Author Topic: Drag Racing Clutch and Trans setups on the street  (Read 6685 times)

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ScotiaFE

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Re: Drag Racing Clutch and Trans setups on the street
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2016, 05:42:51 PM »
I use a pretty racy type setup on the street.
McLeod Adjustable PP, solid disk and light weight aluminum FW.
Jerico Rev 2 DR4
Long Gate
Custom Manual linkage on everything.

Not for rookies but I have no problems. ::)

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Re: Drag Racing Clutch and Trans setups on the street
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2016, 06:02:33 PM »
Your 60 Ft is suspension.
Work on the front for weight transfer and the best shocks you can afford.
And a good driver.
I'm not that good at shifting, but I can bs a good game. ;)

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Re: Drag Racing Clutch and Trans setups on the street
« Reply #17 on: December 20, 2016, 01:30:22 AM »
is this the kind of street use you are thinking about?....

Followed by the mandatory "Do not try this at home. Done by skilled drivers on a closed course."  ;D

I tend to follow the line of "simpler is better" and more trouble free. Having relays, solenoids, switches and gobs of wiring, along with mechanical fixtures, doesn't exactly fit my definition of that, so I'd probably pass on the cylinder part. The advice I've received by more experienced people than me is that, for a street car on the strip, learn to find the perfect combination of air pressure, shock adjustment, tire hit and tire slippage to get what you want. Anything else and you're destroying your clutch, or at least killing its lifespan. Of course guys spend a lifetime trying to accomplish that 'perfect combination', but what better excuse is there to race it every chance you get. :)
Doug Smith


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