clutch-a-matic
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From: Virginia
clutch-a-matic my dad has one of these in the jeep in the backyard he used to sand drag with. he tells me its a set up that fits a standard clutch set up ahead of a th400. was thinking about throwing it under my car if it would work worth a damn... anybody ever heard of one or have any photos? its a lot of work to haul that thing out/clean/rebuild/get driveshaft/shifter/input shaft or whatever if its going to shatter first time on asphalt..
he thinks b&m built it but i can't find a thing anywhere on the net about it.
TIA
he thinks b&m built it but i can't find a thing anywhere on the net about it.
TIA
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From: burbank ca
clutch turbo b&m did make the clutch turbo 25yrs ago. it never worked very well because the gear ratios were wrong. the co. that has the tooling to make it again is winters in PA. ask for charley
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hmm, interesting.. he has a winters shifter as well.
its probably not worth the effort to pull it out to get 100 bux for it.. i can ask though.. what is your interest with it? and thanks for the info.
ya i talked to carl at rossler and he recalled it and said it was a clutch turbo and told me if they were any good then they would still be around.. and figured i would break it easy on pavement with a heavy car.
its probably not worth the effort to pull it out to get 100 bux for it.. i can ask though.. what is your interest with it? and thanks for the info.
ya i talked to carl at rossler and he recalled it and said it was a clutch turbo and told me if they were any good then they would still be around.. and figured i would break it easy on pavement with a heavy car.
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From: burbank ca
break it
Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
hmm, interesting.. he has a winters shifter as well.
its probably not worth the effort to pull it out to get 100 bux for it.. i can ask though.. what is your interest with it? and thanks for the info.
ya i talked to carl at rossler and he recalled it and said it was a clutch turbo and told me if they were any good then they would still be around.. and figured i would break it easy on pavement with a heavy car.
its probably not worth the effort to pull it out to get 100 bux for it.. i can ask though.. what is your interest with it? and thanks for the info.
ya i talked to carl at rossler and he recalled it and said it was a clutch turbo and told me if they were any good then they would still be around.. and figured i would break it easy on pavement with a heavy car.
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From: burbank ca
gears
Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
sounds good... so whats so bad about them? why arent they popular now? converter technology advancing?
