Originally Posted by Romad

"FIRST DRIVE" this afternoon! This stick shift car screeems. It's nothing like my automatic Xfires! There is something going on with the clutch though. It wants to grab all of a sudden at the top. I'm thinking air in the master/slave cylinder or the wrong relase bearing was installed. There is also a slight hesitation when first acceleration. Don't know what's up with that. Maybe a vacuum leak somewhere.

Interesting pic hen the former owners mechanic was doing the engine and tranny swap.