What clutch are you guys using?

cowbay · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 3:53 pm

Well good day yesterday but what I have been feeling for awhile my clutch was slipping. I was using a ram power force. I drive my car on the street also. Maybe 20k on it at the most. I would like to get more life at of a dual purpose clutch. Any suggestions on what to use that will hold up on the street and strip

carguy · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 4:37 pm

I use mcCleod behind my hemi road runner but have not raced regularly with it...street use.

Ted Daros · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2012 7:50 pm

With those tires, i would say any clutch would be fine dom.

I had stock stuff in my LS6 chevelle when i was running it!

Besides a little slippage prob helps! Lol

GeeTeeX · **Joined:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:40 pm **Posts:** 162

I use a Center Force dual disc with centrifugal weights. Very nice on the street,easy pedal but as rpm increases so does clamping force.

RalphsRapidTransit · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2012 9:51 am

Center Force dual friction disc is the only way to go. Don't make the mistake of not using a Center Force dual friction disc .

furrystump · **Joined:** Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:28 pm **Posts:** 1552

Torque converter heheheheheheh :runaway

cowbay · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2012 5:04 pm

furrystump wrote:

Torque converter heheheheheheh :runaway

funny

Mike Derasmo · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 6:26 am

Dom, I started out with a center force dual friction, then switched to the ram set-up, may try the turbo-hydro after I get my $h!t togehter....The problem I found with the center force, it engauged way too high for my liking, no matter how I adjusted it!!!

1972LS5Chevelle · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 2:28 pm

Mike, are you saying what I think you did? Say it ain't so! Don't put a slushbox in the blue beast.

cowbay · **Posted:** Tue May 15, 2012 2:43 pm

I agree.

To me there is nothing like the pure violence of slamming gears. :gears

Auto's are so pedestrian :sick

old fart racing · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:57 pm **Posts:** 849

How long did the clutch you have last? I would go simple HD GM with a good flywheel. Mine is still going strong after 100 plus runs with 427cu in in a 4200 lb car. Unless you plan on going to big cu. in. Why over think it?

Ted Daros · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 3:39 pm

Good point hal, theres more to gain with the flywheel than the clutch!

I would get a light weight flywheel and find lightest clutch assy!

cowbay · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 9:49 pm

True. My point is the last clutch maybe had 50 passes on it and about 20k miles. I can't say the ram clutch setup really lasted that long. I am still going to keep the flywheel which is sfi rated by Ram. But from this board and yellow bullet the consensus is center force or McLeod

So I just want to ge the best bang for my buck. I have been having some good progress and just want to keep it going

old fart racing · **Joined:** Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:57 pm **Posts:** 849

I would stay away from a light aluminun flywheel in Dom's case. Not the lightest car with limited torque could be bog city, even with small tires.

cowbay · **Posted:** Thu May 17, 2012 8:18 pm

old fart racing wrote:

I would stay away from a light aluminun flywheel in Dom's case. Not the lightest car with limited torque could be bog city, even with small tires.

I agree. Aluminum I will keep away from since I drive this regularly on the street. Also the fact my flywheel is only 3 years old and is sfi rated.

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