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Old 11-17-2005, 10:35 PM
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"and unless you are burning the hell out of your clutch your clutch will be fully engaged at about 30ft. So you still have 30ft to accelerate in first gear and your POWER determines how quickly you cover that 30ft..."

Discuss. Does the clutch instantly fully engage, engage very soon, or slip for a period of almost 30ft when doing an RPM drop launch on slicks?
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There are a lot of factors that play into it: clutch holding strength, available traction, suspension and tires, rpms and power levels etc.
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Originally Posted by LoPeY
There are a lot of factors that play into it: clutch holding strength, available traction, suspension and tires, rpms and power levels etc.
I think the question was whether a healthy clutch could possibly slip for 30 ft. or if the clutch grabs instantly. I realize all of those can play a factor....if the car hooks up on slicks from a high RPM launch is the clutch slipping?
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which clutch.....Stock has some slack, SPEC - not so much...it's either in or out. Very little slippage




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