Originally Posted by spearfish25

Perhaps I didn't convey my opinion well in the first post. The clutch is a relatively fragile aspect of any manual transmission car that will readily be destroyed if improperly used. With the heresay available on this forum, the explanation of a defective CSC is just as likely as driver-induced destruction. Until people post videos of their clutching technique, it will remain a hazy area. I merely stated my suspicion that driver use/misuse may be a factor.

The OP is having a problem that many many other owners who track their Zs will never experience. I don't want people reading the OP's thread thinking that a clutch upgrade is a mandatory part of tracking the Z. It's not.