bob, remember a race clutch is a "look first and launch it." there is no margin
for slipping the clutch . we can supply one of these if you like. as i read
the
info on the irp incident, he was using the old style finger clutch instead of
the
diagphram clutch. ted
"Robert M. Lang" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm just about ready to toss in the CR gearbox in my TR6 autocrosser. This
> is the CR obtained with the "Dolly Sprint" gearset.
>
> As many of you know, the input shaft is a 1" 23 spline as opposed to the
> stock big TR gearbox which is 13 splines, I think. At any rate, I'm
> looking at this venture as an opportunity, so to speak to "upgrade" the
> clutch...
>
> I'm currently using an aluminium flywheel - supposedly a Tilton unit. Now,
> I could just install a new clutch disk and be done with it, but with all
> the descriptions of exploding clutches etc. I started thinking that
> upgrading to a "real race clutch" might be justified.
>
> I know just about nothing about real racing clutches, but I assume that
> whatever conversion I do will result in a smaller diameter clutch. The
> question is: seeing that the Tilton F.W. is set up for a stock TR6 8-1/2"
> clutch - does the racing clutch require that I machine the flywheel for a
> different size clutch surface (e.g. where the clutch disk contacts the
> flywheel)?
>
> My alternative is to go to a full setup from somewhere (like Tilton) or
> 10,000 RPM... I'd like to know any experiences that you may have seen in
> this area.
>
> I'm also planning some sort of foot/lower leg shield "just in case".
>
> Thanks in advance for any pointers.
>
> rml
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