Ruined my clutch racing...

[CHRISP357]

Originally Posted by landrovered

Fixed it for you: "I ruined my car trying to show a BMW owner that my penis was larger than his. Do any of you know of any good penis enlargers that I might try?"

Geez, I'll bet you're a lot of fun at parties old lady! Maybe he was doing it for fun?

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by CHRISP357

Geez, I'll bet you're a lot of fun at parties old lady! Maybe he was doing it for fun?

Any time you want to go on a track you let me know girlfriend, but street racing is irresponsible, dangerous and stupid, so if that is no fun at parties then yeah, I'm a buzzkill.

[Dubaday]

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

[johnsjmc]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

Agreed . I, just joined the dark side after driving air cooled 911s for 40 years. A stock clutch is good for about 60,000 mi +/- . Maybe your clutch was due for failure anyway.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by johnsjmc

Agreed . I, just joined the dark side after driving air cooled 911s for 40 years. A stock clutch is good for about 60,000 mi +/- . Maybe your clutch was due for failure anyway.

sure, 60k +- 60k miles
There is not a "set" mileage for a clutch. Its wear depends on how the car is driven and kind of driving

If you are a dickhead and drag race the car, it won't last as long

A LWFW and Spec clutch is not for street driving.

This forum is far and away the best of all the Porsche forums

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

20 something with Porsche has sad feels because forum does not elect him king after breaking his car and the law.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

You were expecting maybe an "Attaboy" for coming on to a Porsche enthusiast forum and bragging about how you thrash on your car in a way that it was never intended to be used? Or perhaps you expected a bunch of guys who race their cars responsibly on the track to be impressed with how you endanger the lives of other people that have to share the road with you? Really?

A few years from now, if you survive, you will look back and realize what a dumbass kid you used to be and understand where the people slamming you are coming from. I shake my head at the stupid stuff I did with cars when I was in my teens and I am both lucky and grateful that I survived it.

[geraintthomas]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

You were expecting maybe an "Attaboy" for coming on to a Porsche enthusiast forum and bragging about how you thrash on your car in a way that it was never intended to be used? Or perhaps you expected a bunch of guys who race their cars responsibly on the track to be impressed with how you endanger the lives of other people that have to share the road with you? Really?

A few years from now, if you survive, you will look back and realize what a dumbass kid you used to be and understand where the people slamming you are coming from. I shake my head at the stupid stuff I did with cars when I was in my teens and I am both lucky and grateful that I survived it.

But in all fairness to him, have you never driven enthusiastically on the public road after your teens? Even if it's with another driver?

Ever?

As much as I completely agree with your post, think about giving him some slack as we've all done it, and some still do. It's good to 'use' the car now and again, take it above 5,000rpm, to keep everything in good shape and lubricated. Unless you live right next to a track, there's no way you could keep that up on a regular basis - and by keep that up, I don't mean drive like an ass either.

I'll give an example. I live close to the Brecon Beacons and, when the weather permits, I take the car up there for a great drive as they're some of the best driving roads in the UK. Clear roads, see for miles around each bend, beautiful scenery - it's very safe. But admittedly on the odd occasion, I will put my foot down a little if the road is clear, the weather is good and the lights turn green on a junction. I'd never 'race' someone more than the first few seconds of this, and straight line speed on a motorway does nothing for me and is plain dangerous. I've never driven like an idiot, not even in my teens. I've owned a few performance cars and have done the fore-mentioned reasonable spirited driving many times - I've never had an accident or put anyone to risk.

The only difference between myself and this guy is that he told us about it, and damaged his car in the meantime. That didn't help, but there's no proof here that he drives like an ass, or is a 'dumbass kid'. He just put his foot down on this occasion and cocked up.

Again, not slating your post at all and your point is 100% valid, but cut him some slack. We've all been there.

[Dubaday]

Originally Posted by geraintthomas

But in all fairness to him, have you never driven enthusiastically on the public road after your teens? Even if it's with another driver?

Ever?

As much as I completely agree with your post, think about giving him some slack as we've all done it, and some still do. It's good to 'use' the car now and again, take it above 5,000rpm, to keep everything in good shape and lubricated. Unless you live right next to a track, there's no way you could keep that up on a regular basis - and by keep that up, I don't mean drive like an ass either.

