If it were me, I would for sure. And put in a bleeder too. :thumbs:

Damn it :D. There goes another grand or so .. I just think might as well ..with the way my luck is should play it smart

Definitely a remote bleeder.

His choice on the LS9X, the car drives exactly like stock with that but you have enough room to grow if he should decide at some point during his ownership to add a cam to the mix.

If your gonna do a clutch now is the time:D glad gm stepped up for ya Frank good luck

build up the clutch/trans while you are in there and finish your mods with a cam and call it done?

:iagree:...everything will already be apart, and GM is paying for the labor.

Glad you car is getting properly fixed. :thumbs:

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GREAT NEWS Tank, truely GREAT NEWS my friend! :cool: :thumbs:

And the BEST news is that it looks you now you will be keeping your beloved C6 Z! :cheers:

OK, I'm going to play Devils advocate here on the clutch. Since your shelling A LOT of $ into your baby right now that you did not intend on doing so (starting with the replacement of the intake valves also), the stock LS7clutch is PLENTY stout for your needs. Kevin will be able to tell how worn it is and it should have a lot of life left on it with only 30K STREET driven miles on the car, and without any plans for putting stickies on it and hitting the drag strip with any regularity. If it's not broke, don't fix it, especially when money is tight, and depending how much wear is on the stock clutch l would leave it be (unless its showing and significant signs of wear, then its a different story). There are plenty of guys here with 80,000 to 100,000+ miles on their stock LS7 clutch and still going strong.

Just my two cents bro, since your NOT planning to put in a cam and your power levels don't require and upgrade, nor do your driving habits require any clutch stronger than the LS7 clutch. Now if the clutch looks beat up and Kevin says it will have to be replaced within the next 25,000 miles or so then by all means but in a new ZR1 clutch.

Good luck man, decisions, decisions. :crazy:

Oh yeah, meant to mention if you step up to a ZR1 clutch then you MUST put in that Torquer 110 Cam! :D

Frank

I predict when they inspect your clutch it will show little wear. I was going to do the same when my first motor blew at 87K. I was going to buy a new stock clutch from the dealer but they said it was totally unnecessary. I now have 128K miles with over 60 track days and clutch seems fine :thumbs:

:cheers:
DH

Heading up to the shop in a bit and will see what mechanic says :rock: if its in really good shape , I may not , we'll see ... Decisions decisions :willy:

A cam ... What is this cam speak .. By George you've gone mad :rofl:

Yeah Frank, if money is tight right now, then forego the new clutch.

New clutch is a luxury, and would be a great addition and nice to have, but when you get down to it, not a necessity

Now this is what I'm talking about these LS7 clutches are very stout. :thumbs:

Howie, that is amazing with all your track miles that your stock oem clutch is still going strong with 128,000 hard and tracked miles on it, and showed little wear at 87,000 miles on it. That is an incredible testament to how good the LS7 clutch is in stock form. :cheers:

Clutch is a waste of money if you're not going with a cam in my opinion.


I'm glad everything worked out for your Frank. Get it fixed. Don't spend another dime. Enjoy your car. You have earned it.

I think it's also a testament to the skill of the driver.......I find that good drivers tend to take care of their equipment. :thumbs:

Thanks guys :rock: .. Clutch is in great shape I was told so not going to replace :cheers: Trans guy is going through every part of the tranny Tuesday should have the car back end of the week unless parts are not in stock

good news, keep it, you'll enjoy it once it's back to 100%

Alright Frank. :thumbs::cheers:

Sounds great Frank.
I just broke the news to my wife that I feel the need to do the heads. My GMPP runs out this December so I probably think it's smart to wait until then, but it's getting done for sure and I'm thinking stock too; no cam.

:yesnod: :thumbs: :cool: :cheers:

Tank glad it's working out for you . leave it alone keep it stock you don't need a cam . wish I never touched my car . money not well spent , we are very lucky to know Kevin he has been there for so many of us .