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Fw: clutch selection

To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Fw: clutch selection
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 09:22:09 -0500
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Rick Hammond" <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>; "Bob Bridge"
<robabridge@home.com>
Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: clutch selection


> I bought a Tilton Triple disc clutch after I found out that a used one was
> the same price I was paying to have my Centerforce rebuilt.....
>
> both worked... I like the Tilton better for it's ability to Lock up
> better... but the down side is that it doesn't slip very well.... so
loading
> the car on the trailer is a winch job these days and if you use a Push
truck
> they seem to wear pretty good..... without a push truck they wear real
> well....( and often..... )  Grib sells the clutch for around 350 with the
> fly wheel and then replacement disc's cost 10 bucks apeice.... since there
> are 6 ( three steels and three disc's)  the total cost of a quicky rebuild
> is 60 bucks... plus what it costs to surface the flywheel...( which I only
> do once then pitch it )
>
> There is a learning curve to setting one of these up and I would recommend
a
> call to Tilton as they can spend the time on the phone to get you straight
> pretty quick......
>
> Keith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Hammond" <r.hammond@sympatico.ca>
> To: "Bob Bridge" <robabridge@home.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 8:50 PM
> Subject: Re: clutch selection
>
>
> > Bob Bridge wrote:
> >
> > > Your opinions please
> > > C\PRO SBC with a super T-10
> > > Would like to know your opinions of a standard single disk competion
> clutch
> > > compared to an oval track type multi-disk small dia clutch.
> > > Thanks
> > > Bob from Canada
> > >
> >
> > Bob, et Al (hi Al ;-)
> > If I can piggy-back a question; what sort of small multi-plate clutches
> are
> > around, and does anybody know of some that could be fitted to a 215
Buick
> (Rover)
> > V8?
> > Thanks,
> > Rick (Canada too)

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