i would like to know how many of you have traction problems when i do about 60mph/90kms if i go WOT in 5th it seems like my rpms jump up and i dont accel very quickly but if i let then pin it again it seems fine so i am wondering if i am spinning one wheel or my clutch is going it feels like the clutch is grabbing good keep in mind that the temp is about -2c out any help would be nice

 

in 5th at 60? clutch.

 

^^agreed

 

your having faint clutch slip about 90% of ss/tcs that are tuned have this with power there comes responsibility

 

yea im a fairly modded ss/sc and i cant even break it loose in 3rd gear unless its snow on the ground
if your slipping in 5th its gotta be the clutch

 

Clutch.

 

it is still cold up here and i have a summer tire on 225/40/18 the roads get damp in the day i am leaning to its the tires do these cars com with self adjusting clutch

 

hahah u wot at 60mph in 5th.. thats smart

 

unless theres ice, your car still isnt making the power to spin in 5th at 60. its the clutch. id bet my left nut on it.

 

ok how hard is it to change the clutch? my dash tells me ICE POSSIBLE and i can get the tires to spin in first and second no problem it jsut seems if i am in a gear for a little bit it will rev up quick for a second then it starts to grab

 

Quick Rev then grap sounds like spinning 1 wheel, then the difrential locks up.

 

thats a slipping clutch then. and the clutch change itself, probably around 10hours or so at average working pace for the regular joe.

 

You don't need a new clutch just because it slips at 60 under WOT. High torque / low rpm creates a huge amount of stress on the clutch and shouldn't be done. There is no situation that calls for it. If you're in 5th at 60 and you need to accelerate quickly, then downshift. If you don't need to accelerate quickly, then don't give it full throttle.

Edit: This is of course assuming you have the SS turbo. If you have a 2.2 / 2.4 and you're slipping the clutch then it could be a sign that it's wearing out. Those engines don't make enough low-end torque to slip it.

 

driver mod?

 

its a 07 ss/sc 3inch pulley ,ca H/E 60's hp tune CAI header 3inch exhaust magniflow muffler no cat

 

Interesting...your clutch shouldn't be slipping at that point. A 3.0-pullied car makes maybe half the torque that a tuned turbo balt does at that rpm. Still, maybe start using 4th gear pass on the highway.