Hello,
I have a 2005 35th Anniversary edition Z with ~80k miles. 6 speed.

I have been noticing an issue that is pretty weird, I do not know what would cause this besides the clutch or tranny.

Basically when I drive and change up a gear, say 2nd to 3rd gear and then I hit the gas, my RPMS will shoot up but I will not increase speed. After 1-3 seconds, my RPMS will then jump back down and It will drive normal.

This happens even more easily when I am in say 6th gear, and just step on it. It also happens more easily If I try to accelerate more rapidly on gear change. Rather than a light, smooth shift and slowly press the gas.

I feel like it may be the clutch is slipping or not engaging properly. Also someone had told me the tranny may be going out.

I wanted to ask here before bringing it in. Anyone have any suggestions?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
-Corey

 

Corey, everything you mentioned is the exact description of a slipping clutch.

 

Thank you for the response. I greatly appreciate this. It makes me feel much more comfortable about the issue. Perhaps I'll think about getting a new clutch within the year. Probably stick with stock, as I hear some aftermarket clutch/flywheels make a weird noise.

 

A clutch this bad will not last much longer, (certainly not for a year) and will leave you stranded. You need to attend to it right away.

Typically it’s a case of a completely worn out clutch disk, but it could also be a collapsed diaphragm spring in the clutch cover. Moot point though, as these two are always changed as a pair. The Z has a hydraulic clutch linkage and as such is self-adjusting so that’s not usually the problem. Also since this was not caught in time, the flywheel will also have to be replaced.

 

Thank you for the info. I knew I came to the right forum. I will have to plan on getting this done sooner then. Currently I am only driving ~1 mile to work everyday.

I will continue doing research on this topic to figure out what exactly I am wanting. Again thank you for pointing me in the right direction. A friend had told me it was my tranny and made me think otherwise.

 

get the jwt combo, it is about 750 shipped... it will be alot better than oem and you wont get much chatter out of it