Depends on the circle of B58s around you I think. I know quite a few guys that have popped motors.
All 14 owners that got a car and sending them in for the 3rd gear replacement…. Nah hahaha
When the clutch slips, RPMs would shoot up, not go down.
It's quite a different story though...our clutches might be a little crappy, but their entire transmission is a box of detritus and everyone knows it.
Does make you wonder a little… nowadays how many shots taken at the Supra on the Z forum are posted via the WiFi of a Nissan service waiting room.
I think you might be onto something here. I tore up the stock clutch in my GTI years ago because I lugged the engine too much on my commute, despite being stock tune at the time. Not making the same mistake in my MT Supra. Definitely could be some user-error here. Don't WOT at all in 4-6th unless you are 3k rpm+. It can be tempting since the B58 has so much torque down low, but that's what will destroy your clutch.
Absolutely. In the case of the Chevrolet Gen111/T56 gearbox combo it was the gearbox that suffered but it could easily have been the clutch instead. The Focus RS Mk111's can suffer from LSPI failures as did WRX Subaru's because owners used to regularly go WOT or close to it at lowish RPM in 5th/6th gear. The reason for that is because the modern turbo engine is designed to produce lots of torque low in the rev range unlike years ago where it was all about the top end. This leads people into short shifting them and they don't really like it mechanically. Similar principle to the gearbox and clutch. So although I haven't yet driven a manual Supra my driving style will almost certainly be be the same as it has for the last 20 years with manuals and is currently with the Focus RS and that is under 80kph it's no higher than 4th gear and 6th doesn't come into play until a minimum of 100kph. using slightly higher revs won't hurt an engine but letting them drop down the rev range to to the lower levels is a risk mechanically to the drive line. This goes back to my original point about pre release testing. Factory drivers don't drive cars like that, they drive them like they are a performance car because thats basically what they are. They don't nanny them around which can be an issue for certain owners down the line sometimes. There's more to driving a manual properly than heel and toeing.
If is better than stock Im game on paying whateverOne failed (for whatever reason) and people think all will failed, bit of a herd mentality at play
Bet if a aftermarket clutch is available now, shops would be pushing this post ad infinitum to get MT owners onboard to swap out the clutch
my mistake. Guess I meant to say I wasn’t moving forward any faster and mph was dropping not the revs
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