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Old 07-14-2017, 01:43 PM   #70
keetonb25
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Re: 67 Longbed GMC Patina 5.3 T56 Driver

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Originally Posted by AnotherWs6 View Post
Yeah, stock LS1 clutches are meh. Bone stock with 30K miles mine was slipping if driven hard. Like hitting second aggressivly. Annoying. They will live like that for a long time. Remember that GM had to safeguard the little 7.5 rear in those f-bodies. Aggressive clutch was out of the question. Master cylinders were purposely choked down to make high RPM violent shifting difficult/impossible. Fourth gens were/are good, but that 7.5 really killed what could have been a fantastic car for several reasons.
Good info there. That's what read after I smoked out the cab... but it's on the road for the summer. This winter I'll make some small changes.
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