23 Nov 2005, 11:36 pm
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA.
Posts: 1,553
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by sca037
We had an '01 Limited with a 5-speed, and it was a great car. Sure, we had to get used to the engine holding the rpm's up for a second before releasing the clutch to achieve smooth upshifts, but we eventually got used to that semi-annoying trait.
With our GT, we have to add to that the clutch slave delaying the release of the clutch (there is some kind of restrictor built into the line that slows the piston movement I'm told), and that adds another impediment to smooth driving IMHO....plus makes rev-matching on downshifts an excersize in futility 
Does anyone know why this 'feature' was designed into the clutch release mechanism (assuming it's not just to torture us  ) ???
Thanks,
Brian
(old-school enough to like being directly coupled to his hardware I guess [8)])
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Never heard of this. Was that the excuse the dealership made up to explain why they wouldn't fix it? My clutch releases quickely and re-engages the same. Me thinks you have another problem. Nobody else on any of the boards has reported this problem here since I have been reading them.
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 '03 Inferno Red GT, 5 speed, STAGE 1, Mopar BOV, Plastic Intake, Modified Upper and Lower Airbox, Custom Airbox-to-turbo pipe, Borla dual exhaust, Maddog Short Shifter, Drilled/Slotter Rotors, Ceramic Pads, chrome wheels, chrome door spears, AMP chrome fuel door, PT Cruiser 3rd light diffuser, H&R Springs, Rear Sway Bar added, MGW chrome door lock pulls, Blane's hood struts, Custom license plate mount, some interior dress up stuff...more to come
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