Message-ID: <3D4F1654.9010906@kc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 18:59:17 -0500 From: "Marvin [GodfatherofSoul] Bellamy" <mbellamy@kc.rr.com> Subject: Re: Pick a Clutch, Any Clutch
LOL! Now, this is the furthest off-topic anyone has dared venture :)
Man I wish I would have listened to my dad when he tried to teach me
about cars...
KRFinch@dstsystems.com wrote:
>In that price range, you would be pretty much restricted to an OEM unit.
>Those are pretty good for a daily driver anyway.
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>In higher performance units, I have heard some people have had good luck
>with the ACT units. Go with the 2100 for a car that only sees occasional
>track use, or the 2600 if you are pushing more than about 450HP. The 2600
>is more of a race unit, but if you are pushing that much through it, you
>will probably want the extra force to keep it from slipping. Clutch
>Masters makes comparable units that cost a little more across the board,
>but they have been said to be more reliable. (Personally, I think that
>most of the problems with the ACT units are from people buying the wrong
>unit for the application and then not breaking it in properly.)
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>In any case, I would recommend upgrading to a metal-sleeved throwout
>bearing when you do the swap. It's cheap insurance. If it were me, I'd go
>with a braided steel clutch line while I was working under there too;
>they're less than $20, and you get better pedal feel.
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>As another thought: If you are ever planning on going with a lightened
>flywheel, it's hella easier to replace it while you already have things
>apart to do the clutch. Clutch Masters has billet ones for under $400.
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>Hope this helps!
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>Kevin Finch
>Network Administrator
>DST Systems, Inc.
>816/435-6039
>krfinch@dstsystems.com
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> Andrew Bates
> <andrewb@litecode.net> To: kclug@kclug.org
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>What clutches have you guys used for your daily driver awd's?
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>Catagorizing it another way, what are the best bang for your buck
>clutches? (say around 150-250)
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>- Andrew Bates
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