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Old 04-15-2015, 12:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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High flow cats? They don't have heat shields like the stock ones and the heat can boil the clutch fluid.
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High flow cats? They don't have heat shields like the stock ones and the heat can boil the clutch fluid.
Beat me to it. OP, what fluid is in there?
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Beat me to it. OP, what fluid is in there?
Clutch fluid could be part of it. I recommend a synthetic and highly recommend getting some thermo-tec heat sleeve and wrapping your clutch line feeding into the tranny.
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