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Originally Posted by joespanova
And I'm gonna bet those cars are clutchless tranny cars also. I "interrupt" the "lock up" at every gear change , so recovery doesn't look very attractive with the "tamer" from that perspective.
So we've sorta deviated from the original point , but a fun conversation non the less....
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Not a problem, I myself have a faceplated Toploader and WOT shift using the clutch pedal. Just a street/strip car with a focus on no-prep.
The 'tamer actually helps close the gap between clutchless and clutchpedal shifts, as the WOT interrupt of power flow creates an rpm flare which adds stored energy to the engine's rotating assy. The 'tamer partially re-activates when using the clutch pedal on the shifts, smoothing out re-engagement of the powertrain. Engine still made power thru the shift, 'tamer just makes its recovery more efficient. I even run radials on no-prep, they don't get knocked loose after the shifts.
The clutch pedal is released from a stop for launch, so the 'tamer is fully active. For the shift the pedal is only kicked to get the trans out of gear instead of being pushed all the way to the stop, so the 'tamer does not fully re-set during the shifts. You end up with the slip you want for launch, but with less induced slip after the shifts.
Ideally you would control the clutch slip rate after the shift with static clamp pressure, but many guys don't have adjustable base and don't want the hassle of shimming the pressure plate.