid? And a worn out clutch means to buy a new one i suppose?
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As far as I know, to launch the Zs with the stock clutch 2-3k rpm is optimal. Anything beyond that will get our clutch stuck + burnt smell.
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