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Old 04-15-2013, 03:30 PM   #43
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Default Re: Manual Trannys

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Originally Posted by cutta View Post
Sounds to me that the biggest con to a manual is lack of knowledge. So for those of you that started from scratch with a manual, how long was your learning curve to start doing things right? Also, how often is clutch maintenance necessary(resurfacing, re-tuning, etc). Thanks
It took us several races to get it right when we started. I got smart and talked to guys like Kevin Helms and Brad Zaskowski. We ran one year the whole season and never took the clutch out. As long as your not light and driving through the clutch your can put alot of runs on it. Every 35 to 40 runs we put a 1/4 turn in per Tim Hyatt to account for disc wear. If you want to know why I do it look at my video I just posted fun as hell.
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