I'm pretty sure that's the clutch. Even though I don't have a stick, and have never driven stick, when I was test driving the crossfire, the dealer took me out in a stick with them driving to show the performance, and the guy didn't know how to drive stick at all...scared me half to death. we made it around the block once before he had to bring it back cause he was destroying that car. When we got back, there was the most awful smell, and someone said that was the clutch. I feel bad for whoever bought that car!