Video Of Clutch Dyno

George Wright · 02-17-2012, 05:53 PM

A while back I went to Kyle Carrothers shop and dynoed several of our pressure plates. I took some video of his Clutch Dyno in action.

james schaechter · 02-17-2012, 07:32 PM

That has to be one of the coolest videos I have seen in awhile!

I know the footbrakers don't care, but to the 3 pedal crowd. Nice!

Notch1320 · 02-17-2012, 08:54 PM

Very cool!!!

Mark Ugrich · 02-17-2012, 10:13 PM

Is that a piece of equipment he's trying to market or just for his own shop use? What is the cost to evaluate a clutch on the dyno?Plate load vs. RPM is the holy grail for a stick car.Cool deal!

Ed Wright · 02-17-2012, 10:26 PM

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
I wasn't aware those existed.

George Wright · 02-18-2012, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Ugrich

Is that a piece of equipment he's trying to market or just for his own shop use? What is the cost to evaluate a clutch on the dyno?Plate load vs. RPM is the holy grail for a stick car.Cool deal!

Yes. Kyle has built and sold a number of these dynos under the name "Clutch Dyno". I believe Ace Clutch has one of his units and number of other drag racers, one of them being a prominent Pro Stock racer. Probably best to call Kyle directly to see about having a clutch evaluated.

I learned a lot about the behavior of pressure plates after dynoing several different plates and trying combinations of base and counter weight.

Jeff Lee · 02-18-2012, 02:16 AM

Rob Youngblood has been using one for years for R&D.

02-17-2012, 05:53 PM	#1
George Wright Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 185 Likes: 10 Liked 395 Times in 35 Posts	Video Of Clutch Dyno A while back I went to Kyle Carrothers shop and dynoed several of our pressure plates. I took some video of his Clutch Dyno in action. __________________ George Wright https://9500rpm.com

02-17-2012, 07:32 PM	#2
james schaechter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cumming GA Posts: 1,988 Likes: 1,289 Liked 1,428 Times in 296 Posts	Re: Video Of Clutch Dyno That has to be one of the coolest videos I have seen in awhile! I know the footbrakers don't care, but to the 3 pedal crowd. Nice! __________________ James Schaechter 3163 STK

02-17-2012, 08:54 PM	#3
Notch1320 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 220 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Video Of Clutch Dyno Very cool!!! __________________ Shawn Allsup K/S 718

02-17-2012, 10:13 PM	#4
Mark Ugrich Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Auburndale,Florida Posts: 220 Likes: 29 Liked 71 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Video Of Clutch Dyno Is that a piece of equipment he's trying to market or just for his own shop use? What is the cost to evaluate a clutch on the dyno?Plate load vs. RPM is the holy grail for a stick car.Cool deal!

02-17-2012, 10:26 PM	#5
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Video Of Clutch Dyno That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I wasn't aware those existed. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

02-18-2012, 02:16 AM	#7
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Video Of Clutch Dyno Rob Youngblood has been using one for years for R&D. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX