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Old 01-16-2013, 02:23 PM   #29
Jeff Lee
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Default Re: Stick car, too much clutch?

Any clutch will work. You just have to be honest about what your goals are. You also have to be honest about your abilities & limitations. Speed cost money; how fast do you want to go? That hasn't changed since the first drag race. Speed costs time also. If your not willing to pull the bell housing off to try something new, then your just spittin' in the wind.
Any clutch can be made to perform better. Or more consistent. Or longer lasting. If you can obtain 2 out of 3, your doing good. Seldom will you see 3 out of 3. But there is no magic pill or magic tune. What works on one car is not going to work on another. May be close, but it wont be 100%.
If a guy wants a stick for fun and bracket race super consistency is paramount, buy the cheaper parts that require less maintenance and less tuning. Throw in a single or dual disk diaphragm and be done with it. But even when I ran a McLeod Mag-Force Dual 8", I still had the bell housing off all the time shimming it up for more slip. When I ran the McLeod Soft-Lock, I still had some pretty fast times, still pulling the bell housing off countless times. And if I had to say one thing along the learning curve that was the biggest loser, it was the no CW theory. My McLeod became really fast with zero turns in it, some CW and a lot more RPM off the line. It also became more consistent.
But since this is Class Racing ~ Stock & Super Stock Tech, I'm the type that believes that Class car owners should strive for the very best performance; not "good enough". I've been down the clutch road and my money & performance are hooked with the A team (so I don't look like a promoter & upset the admin). I use the formula 1320 / MPH and it tells me who really knows what they are talking about when they brag about their ET & MPH and how well they think they have the clutch dialed in. And yes, those that meet or beat the formula do not always have an Advanced unit. But a lot of them surely do. And here's another tip. There are a lot of racers that have an A unit and are doing well. But if you ask them what they have, they may steer you in another direction. But that's the nature of any competitive sport.
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