My clutch is slipping really bad and for some weird reason it only slips and makes noise when the engine is hot but when its cold it runs perfect. I'm going to buy a new clutch tommorow what do you guys think i should get? I have a budget of about $500 for a clutch and installation. I have a t5 hooked up to a 350 with about ~280hp. I was reading my haynes manual for firebirds and it siad that 84+ used hydraulic clutches but my camaro has a non-hydraulic clutch was there a diffrence between the years camaro started using hydraulic compared to the firebirds?

 

The "clutch" is not hydraulic.

The linkage that works it, however, might be.

But the clutch does not care, as long as it gets pushed. Both actualtor systems do that, by the same amount.

The same clutches fit Camaros and Firebirds with the same motors. They also fit both the ones with mechanical linkage, and the ones with hydraulic actuators. All Camaro and Firebird V8s from 82-92 use the same clutch.

I like the Centerforce Dual Friction, I've had several and they've all been excellent. Others have their preferences as well. But, just about any of the good-quality big brand names (CF, Zoom, Ram, B-W, Hays, McLeod, etc. etc. etc.) have products that work fine if installed correctly. I've used every one of htose in the past, with great success; as well as some others. You really can't go wrong with any of them. Installation is the key.

 

A full on clutch kit, stock replacement, will cost ~$175 or so. Figure 3+ hrs for installation at most shops, that's easily $500 there. The cost skyrockets when you go aftermarket.
I doubt at your power level you need any more than a stock clutch anyway.

Make sure they turn your flywheel while they're at it.