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Old 02-10-2012, 04:38 PM
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1 month review/ suggestions?

Howdy!
I have had my 8 for around a month now and I have,developed a love/hate relationship with it
I love it for the looks,power and a bunch of little features that make it a truly great car!
Yet, it has a rather troubled past as a track car. It shows everywhere, its an 04 with only 69000 miles and its on its 3rd engine... Also the clutch is pretty well gone, and I found that out while replacing the starter.
In addition to that the tranny and brake pads need to be replaced....
But at the same time I dont blame the car at all, it actually looks really good considering.
So if you made it this far I want to replace the clutch and transmission at the same time but I can only afford 300 dollars on a clutch, so what do you recommend for that much?
Old 02-10-2012, 04:44 PM
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How can you afford a Tranny if you can only afford 300 for clutch?

Can't blame a car for needing brakes .. its a wear item

I bought an ACT clutch, overkill yes but there you go
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The stock clutch has always worked fine for me. Edit: OOPS.

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i think he bought the car used and the previous owner heavily tracked it and ruined the clutch and trans
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Originally Posted by tofu_box
i think he bought the car used and the previous owner heavily tracked it and ruined the clutch and trans
Ah I see.
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OP: start calling or PM'ing some of our forum vendors. They'll be able to give you some good prices and help you figure out what best fits your needs.

BHR (blackhaloracing.com) is a great place to start.
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