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Weird clutch on a 355

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  1. PaulK

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    #1 PaulK, Sep 4, 2006
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  2. Valence

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    #2 Valence, Sep 4, 2006
    It's a challenge clutch cooler. Scoops air from under the car into the clutch housing.
     
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    #3 ernie, Sep 4, 2006
    What he said. The clutch bell housing is the same underneath, the scoop bolts on over it.
     
  4. PaulK

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    #4 PaulK, Sep 4, 2006
    So lets say I un-bolt the thing, its going to be the standard pumpkin as before. Cool!
     
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    #5 Rifledriver, Sep 5, 2006


    If they did the full Challenge modification it will have a number of rather large holes in the bell housing to take advantage of the extra air.

    Why would you want to take it off? It is a good functional mod unlike the bling crap most do.
     
  6. Valence

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    #6 Valence, Sep 5, 2006
    Funny they don't have a challenge grille if they went to the trouble of a clutch cooler.
     
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    #7 PAP 348, Sep 5, 2006
    Yeah, funny that. :D
     
  8. ShineKen

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    #8 ShineKen, Mar 13, 2021
    This is THE ORIGINAL 355 Clutch cooler duct housing... whatever you want to call it. Super rare. The newer version looks much different, but I’m sure functions the same.

    It comes on VERY early 95 cars (probably only U.S). My car came with it :). My car is a May 1994 build.
     
  9. PaulK

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    #9 PaulK, Mar 13, 2021
    Thanks Ken, mine has one too. It's a September '94 build.
     
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    #10 ShineKen, Mar 13, 2021
    Interesting. September might be the cutoff point because my red october build doesn’t have it :).
     
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    #11 spaghetti_jet, Mar 14, 2021
    Mine was Nov 94 and no air scoopy thing either.
     

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