How do you tell when clutch is slipping??

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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 10:12 AM
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Default How do you tell when clutch is slipping??

It's seems the revs would go up with out the car pulling, but, can you tell if it is slipping just a little bit??

I am using a stock clutch with my setup at the moment, and as far as I can tell, the clutch is not slipping. Just wondering if there is another way too tell without droping the tranny.

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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 10:14 AM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (Bryson)

you just know when its taking a ****.
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 11:09 AM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (itr206)

Oh yeah, it will rev through the roof and you'll be just sitting there smelling the wonderful odors of a burning clutch. Not fun!
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 11:39 AM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (Bryson)

watch your revs go through the roof and your car sitting still or not accelerating....oh yeah the unmistakable odo*u*r of fresh dookie. really shortens the life of an organic disk that will glaze like brakes and hold nothing afterwards.
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 12:18 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (Sayang)

when your in gear, t feels like your revving in neutral


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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 12:34 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (b18b98)

to notice if it slips a little just look at your revs and your speed. if they do not move porportional to one another then it is slipping.

ex the revs go high and your speed stays the same
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (rtype11)

Ok, but will the clutch ever be sliping "a little"??

You guy's made it sound like the only time it's sliping is when the clutch face has totaly been burn't off.

I think the odor is a good indicator though.

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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (CovertFI)

to notice if it slips a little just look at your revs and your speed. if they do not move porportional to one another then it is slipping.

ex the revs go high and your speed stays the same
yea, if you're suspect keep a close look out on the 2 needles. If your clutch is close to goingbut not quite, it might only slip near your peak power instead of all over.

Edit: Have someone else drive your car, many times its just mental. Especially when you're still running the stock clutch and you know you should've upgraded but you didn't.


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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 02:18 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (tonydatyga)

why is this in FI??? Isn't this a newbie question???!?!?
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 02:23 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (MiraiZ)

oh let me seee......

FI = more HP/TQ = Clutch slippage.

It was obvious to me to place it here.

BTW, why are there so many jack asses on this forum??

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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 07:32 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (tonydatyga)

Especially when you're still running the stock clutch and you know you should've upgraded but you didn't.


[Modified by tonydatyga, 5:11 PM 4/16/2002]
I'm still running the stock clutch after 2yrs of being turbo'ed The only time I really feel it slipping is on hot days. It kinda feels like the car is bogging while the rpms are still climbing.
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Old Apr 16, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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Default Re: How do you tell when clutch is slipping?? (Bryson)


BTW, why are there so many jack asses on this forum??

You asked the question...not me

this should be in newbie forum...a slipping clutch can be caused by FI... but not always and it has nothing to do with FI. All manual transmission, regardless of whether it not it is NA or FI, are suseptible to slippage.

Sorry for sounding like an *** to you (although I don't think I do) but this is a newbie question brought up no less than a 100 times before.
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