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does a new clutch need to be broken in b 4 racing?

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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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does a new clutch need to be broken in b 4 racing?
well the title asks it all lol, changing my clutch tomm with an oem replacement from exedy, and I want to race a mustang on sunday morning but I don't know if I need to break in the clutch first.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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Yes!
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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damn, how do I know when the clutch is break in?? and how do I do that??
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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It should be in the instructions included with the clutch.
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drive it for around 400 miles. so put it in tomorrow, drive to Orlando, then back to miami, then you'll be ready for sunday morning.
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I'll check it out but I'm sure it wasn't in there...thanks for the help so far tho :-)
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 07:52 PM
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Just DON'T hot rod it after installing it. Ride around with it for at LEAST a couple hundred miles.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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drive it for around 400 miles. so put it in tomorrow, drive to Orlando, then back to miami, then you'll be ready for sunday morning.
Wrong... you need to put city miles on it not highway miles... my spec clutch said 500 city miles
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ecotecon18s
drive it for around 400 miles. so put it in tomorrow, drive to Orlando, then back to miami, then you'll be ready for sunday morning.
all highway doesnt count. You have tho shift through the gears engaging and disengaging the clutch.
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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ohhh ok ok ok so just drive normal without running it hard
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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hey does anyone know what gearbox oil I need for my 2006 cobalt ss s/c ??
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 12:58 PM
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i drove mine to the track the day i got it back. lulz
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