***OMFG IM PANICKING HELP, i really honestly need advice from all of you***
Throwout bearing doesn't wear out from tracking the car unless you hold your clutch in at the line for a long long time. Do you ride the clutch at stoplights?
Even though you said you're proficient at driving a manual trans, there's still ways you can get more proficient. I'd recommend taking a closer look at how you drive the car.. maybe there's something minor about your shifting/clutching practices that you aren't even aware of which is wearing components out quicker. But since you mentioned throwout bearing.. if that's actually what was the cause of the problem, you may have fried it by holding the clutch in too much in situations where you should have put the car in neutral and let the clutch out.
Even though you said you're proficient at driving a manual trans, there's still ways you can get more proficient. I'd recommend taking a closer look at how you drive the car.. maybe there's something minor about your shifting/clutching practices that you aren't even aware of which is wearing components out quicker. But since you mentioned throwout bearing.. if that's actually what was the cause of the problem, you may have fried it by holding the clutch in too much in situations where you should have put the car in neutral and let the clutch out.
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Hey, I had a bit of "sticker shock" at what these parts cost too. I was just using you as an example, I didn't name names.... 
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If you drive hard, especialy track the car or dump the clutch at all .
A Stock clutch on any car isnt going to hold up long.
Its something most of us that track our cars or drive hard as hel have learned to deal with .
good luck.
A Stock clutch on any car isnt going to hold up long.
Its something most of us that track our cars or drive hard as hel have learned to deal with .
good luck.
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i appreciate the offer, but i will be going with something i can abuse a bit more and get a bit more mileage out of. Thanks for thinking of me though!
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picked up my car with a new JWT clutch and everything touching it today, and i LOVE it, only one problem, when i push in the clutch my car dies... lightweight flywheel perhaps? the car goes from like 2k to nothing in no time and just plain dies... TB needs to be replaced? i have an intake, will they freak if they see that?
