I THINK MY COUSIN BURNT MY CLUTCH OUT :(

[Mikey193]

Never let anyone drive your car lol

[1954 Belair-man]

Just like money or your wife, NEVER loan to a friend or family

[rocketman 12]

Originally Posted by 1954 Belair-man

Just like money or your wife, NEVER loan to a friend or family

^^^^^^^LMAO!

[xXSilencerXx]

Originally Posted by mhood

Come on man! These clutches stink a lot...happens all the time...happened to me when my car was new (backing out of a very steep parking spot) and I've driven manuals all my life. No harm, no foul.

They are stanky, especially in the cold when new. I would get a whiff of it almost every time I left campus and it was below freezing when I first got the car.

[happycamper]

I'm sure your clutch is fine. I recall teaching my son how to drive a stick 10 years ago, and the burnt clutch smell stayed for 2 days. That original clutch still works fine, at 145,000 miles.

[Blitz]

Originally Posted by daveagogo1

Is this your cousin???

"That was not the tires" ...ya think?

[Stealth6]

Now, here's a burn-out that didn't fail. LoL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&fe...&v=97pMqLDQtKw

[testmule]

Originally Posted by #TeamChevy

Today my cousin drove my car, i knew he shouldn't have let him behind the wheel, but I thought everything would be okay. My cousin floored the pedal while holding the clutch in and took the revs all the way to the red line!!!! my car started smoking and it had a horrible smell after. The smell is still there but the car is riding okay and nothing is missing or seems out of place. I just want to know if anyone else has done this and is my car okay?!!??! help please!

Were you in the car when your brain dead cousin took the RPM to the redline? If so why didn't you slap the crap out him?

[SlingShot]

Originally Posted by HufferSS

Junk Punch your cousin just to make sure he understands but your car should be fine.....the stink will go away after a day or two.

For some reason I just keep thinking of these two as Beavis & Butthead, punching each others Junk ...

[Hellfighter]

that poor vette, and ur camaro >.<

[cmb74656]

Originally Posted by derklug

Your fine, but if you want to make sure, do this. Find a long upgrade, and with the engine warm, start up the grade. At about 35mph, shift into 4th and try to accelerate. If the engine bogs, your clutch is fine. If the RPM's increase with no increase in speed, the clutch is toast.

Easier said than done. The OP lives in Louisiana. Not too many hills there. Same here in Florida.

[Mr. Unassailable]

My first 5 vehicles were standards. Everytime I get in my SS I hold the trac control button down until its disabled (5 seconds or so). The one time I didn't, I was in the right lane and had 100% committed to blitzing across 3 lanes to hit an on ramp like 1/5 of a mile after the light. I said "eh, I'll try this competitive mode shit". In short, the clutch slowly engaged (like 3 seconds to get from me releasing it to engaged fully). I probably burned a good 10,000 miles off its life right there. Not sure what happened but I now religiously disable all that shit before leaving my parking spot.

In short, maybe it wasn't 100% him. Could of been partly due to the weird shit they put on the car.

[Coyotekiller]

I wouldn't go tell the dealer anything about this. That's a bad idea. Is the car brand new? If so, it's gonna smell weird for a few weeks as the clutch wears in. Think it's some sort of surface coating they put on it. Not sure really. And just to ensure this never happens again, take an aluminum bat to your cousins knees . Just kidding. That's assault and illegal.

[Coyotekiller]

Originally Posted by Mr. Unassailable

My first 5 vehicles were standards. Everytime I get in my SS I hold the trac control button down until its disabled (5 seconds or so). The one time I didn't, I was in the right lane and had 100% committed to blitzing across 3 lanes to hit an on ramp like 1/5 of a mile after the light. I said "eh, I'll try this competitive mode shit". In short, the clutch slowly engaged (like 3 seconds to get from me releasing it to engaged fully). I probably burned a good 10,000 miles off its life right there. Not sure what happened but I now religiously disable all that shit before leaving my parking spot.

In short, maybe it wasn't 100% him. Could of been partly due to the weird shit they put on the car.

The "weird shit they put in the car" has nothing to do with your foot holding the clutch down too long and burning it. That's all on you bro. Not on the manufacturer. GM can't help that you need to learn how to drive a stick better. I'm sure others here will also agree with my sentiment that you are daft.