Hi Dan
Thanks for the advice the other day. I think you're running a sintered iron clutch disc? Would a guy need to set his pressure plate up much different for a bronze paddle disc? BTW, how would something set up that way drive on the street with the bronze set up?
Dave, Dave, Dave. Are you gonna make me write all this out at midnight?
Just kidding
. We are using a 5135 iron disc. It is very aggressive. The bronze discs are less aggressive than the 5135 iron or 5145 iron. That being said, I have never ran a bronze disc. I will tell you what I know about the iron and then give my opinion on the bronze. An adjustable pressure plate and iron disc can be run on the street but they require work and will also have a shorter life span. They do not like to be slipped. It is a in or out sort of thing. The beauty of an adjustable pressure plate and iron (or bronze) disc is that at the track they can be tuned to slip a little. A
small amount of slippage keeps the engine from bogging down, helps keep from shocking the tire loose, and KEEPS THE CAR FROM SCATTERING DRIVELINE PIECES ALL OVER HELL! This slippage though ideal at the track will quickly cause the clutch to glaze and warp on the street. The only way to combat this is to use two different pressures. Lower at the track and cranked all the way up on the street. I believe you said your pressure plat was adjustable so you should have a hole drilled in the scattershield next to the trans so you can access the adjusters. I have the balancer marked so I can line up the adjuster with the hole. Limits the amount of times I have to crawl out from under the car. Otherwise I hope you like doing squat thrusts
. That being said the bronze should be able to be used on the street. Just know that you will need 2 different tunes. One for the track and one for the street. And do not slip it on the street. Let it engage as fast as possible. One you slip one of these things good whether it be at the track or on the street, they glaze quickly and will need to be resurfaced. Make sure when you have the slicks on that the slicks turn 1 to 3 turns on the launch. Remember something has to give and you don"t want it to be the driveline. Hope I didn't scare you!
It was a lot of work this winter and spring but it was worth it. Cranked a couple times hit the hot button and she roared to life. Runs great for the 30 minutes running it in the garage
We will see what happens when we put thee screws to her on Saturday. Always nervous going out for the first time after having half the car apart!
