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    Question What kind of clutch costs $2,000???

    So, at work today, towards the end of the night, this kid comes in to get his alignment checked out. He's driving a late 90's early 2000's Mustang GT. He states even before the mechanic has the keys, to be careful with the clutch because its new, and he doesn't want him to burn it up.

    Well, the mechanic starts to pull it in, and as hes trying to go up the alignment rack, he keeps rolling back down because he doesn't want to stall. Well, our customer waiting room has 3 huge glass windows that see right into the shop, so this kid is watching our every move. Well, the mechanic stalls the car, and I say, "Hey, you want me to pull it up there?" So, he gets out, and as I start the car and start moving it, I look in the rear view mirror, and I see the salesman walking out with the customer.

    Before I get it on the rack, I hear another mechanic tell the salesman that the customer asked if he can pull the car up there on his own. Well, the salesman told him no. The customer says, "Why not?" The salesman says, "Why do you want to pull it on yourself?" The customer says, "Because I told you guys I have a $2,000 clutch in there." The salesman says, "Well, my alignment machine cost more than $2,000, and I'm not gonna risk you jumping it off the rack into our machine."

    Now, this was a BONE STOCK, from what I could tell, Mustang GT. The only things I could tell were done were Flowmasters, rims, pillar guages (battery voltage, and some other non-important one), and some sub-frame connectors of some sort. So my question is, what kind of clutch, besides a high performance racing clutch, would cost $2,000, and why the hell would you put it in a stock Mustang GT?

    P.S. That story probably could have been a lot shorter than that, so uh...sorry.

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    he got ripped of when a mechanic charged him $1,900 to install a $100 Clutch

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    And shouldn't said 2k clutch not burn up that quickly anyway, because it cost 2k?

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    maybe flywheel and slave cyl also + installation, i could see a bad deal being near $2k

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    Right off the bat I figured this guy was full of BS. Especially since he said he had a $2k clutch in this pussy looking mustang. The only thing I suggested to everyone else at work that thought the same, was that whoever installed it, charged him an arm and a leg for parts and installation.

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    Probably not so much parts, but the install was very expensive.

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    Now that I think about it, he was probably just listing prices he saw on Gran Turismo 3

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    Heads and cam on that game are damn expensive like 75k for the good ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx View Post
    Heads and cam on that game are damn expensive like 75k for the good ones
    yeah, but you can tune it, lower it and change gear ratio for free

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    haha the kid got ripped off hardcore...or has no clue what hes saying and is trying to show off lol, yeah that game is overpriced lmao


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    Quote Originally Posted by FSANE View Post
    he got ripped of when a mechanic charged him $1,900 to install a $100 Clutch
    FUCKING THIS! exactly. to him fuck yeah its a 2,000 dollar clutch. no doubt in my mind thats what "zach" paid with his abercrombie money. dont mean theres a special clutch in there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 310stanger View Post
    FUCKING THIS! exactly. to him fuck yeah its a 2,000 dollar clutch. no doubt in my mind thats what "zach" paid with his abercrombie money. dont mean theres a special clutch in there.
    [laugh-so-hard-I-puke-smilie]

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    Quote Originally Posted by 310stanger View Post
    FUCKING THIS! exactly. to him fuck yeah its a 2,000 dollar clutch. no doubt in my mind thats what "zach" paid with his abercrombie money. dont mean theres a special clutch in there.



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    there are clutches out there that cost well over $2000.00....multi-plate race setups.

    however this kid/mustang owner is an idiot


    here is a $6000.00 clutch... just the pressure plate and friction plates...plural as in many...

    http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1967

    Last edited by ibanez7; 09-03-2009 at 11:07 PM.

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    now the kid could have bought an installed an Exedy Clutch for about 2K... Assuming the kid is telling the truth. however what is the point of a 2k clutch when the car only puts down 220rwhp, and maybe 260 at the fly

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