Tame my 4-speed Stroker....

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Right now I'm running 440 Source Billet steel flywheel with this pressure plate from the ACT set up, but I have a cheap $105 Hayes disc in there now. I've thought about putting this 6 Puck clutch back in, but I thought it was the demise of 8 3/4 LOL... alas I have a Dana 60 in now so this won't be a problem.. I just remember it not having good Street manners and being a little bit more like a light switch on or off.. it was easy to let the rear tire spin a little but now that I have drag radials that's not going to happen... I assume this is some kind of ceramic material? I do have synchros in my 4-speed...
I was planning on pulling my motor and transmission here within the next couple months (for multiple reasons) as I wanted to see how that disc was holding up.. I'm pretty sure back away's you recommended trying that six puck...
But I guess what you're saying also is likely if my Hayes disc is holding up well to just continue using that?...

First things first.

With that disc you should be able to shift at 8500 if you want to. It's not as light as a 3 puck disc, but light enough you should be able to shift most any RPM you want.

The second thing is that particular disc materiel doesn't like to get slipped. Doesn't matter if it's slipping because your holding it back with the CT or you are using an adjustable pressure plate it still has the tendency to smear. You'll know it when it happens because the disc lining will stack up and take up all your free play. Then you'll adjust it and another pass or two and the free play will be gone again.

It will just stack up and make a mess.

I think Grant said he's using a dual faced disc and I'd defer to him if he's using that and it's working. No sense in trying to cut a new path where one isn't needed.

Very few friction materiel can handle any kind of slipping. Some actually hate it.

Edit: If it's ceramic I'm not sure how well it will take slipping. It may take a ton of heat though.