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Old 04-07-2022, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Harpoon PV2 View Post
I remember back in the early 80s. one of the magazines tested an ERA with a 427 side oiler Ford top loader, and all the 60s specs, but with BF Goodrich tires. They pretty quickly destroyed the clutch! Cheers, Dennis
The reason for that was a too-small hose from the clutch master to the slave. It prevented a fast release, and caused clutch slip when power-shifted. Car and Driver was brutal to their test cars.
We quickly changed the supplied hose from -3 to -4 size. No more problems.
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