Here's how I see it, and many disagree with me, but here it goes;
Fu(k the warranty.
... and here's why. We all got this car to have some serious fun with it. Some of us mod it and push it to the point that some of the factory parts break. Of course it's going to break because it wasn't indended to handle the power some of us are putting down after mods. If the weak link has reared it's head, and you want to keep having fun with your car, why would you want to replace it with the same weak factory part?
Case in point; the stock clutch (it's a wear item anyway, but it's something I just went through). I modded my car and cooked the clutch within 21K miles and even some that are stock are cooking the clutch in less miles. That's unheard of in terms of a car's reliability, but it happens so we all know the stock clutch isn't up to snuff. Why would anyone even try to go back to the dealer go get another clutch that you know isn't going to hold up? To save money? To save time? It's just going to get cooked again and fail, and your cars down again.
Address this issue and you'll be done with it. You won't have to deal with it again.
I see it this way for all parts; tranny, transfercase, whatever breaks, build it up. Even if it's not related to a mod, build it up. It may cost you some money, but even as cheap as I am; I'd rather spend some money and get the right part, then to have my car down just get the same weak factory part you know can't hold up.
If you want to be covered, don't mod your car.
If you mod your car, something will break and that's more than enough reason to build it up.
And that's part of reason were here; To help each other when something breaks.
... cause it will break.
