01-25-2004, 06:23 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Hickory,
NC
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA 427SC w/427so, ERA GT #2002
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Mother of all Clutches
This is a three-disc 10-inch McLeod unit that was originally faced with organic linings. These linings were quickly destroyed because of the high revving 370 cid small block we were running with a 2.50:1 final drive. Starting our runs at Bonneville was brutal on them, so we refaced them with ceramic pucks, which turned out to be indestructable. Set two records over 200 mph with this setup without a whimper.
Our toes were protected by a McLeod scattershield. As for the clutch, I wouldn't recommend such a setup for the street due to aggressive engagements--no sprung hub--but a two-disc setup with a sprung hub should work fine. For high revs, you still need protection against that rotating stuff exploding.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough HORSEPOWER." Mark Donohue
Last edited by speed220mph; 01-26-2004 at 10:23 AM..
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