'00 360 F1 Clutch Upgrade to 04 Question

I took my car to the dealer for the annual service. I had complained about the car lurching in first gear and he told me that he hooked it up and I had 73% clutch wear and said it should probably be replaced and upgraded at the same time to solve the lurching. He quoted me $8K, which I know is high but they replace the TCU to 04 specs and use the Challenge flywheel/pressure plate/disc. I asked if he could install a Challenge TCU, and he said no. BTW, the car has 8500 miles. I have two questions for the community:

1. Is the f1 pump/trans different on a CS and can I upgrade the clutch system to CS specs?

2. Should I wait and get a few more thousand miles out of the current clutch? It isn't slipping or anything, and I can deal with the lurching for a few more months.

I know the dealer should answer these questions but I'm not trusting either of the two dealers I've been to so far. When I had my car PPI'd I was told that the F1 fluid should probably be changed as it had some slight shavings in it. I was also told that I may have an exhaust manifold leak as there was some blueing on the heat shield.

When I had dealer #2 check both these problems they said my f1 fluid was fine and the exhaust manifold looked fine as well. You can understand my apprehension at this point.

I live in the Los Angeles area and if there are any dealer/mechanic recommendations I would be most grateful.


Thanks In Advance!!

 

Thanks Duskybird. It helps a great deal. If I'm going to spend the money, I might as well get it right.