what clutch?
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what clutch? i just bought a T-56 out of a 98 camaro to put into my 68 that i am building. and i was wondering what kind of clutches do most of you guys run and what would you reccomend?
the car is a 68 camaro with a 383 that should be about 500hp and 4.10 gears if that helps out at all. thanks in advance
the car is a 68 camaro with a 383 that should be about 500hp and 4.10 gears if that helps out at all. thanks in advance
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Re: what clutch? RAM 402 pressure plate and a 910 disk will serve you best. I personally have a 402 with a 6130 disk and I love it, but some have had some problems with the 6130 disk. RAM offers their clutch kit in a complete set-up called VDS. The VDS includes: pressure plate, disk, billet flywheel, adjustable master cylinder, and new slave. Its highly recommended that you get a billet flywheel because the aggressive disk will chew up the stock one or aluminum one. Stay away from Centerforce and in my opinion STAR/SPEC. Centerforce should be called CENTERCRAP!!! SPEC/STAR has a hit/miss history. Several guys have/had it without any problems but even more guys DID have problems. I hear their new clutch is a bit better. The old design used the OEM pressure plate just painted yellow and didn't offer enough clamping pressure. CARTEK clutch had a good past history but it seems many are having problems with it also. I would say go with RAM, if not because of the great product, but the GREAT customer service!!!! RAM backs their products better then anyone! CARTEK,SPEC/STAR,MCLEOD..have customer service that leaves A LOT to be desired. AGAIN do yourself a favor and go with a RAM VDS system and do it right the 1st time.
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Re: what clutch? do you know a good place to get one?
thanks for all the info
are the master cylinder and slave cylinders worth it, i already have OEM ones and an OEM flywheel. the flywheel makes sense to me so i will look into that.
thanks for all the info
are the master cylinder and slave cylinders worth it, i already have OEM ones and an OEM flywheel. the flywheel makes sense to me so i will look into that.
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Re: what clutch? Call mikey at Rapid Motorsports www.rapidmotorsports.com You will definetly need the master, because its adjustable. The OEM master isn't adjustable and will cause disengagment problems.
