Clutch

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by Maverick

Just looked at the advanced site, and the price looks the same at what I got thru summit. I will probably check them out soon.

I think the advanced clutches were on sale in the off season, so it is worth calling him to confirm pricing.

There are several great clutches to choose from out there made by different manufacturers. They can range from 2000-6000 or more for some exotic stuff.

I can tell you I prefer the advanced stuff in our stockers. For me, I found it easier to slip the clutch on the line without having it drive through the clutch down track. They are lighter and I have found them to be quicker than the heavier stuff on our cars. Rob also specializes in stock and superstock stuff so he is very helpful. He will pick up the phone on a weekend also.

One thing that has made a difference for me on all of the clutches is to first send them to Kyle Carruthers. He is a smart guy. He builds clutch dynos. He will spin your clutch up on his dyno at different base pressure and counterweight for you. You get to see the cause and effect. You get a nice excel spreadsheet. I use it with the racepak data to see where the clutch slips. Once I know that, I use the dyno sheet to tune my clutch.

That helps because I can go to a bracket mode set up with less rpm and less clutch maintenance to a performance run without guessing. I know what to adjust without fear of losing the run.

Kyle is a good guy. He helps out PB Candies with their Cars. I would recommend talking to him no matter what you decide on. His number is 248-343-5339.