what would my 1/4 times be with a slipping clutch.
05-15-02, 12:06 PM
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what would my 1/4 times be with a slipping clutch.
My clutch my be slipping, I'm not sure yet. (I'll probably hcange it anyway just so I'm not paranoid.)
I'll be going out to the track this friday, what do u guys think my times will be if my clutch is slipping and I have som OK tires?
my mods are in my sig.
Oh, and assume I'm not a good driver.
I'll be going out to the track this friday, what do u guys think my times will be if my clutch is slipping and I have som OK tires?
my mods are in my sig.
Oh, and assume I'm not a good driver.
05-15-02, 12:35 PM
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time in sig...i think my mods at this time were pettit intake, dp, hiflo cat, catback, PFC, streetport, flywheel, slipping act clutch.
also it was like 100degrees out that day.
also it was like 100degrees out that day.
05-15-02, 02:57 PM
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A slipping clutch can explode, bad idea to race it IMHO.
A stock clutch and a lot of mods are what got JimLab started on workin' on his FD with 4K miles.
The problem is when you have a clutch that slips "just a little" with mods is that it actually still has a decent amount of clamping force. That means it'll produce a lot of heat when it slips. That heat can cause stuff to fail. If the clutch fails when your running WOT the rev limiter won't do any good...
Jeff
A stock clutch and a lot of mods are what got JimLab started on workin' on his FD with 4K miles.
The problem is when you have a clutch that slips "just a little" with mods is that it actually still has a decent amount of clamping force. That means it'll produce a lot of heat when it slips. That heat can cause stuff to fail. If the clutch fails when your running WOT the rev limiter won't do any good...
Jeff
05-15-02, 03:41 PM
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IMO..
WHY even bother doing WOT 1/4 runs with a
slipping clutch?? Bad idea..
Not only is it bad for the car. There is no way
to get good/accurate #'s...
Ask yourself. Is it even worth it???
I can see all the RIKKI's licking their chops
waiting to pounce on your FD3S, after them
watching you run 15's 16's 17's. Hahaha.
Gonna give FD3S a bad name.. People watching
wont know you have a bad clutch.
If I was you.. I would wait, replace yoru clutch
then go have fun..
WHY even bother doing WOT 1/4 runs with a
slipping clutch?? Bad idea..
Not only is it bad for the car. There is no way
to get good/accurate #'s...
Ask yourself. Is it even worth it???
I can see all the RIKKI's licking their chops
waiting to pounce on your FD3S, after them
watching you run 15's 16's 17's. Hahaha.
Gonna give FD3S a bad name.. People watching
wont know you have a bad clutch.
If I was you.. I would wait, replace yoru clutch
then go have fun..
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07-02-02, 02:48 AM
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how do you determine oif your clutch is slipping? with my stang i was told to put it in 5th at 30 and floor it. it wont accelerate if its slipping being it is under alot of stress. Is there a diff way for FD's
07-02-02, 05:25 AM
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In addition to what that guy was saying about messing the clutch up worse... You can over rev your if it is sliping bad and as you said "assuming you are a bad driver"
. Dont take it out if the clutch is bad, nothing good can come of it including your 1/4 mile time. Jesse
. Dont take it out if the clutch is bad, nothing good can come of it including your 1/4 mile time. Jesse
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