Hi Bob,
Funny thing this came up today because my clutch is also beginning to slip.
I too have a supercharger and have been merciless since getting the
supercharger running. Just can't resist winding it up. Next spring when
changing the speedo gears in the overdrive the clutch should be replaced.
The current clutch is only a few years old with maybe 10K or so miles and
I'm not sure what brand it is. I'll be watching this thread for heavy duty
solutions. Anyone running one of the small diameter high performance
clutches?
Rick Patton
Brunswick Maine
75 Delft blue supercharged EFI TR6
http://topshamautoparts.com/tr6/
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:37:00 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: LUK Clutch
>
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Seth Glassman wrote:
>
> [stuff deleted]
>
> > Regards,
> > Seth Glassman
> > '76 TR6 (Supercharged)
>
> Hmmm... is there any chance that your increased power from the
> supercharger might effect the life of the clutch? Is/was the clutch
> slipping or do you have more broken clutch fingers?
>
> I'm not trying to be funny, but I've noticed that the stock clutch and a
> hopped up motor and liberal application of the throttle can lead to
> significantly shortened clutch life. In the case of my race car, the
> clutch life was way less than 1000 miles, but that was a B&B.
>
> You might need to look into a better clutch setup because of the added
> power of the engine.
>
> regards,
> rml
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