hey guys.. was thinkin to turbo my car.. with about 8 PSI.. how long will the stock clutch system last if i DD my car, with the occasional 3rd or 4th gear pull on the highway.. my car has 12000 Miles on it, and i dont abuse the at all...

 

It will probably last a couple of weeks if you baby it. Any of the high rpm shifts are going to start slipping though. I've heard stories of people that went to tune and the clutch started slipping on the dyno.

 

My clutch let go at anything above 7 ~350+ whp on the dyno.

 

This all depends on how you drive, if you launch, and how much torque you are putting down. Mine lasted a couple of months after the supercharger was installed, others have had it last much longer.

I would strongly suggest replacing it with something stronger when you get the turbo kit installed, it will save you time and money down the line. Depending on the condition of your stock clutch you can probably sell it and recoup some installation costs.

 

exactly what happened to me @ 375whp. I drove it around for about a month with the stock clutch and any time i went past 6k the rpms shot up to redline, it was useless.

 

Wow.. I'm surprised at the fact that our stock clutch is that weak.

Dan

 

I bolted my charger on at 13k miles and had to replace my clutch around 18k mile.

 

I have had my SC on for a year now and am still on the OEM clutch. I do have HTG's set up out in the shed in case I need it. I do get some slipping if I shift at high RPMs under WOT, but only in certain gears and not every time.

 

FI'ed at 43K, at 48K on the stock, no noticed slipping, but I hadn't dirven as hard as I have the last few days.

New clutch is the car's X-mas present.

 

Seems turbos wear out the stock clutch much faster then SCs.