Pat Bateman

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I've got an 07 PPW Base model and with 3000 miles on it. I haven't experienced any clutch pedal sticking issues with my car yet, and I've been to the track twice so far. 13.801 @104.42 2.315 60' -gettting around to posting time slip.
However, the other day, I was driving hard for less than 10 minutes and then I made a right turn, wound out first gear, got a little sideways hitting second gear and when I shifted into third gear, the clutch didn't grab and the engine fried the clutch all the way to its 7500 rpm limiter.
Thinking I was spinning my tires in third (never happened before), I upshifted into 4th and once again the clutch didn't grab and it got roasted all the way to redline. The wonderful scent of burnt clutch lasted a while.

Has anyone had any horrible experiences like this? This is my first Z, is it normal for the clutch to get overheated this easily? Weak pressure plate?

cheshirecat79

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There was a guy on here a couple of weeks ago with an '07 that described the same thing you are, which is clutch slip. He would hit the accelerator and the clutch would not grab. You seem to have an exaggerated version of his issue.

Regardless, a couple of days later his clutch fell to the floor. The clutch slippage may be an early warning sign of the same clutch problem everyone else is complaining about with the '07's.

joselito76

Yep ,my clutch get stock on the botton all the time and here and there it slip.

Pat Bateman

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I forgot to say that the next time i drove it, my clutch chattered when I started out in first off idle. (keeping the rpms under 1k or so) If i took off at slightly higher rpm's, the chatter wasn't there.

cheshirecat79

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Chatter is normal.

invazn

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my clutch stuck at the track. i ran a swift 25 second 1/4 mile. does that make the top 25 list?

Mansmind

I was one of the first to have the "original" clutch issue, and I've had this issue also... both before and after the fix. it's seldom, but it happens. Personally, I don't think the stock clutches are strong enough.

John

Pat Bateman

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I had no clutch issues at the track, and the last night I went, I got 11 runs in. John, I also feel that the clutch is just too weak for this car.

Invazn, if you have an '07, I think you might make that 1/4 mile list with your 25 sec run.

invazn

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yea i have an 07. i was kidding though. my clutch still smells after 2 weeks.. i need to get it serviced.

smxtmpr34

Hey i have a 2006.5, i had the same problem with the clutch slipping. i was spinning the tires on semi wet ground, 1st to 2nd was fine, but went to grab 3rd and revs were held around 4k but the wheels deff stopped spinning. Clutch smelled like ***......

dylang32

i have an 07 with 11000 miles, daily driver got her in march. the last few thousand miles i smell a faint buring smell when i get out of the car, almost like the smell it had when it was new and breaking in, i also noticed that the clutch feels like it is much lighter that it was when i first got it. no problems with the clutch sticking but i dont driver her vary hard and i have had no track time. is this an early sign of the 07 problems?

Pat Bateman

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Still no pedal sticking problems as of yet, but my clutch did slip real bad in third until I let off when the revs shot right up to 6000 rpm.

Aias

I just picked up a manual 07 last week. And I've noticed this burning smell too. I have maybe 170 miles on it so far. This is my first Z and first new car. Should I be worried?

cheshirecat79

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If you're driving your car properly I wouldn't worry about it until you start to get clutch slip, and/or your pedal sinks to the floor.

fallenangelx1

This happened to me in my 07 the second with I bought it with about 500 miles, and the very next week is was back in the shop for the second issue (clutch stuck to the floor) now i,ve had it for abou 3 week since the las issue and its making a weird sound when i shift into gears, but im not much of a mechanic so im wating for it to break down againg a have a third fight with the dealer.