Anybody use clutch tamer
I knew this set up wasn’t going to last very long after my first track outing.. things escalated quickly after I made my first pass.
As far a my butt is concerned. I know an iron type disk is the way to go. I KNOW I need a real adjustable clutch in this car but wanted to see if I could get away with a slip devise for a little before I break open the check book. May give Cale a call at black magic and see what we can come up with. I don’t have a problem climbing under the car to adjust base ect when it’s time to go to the track/ street. Drag and drive guys do it, I can do it. Just need some guidance.
I have a very good source who says Cale doesn’t have many parts left to make a Borg & Beck/Long cover adjustable. If you can even find one of those covers any more.
You can call McLeod but my good source says most of the dudes answering the phone won’t even know what a BB/L cover is.
I’m sure Cale has some 10.5 inch Long covers that are adjustable but they ain’t cheap.
There is also Advanced Clutches on Idaho. Rob Youngblood. Like Cale, he is a stick racer. Again, not cheap.
I don’t have a good answer for you. It might help if you can get a sintered bronze disc with more surface area to help with heat. But that would be a crutch at best.
I have never done it but you may be able to use a sintered iron disc with what you already have for a pressure plate.
It will take the heat but I’ve never driven a car with a clutch tamer on the street so I’m not sure with as much plate load as these “modern” covers have may make it miserable to drive on the street.
That would be something to ask Grant about. He may have used a SI disc and knows what it’s like. Or maybe he knows of a better disc you can use than what you have and won’t be miserable to drive on the street.
I don’t like suggesting things to do I have not done. I do use a soft lock clutch on the street and it drives better than any clutch I’ve ever used, but you have to know certain things or you can hurt it pretty quickly.
Things like driving it on a trailer can kill it. You can trash one in one bad burnout (BTDT) and the track guys treat sticks and leaky automatics the same when prepping the water box.
I hate to see guys fighting clutches like this. It wastes money and time and kills parts.
And this is why guys quit running sticks. The vast majority of guys throwing out advice have never raced a stick car. Or they did it when tires were still wooden.
I was at the track last August and as usual I watched damn near every car in the stick class beating the tire and the car to death.
And they listen to guys who can’t drive a stick but they damn sure tell you what to do with authority. Ignore them.
I think I’d call Grant and ask him if a sintered iron disc will work with the clutch tamer on the street. I can’t think of a scenario where it wouldn’t work on the track but I just do not know.
I hope you get this sorted out before you go broke trying. Or you quit.
I hate to see that.