I'll give an example. I live close to the Brecon Beacons and, when the weather permits, I take the car up there for a great drive as they're some of the best driving roads in the UK. Clear roads, see for miles around each bend, beautiful scenery - it's very safe. But admittedly on the odd occasion, I will put my foot down a little if the road is clear, the weather is good and the lights turn green on a junction. I'd never 'race' someone more than the first few seconds of this, and straight line speed on a motorway does nothing for me and is plain dangerous. I've never driven like an idiot, not even in my teens. I've owned a few performance cars and have done the fore-mentioned reasonable spirited driving many times - I've never had an accident or put anyone to risk.

The only difference between myself and this guy is that he told us about it, and damaged his car in the meantime. That didn't help, but there's no proof here that he drives like an ass, or is a 'dumbass kid'. He just put his foot down on this occasion and cocked up.

Again, not slating your post at all and your point is 100% valid, but cut him some slack. We've all been there.

I appreciate it geraintthomas. I did put some info out there others would have left out, but that's how it happened, sad to say but mistakes happen. Didn't know I'd get this much insults about it. No one was in harms way, i could see at least a mile behind and in front of me, no on-ramps coming up either.

So this is pretty much play by play how i was shifting;
doing 60-63 in 6th
rev matched and dropped it to 3rd
about 6k rpm and shifted into 4th and thats where things went wrong.
I believe i didn't engage the clutch fully before shifting into 4th, and now it doesnt want to go into any gears without excessive force. Thus why i need a new clutch/fly setup. For nice weather long drives, and occasional track use.

[pilut2]

So this is pretty much play by play how i was shifting;
doing 60-63 in 6th
rev matched and dropped it to 3rd
about 6k rpm and shifted into 4th and thats where things went wrong.
I believe i didn't engage the clutch fully before shifting into 4th, and now it doesnt want to go into any gears without excessive force. Thus why i need a new clutch/fly setup. For nice weather long drives, and occasional track use.

I've botched a few aggressive shifts in my day, but never broken anything. All judgement aside- are these symptoms indicative of a blown clutch or a transmission issue? If the clutch is gone- one botched shift didn't do the damage- did it?

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

Join a Honda civic forum.

[911monty]

It's a lot like this...... How to go from Hero to Zero in under 5 seconds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pgm8I0B8bY

[CHRISP357]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

negativity here is unreal. thanks a alot

Not really, just a few mouthy old losers who are terrified of human interaction but thrive in the anonymity of forums. Ignore them and they'll go away. Fix your clutch and go find that Maserati!

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by CHRISP357

. Fix your clutch and go find that Maserati!

Those cars can go 185. We can only go 165(ish).

[Prelude Guy]

Originally Posted by landrovered

Any time you want to go on a track you let me know girlfriend, but street racing is irresponsible, dangerous and stupid, so if that is no fun at parties then yeah, I'm a buzzkill.

I could make the same argument about tracking. Going to the track is dangerous and stupid. Every single event I have been to there has been at least one person who has wrecked their car in some fashion. In fact, one car spun directly in front of me at Summit Point in turn 10. He put my life in danger!!! Last year an instructor died.

Technically, we are all, as you said, "irresponsible, dangerous, and stupid"! We bought sports cars! We all have driven them aggressively in some form. Driving fast around a turn is equally "irresponsible" as launching a car from a traffic light.

Driving aggressively in any situation is dangerous! And you put in a 3.6L engine! Why do you need to go faster?! Not safe, man! Not safe at all!

It's funny how you associate drag racing as a manhood issue, yet you think tracking a car is different. Smh

It's not that you are a buzzkill at parties. It's just that you are a hypocrite!

[CHRISP357]

Originally Posted by landrovered

Any time you want to go on a track you let me know girlfriend, but street racing is irresponsible, dangerous and stupid, so if that is no fun at parties then yeah, I'm a buzzkill.

This isn't Georgia so I won't be your girlfriend. Flattered though. I guess.

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by CHRISP357

This isn't Georgia so I won't be your girlfriend. Flattered though. I guess.

Damn and I thought you had such a purdy mouth.