Clutch Advice please!!!

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Aug 28, 2005 | 07:30 PM

jcswm

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Melting Slicks

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From: St. Petersburg, Fl///Columbus, Ohio

Clutch Advice please!!!

NEVER have I smoked a clutch untill now!!!
NEW Lightweight flywheel & NEW Zoom Performance clutch lasted under 1 year!!!
I do NOT drag race.... most of my full throttle runs are from a 30mph roll or higher
I tried to keep my engine under 400hp & i run street tires only.
I need a better clutch.... what do you run???

Aug 28, 2005 | 07:38 PM

69autoXr

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From: Detroit MI

what gear ratio do you run?

Aug 28, 2005 | 07:43 PM

big_G

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From: Austin Texas

Centerforce 1 on my street 68, 3.55 gears; Centerforce 2 on my race 68...3.08 with Richmond 5 speed. (5 seasons auto-cross and maybe 50 1/4 mile passes.)

Aug 28, 2005 | 08:13 PM

lowbuck72

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From: Chino Hills CA

My son smoked the clutch on our hot rod vintage Chevy Van (don't laugh, runs 14's with a 3 on the tree) soon after we built the small block for it. Replaced it with a Ram clutch from PAW and it's been bullet proof ever since ('bout 6 years now).

Aug 28, 2005 | 08:19 PM

MotorHead

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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.

I have a CenterForce DF and it easily handles 400HP/400TQ at the rear wheels

Aug 28, 2005 | 08:31 PM

Techno

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From: 68 427 4.11s Roadster

I have a nothing special clutch and haven't burned it up. Might be the brand you have?

To the real question..... You tried,tried to keep HP under 400?