Jody (1fastser) asked me about what clutch setup I was running through a PM but I thought it would be better answered in the public forum so here it is:
I have a Clutchnet clutch. I have a 2000lb pressure plate (although they now offer 2200lb) and a sprung heavy duty disk (6 springs) with high performance organic material against the flywheel and segmented fibertuff against the pressure plate.
This clutch has held 392whp on the dyno and one pass on the strip (broke 3rd gear on first run )
Aaron Labeau has this setup as well in his high 300whp car and has put it through a few drag launches on slicks as well. If you are just going to drag race your car this may not be the clutch for you but other than that it is the best street-strip clutch I have found.
It is very streetable with pretty much no chatter and an easy engagement. It's easier on your tranny. And much easier to deal with on a daily basis.
Clutch Specialties Hyper 6 Puck, by far one of the best clutch manufacturers, I won't use anyone but Brian at Clutch Specialties. www.clutchspecialties.com
I think the tranny was just tired. It had many many hard miles on it and over 2 years of abuse. I put it in third, let the clutch out, put my foot in the gas and as soon as the power came on 3rd broke and popcorn machine for me .
I still ran a 16.1 with only 1st and 2nd and coasting the rest of the way LOL.
I've welded the case, cryo'd the gears and input/output shafts, and installed a Quaife. Roasting third is the only thing that concerns me...I hope that's all!
I've heard wheel hop is the main killer of trannys.
just welded cases. No internal stuff. We use shockproof gear oils. The bushing for teh control arms killed a lot of wheel hop as well as the large sidewall slicks. I would never thing about drag racing without at least a 24" slick.
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Ryan Nielsen
97 200SX SE-R Turbo
High Performance Autoworks Inc. http://www.hpautoworks.com
Ryan N. is right, us AZ boys have really no problems with our trannies, even with the ACT 6 pucks. I have used the Royal Purple 85w140 tranny fluid for a couple of years now without any problems.
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Louis Anaya
1992 Nissan Sentra SE-R Turbo
349.6 HP & 301.9 FT/LB
12.0 @ 118.77 MPH
Would the HD pressure plate combined with the ACT 6-puck hold 450 HP? I expect to be in the low 400HP range and I already have an ACT HD and SS disc from my previous setup.
I talked with Clutchnet about the fiber/kevlar disc in conjunction with the ACT HD pressure plate and they said, "Fiber disc will work, but you'd need to cut certain thickness from the ring
of the pressure plate."
not trying to hijack the thread but... are all you guys running stock axles???? im building a BBDET with either an incon bb37, t3/t04e or HKSgt3037, and the toughness of the axles is my main concern at this point. if i need aftermarket axles... where do i go?you guys are the people ive been looking for all this time? thanks and sorry for the topic change
Originally posted by 1fastser Would the HD pressure plate combined with the ACT 6-puck hold 450 HP? I expect to be in the low 400HP range and I already have an ACT HD and SS disc from my previous setup.
I talked with Clutchnet about the fiber/kevlar disc in conjunction with the ACT HD pressure plate and they said, "Fiber disc will work, but you'd need to cut certain thickness from the ring
of the pressure plate."
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