Clutch Advice
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Originally Posted by pettyboy69' timestamp='1389582105' post='22961864
I think it really depends how much power your looking to make and also how much and what kind of racing your going to be doing? I've ruined both competition stage 4 clutch kit and a act hdg6 kit which costs almost $900, and I wouldn't run either of them again over 450whp if your planning on doing any track racing on sticky tires I would suggest doing a twin disc. If your not planning on doing any serious launching at high power you should be fine
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Originally Posted by s2klariat' timestamp='1389583536' post='22961887
[quote name='pettyboy69' timestamp='1389582105' post='22961864']
I think it really depends how much power your looking to make and also how much and what kind of racing your going to be doing? I've ruined both competition stage 4 clutch kit and a act hdg6 kit which costs almost $900, and I wouldn't run either of them again over 450whp if your planning on doing any track racing on sticky tires I would suggest doing a twin disc. If your not planning on doing any serious launching at high power you should be fine
I think it really depends how much power your looking to make and also how much and what kind of racing your going to be doing? I've ruined both competition stage 4 clutch kit and a act hdg6 kit which costs almost $900, and I wouldn't run either of them again over 450whp if your planning on doing any track racing on sticky tires I would suggest doing a twin disc. If your not planning on doing any serious launching at high power you should be fine
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Whew... I don't plan to launch at the track with sticky tires, so the competition Stage 4 should hold up!
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Originally Posted by pettyboy69' timestamp='1389644296' post='22963108
[quote name='s2klariat' timestamp='1389583536' post='22961887']
[quote name='pettyboy69' timestamp='1389582105' post='22961864']
I think it really depends how much power your looking to make and also how much and what kind of racing your going to be doing? I've ruined both competition stage 4 clutch kit and a act hdg6 kit which costs almost $900, and I wouldn't run either of them again over 450whp if your planning on doing any track racing on sticky tires I would suggest doing a twin disc. If your not planning on doing any serious launching at high power you should be fine
[quote name='pettyboy69' timestamp='1389582105' post='22961864']
I think it really depends how much power your looking to make and also how much and what kind of racing your going to be doing? I've ruined both competition stage 4 clutch kit and a act hdg6 kit which costs almost $900, and I wouldn't run either of them again over 450whp if your planning on doing any track racing on sticky tires I would suggest doing a twin disc. If your not planning on doing any serious launching at high power you should be fine
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Whew... I don't plan to launch at the track with sticky tires, so the competition Stage 4 should hold up!
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Yes sir it will, one of our local supercharged guys here is running it with no problem. Just a thought for you, if you daily your S, traffic with the 6 puck is kind of harsh.
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I'm a big fan of the ACT pressure plate and oem disc. 60K miles on that setup now and holds great. Granted I make less torque and power than you most likely will but that combo is rated for about 350 ft lbs tq.
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Stock disk w/act hd plate is only good for around 400hp or so.
I'd stick w/the act plate.. all the cheap clutches use modified oem pressure plates which tend to make them drive funny. The crack in the fingers probably wont have much effect on anything. All the fingers are is a lever to move the friction ring. They dont actually do anything as far as the clutch holding power.
HD pressure plate w/the act performance street disk should hold up at 450hp for a while. A 6 puck disk is really the only thing that will hold up for a long time. Organic disks can only take so much heat.
I'd stick w/the act plate.. all the cheap clutches use modified oem pressure plates which tend to make them drive funny. The crack in the fingers probably wont have much effect on anything. All the fingers are is a lever to move the friction ring. They dont actually do anything as far as the clutch holding power.
HD pressure plate w/the act performance street disk should hold up at 450hp for a while. A 6 puck disk is really the only thing that will hold up for a long time. Organic disks can only take so much heat.
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That combo is rated for 350 torque. So more like 500 hp. A lot of people run that setup for a long time with high power numbers. I'm at 400+ hp and that setup hasn't slipped once in 60k + miles now.