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Old 09-26-2004, 05:10 PM
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Smoked my clutch......what to get?

Tried to run a 150 shot at the track today.......and in the process I deep fried my clutch. It was either that or the rear end.

so now its shopping time, what should I go for??
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Old 09-26-2004, 05:17 PM
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Re: Smoked my clutch......what to get?

spec 3 or 4 if you have the cash. RAM clutches or SLP are a cheaper alternative.
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Old 09-26-2004, 05:22 PM
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Re: Smoked my clutch......what to get?

I love my spec III and will recomend it anyday, i've hot lapped it at the track 3 times before on bfg dr's and it bit just as hard the 3rd time.
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Old 09-26-2004, 05:23 PM
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Re: Smoked my clutch......what to get?

Hot lapped it? Whats that? Burning the tires up?
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Old 09-26-2004, 05:46 PM
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Re: Smoked my clutch......what to get?

Hot lapping is back to back (and more) passes without a cooldown period. Most racers want to let the car cool down for multiple reasons. I hot lap mine intentionally, to get a true street representation of performance.
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Old 09-26-2004, 05:48 PM
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guess some of us cant "hotlap" since it takes, on average, another 30-45 minutes to make a run.
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Old 09-26-2004, 08:47 PM
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Re: Smoked my clutch......what to get?

Yeah, it depends on when I go to the track. Wednesdays are always packed with at least a 30 minute wait. I went a couple Fridays ago, and there were only 12 cars there. When I quit running back to back, there wasn't ANYONE running. It gets boring QUICK those days.
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i went to a test/tune day and paied frickin $70, I got there early and there really wasn't any one there yet
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another vote for the SPEC 3 or 4
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