I'm wondering if a guy like Sev or anyone else who always drop the clutch at high rpm has ever burned or replaced their clutch. With all the stories of guys that have burned their clutch after 15K miles?!?!, I'm just wondering if it's safe?

 

the word that im looking for here is "WARRANTY" I'd rather have honda replace my burned out clutch over warranty then replace my tranny

 

Sell it...

 

How do you people sidestep the clutch on the S2K? I don't have any room in mine to stdestep in either direction, ruber pegs on alluminium pedals do not help either. Not that picking my foot up is a problem

 

This is an excellent question. After reading posts in how to do this, I experimented on the weekend. As I watched my tac redline, and found that the car was barely moving, I realized that the clutch caught on my ultra-wide sandal!!!

The resulting odor from the clutch was less than amusing, and put me into my panic-mode of, "Oh, crap! Have I fried the clutch?!" I'm not convinced that I didn't do some irreparable damage.

My thought is to just bring my leg up very quickly...but then there's that whole steering wheel in the way thing!

 

For me, sidestepping is just another way to say "pop the clutch". I have no leg motion, only ankle movement, as fast as I can go. Practice this at 3000 rpm. The worst that can happen is that the engine stalls. If you do it right, and don't have 50 pounds of junk in the trunk, the rear tires will spin until the engine bogs. I also nail the gas as I am dropping the clutch.

 

how exactly does the engine 'bog'?

 

by "bogging" people mean dropping below VTEC where the engine has much less power.

one thing to keep in mind, when you're doing repeated launches, be careful for clutch spin

We race my S2K and if we're on concrete (grippier) and on race tires (again, grippier) and the weather's hot, we can actually get to the point the clutch gets hot enough it will spin at even low RPM launches. It sucks. Once the clutch gets hot enough to do this, just park the car, it takes a LONG time for the clutch to cool down enough to catch properly again.

FWIW we launch at 6200 rpm on Kumhos, dependent on surface conditions

just my $0.02

Annie

 

bog: "To be hindered and slowed."

If the available grip is more than what the engine torque can provide, the engine will slow until the wheels hook up. As the car accelerates, weight is shifted to the rear wheels, making it harder for them to spin.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Banannie
[B]by "bogging" people mean dropping below VTEC where the engine has much less power.

one thing to keep in mind, when you're doing repeated launches, be careful for clutch spin

We race my S2K and if we're on concrete (grippier) and on race tires (again, grippier) and the weather's hot, we can actually get to the point the clutch gets hot enough it will spin at even low RPM launches.