Sold!! Used Fidanza 7.6 clutch & aluminum flywheel for parts

**Rich Z** · 12-16-2012, 03:57 PM

I'm trying to clean out all the old parts that came off my my C5Z over the past year since it's been home. So I've had this Fidanza 7.6 ceramic dual clutch disk and aluminum flywheel sitting on my workbench taking up space that needs to go.

The clutch disks themselves have the splines damaged from the combo of the two bellhousing bolts being missing and one other one loose on the driver's side, and Pfadt sending a driveshaft that was too long. Between those two issues, apparently the front input shaft on the driveshaft tore up the splines in the disks. One is pretty bad, but the other might be salvageable. Doesn't look like the pressure plates nor the flywheel are damaged.

Really very few miles on the thing, since when at the shop after it was installed, they were trying to tune the car, and only did a few dyno runs (so I'm told) and some test drive miles. Based on what I saw of the mechanical issues on the car when I got it back home, I doubt that they ever got anywhere near full power on the engine before tripping a REP fault. When I got the car somewhat driveable, I only put maybe a hundred miles on it before the clutch cylinder slave failed and then the drivetrain got pulled out. So all total, maybe 500 miles on it?

So here are some pics of what we are dealing with here.

I really don't have any idea if anyone can salvage anything useful out of the clutch itself, but I figure that the flywheel may be worth something to somebody. So all I want is $150 plus $30 for shipping. The flywheel should be worth at least that much.

**Rich Z** · 12-16-2012, 03:58 PM

Here's a few more pics:

**Rich Z** · 02-04-2013, 12:47 PM

Make offer. But it has to be enough to make it worthwhile packing the box to ship it. Otherwise I just throw this stuff in the trash to get it off my workbench.

**Rich Z** · 03-31-2013, 12:08 PM

SOLD!

85vette · 03-31-2013, 05:43 PM

The slave cylinder in my CTS V also failed with the Fidanza clutch. Hmmmm? I replaced it some time ago but it's slipping now. I've got a new LS7 clutch ready to go in. Not impressed with the Fidanza.

**Rich Z** · 03-31-2013, 06:04 PM

I've heard that the LS7 clutch is prone to glazing, but I'm not sure what sort of driving conditions will cause that problem. The clutch in my C6Z06 seems to be holding up fine so far, but I certainly don't push it hard.

The Centerforce clutch that Shane put in my C5Z seems to be holding up OK.

When it comes time to replace the clutch again, I would likely go with a Mantic brand.

85vette · 03-31-2013, 06:55 PM

After researching all I could find I came to the conclusion that there were pro's and con's with all of them.

But after speaking to several shops that have experience with Corvettes and CTS V's, including Anti-Venom, I determined that it should do fine for my measely 377 RWHP.

**Rich Z** · 03-31-2013, 08:20 PM

Yeah, it seems that nothing is actually *perfect* when it comes to this car stuff. And from what I have seen, no matter what you look at, half of the people will love it, and the other half will hate it. So you just have to take your shot at making the best guess you can and hope it works for you.

Is replacing the clutch in your CTS V as big a pain in the ass as it is in the Corvette?

85vette · 03-31-2013, 08:42 PM

Not too bad apparently. $250.00 labor for R+R. I'm not complaining. The guys that work on my cars/trucks are friends of mine so.....

**Rich Z** · 03-31-2013, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 85vette

Not too bad apparently. $250.00 labor for R+R. I'm not complaining. The guys that work on my cars/trucks are friends of mine so.....

Yeah, that's pretty cheap. Do those guys ever work on Corvettes? I'd be interested in knowing what they charge for labor for a clutch replacement in a vette. If I could get it done that cheaply I wouldn't be toying with the idea of doing it myself (with some help, of course) next time I need it done.