Stick car, too much clutch? - Page 2

Mike Taylor 3601 · 01-14-2013, 10:18 PM

I made a mistake one time I thought mine was flaring up on 3-4 shift so raised base 1 turn and it got worse, put a new set of tires on because car had became inconsistent also,tires fixed it, I would have swore it was slipping clutch on 3-4 shift when it was actaully spinning the tires and this is only 7.8 1/8 car.
I'm not saying that's what is happening just a suggestion,sometimes what you think you feel is different than you think.
As someone suggested I would try to get set w/out counterweight ,personally I'm not a big fan of counterweight when shifting w/clutch
Mike Taylor 3601

69Cobra · 01-14-2013, 11:12 PM

I also would look at the CW's but you really need some way of seeing some data. I used an Autometer 2 channel tach for the last 10 years and it worked great. Some times to good as it shows you just how bad of a driver you really are lol. Are you shifting with the pedal?

Dinsdale · 01-14-2013, 11:39 PM

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01-14-2013, 10:18 PM	#1
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,371 Likes: 352 Liked 306 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Stick car, too much clutch? I made a mistake one time I thought mine was flaring up on 3-4 shift so raised base 1 turn and it got worse, put a new set of tires on because car had became inconsistent also,tires fixed it, I would have swore it was slipping clutch on 3-4 shift when it was actaully spinning the tires and this is only 7.8 1/8 car. I'm not saying that's what is happening just a suggestion,sometimes what you think you feel is different than you think. As someone suggested I would try to get set w/out counterweight ,personally I'm not a big fan of counterweight when shifting w/clutch Mike Taylor 3601

01-14-2013, 11:12 PM	#2
69Cobra Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California, Ky Posts: 669 Likes: 61 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stick car, too much clutch? I also would look at the CW's but you really need some way of seeing some data. I used an Autometer 2 channel tach for the last 10 years and it worked great. Some times to good as it shows you just how bad of a driver you really are lol. Are you shifting with the pedal? __________________ Kris Rachford 69 Cobra 428CJ 4 Speed C/S 3032

01-14-2013, 11:39 PM	#3
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