clutch and trans info

[denbreeden]

Putting a stick in my Drag Pak this winter, who has the best clutch setup? Best transmission? Looking at G-Force for the transmission, any thoughts on this?

Dennis Breeden
FSS/K

[Alan Roehrich]

If you want something affordable, reliable, consistent, and easy to work with, a Jerico DR4.4, a McLeod SoftLock, and a QuickTime bellhousing. Might not be the absolute fastest. But it will go rounds, and won't cost you your life savings.

[denbreeden]

Thanks Alan, I appreciate the advice. I really don't want something I have to constantly repair. Going to be a challenge I'm sure.

[Nmbr1GMfan]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

If you want something affordable, reliable, consistent, and easy to work with, a Jerico DR4.4, a McLeod SoftLock, and a QuickTime bellhousing. Might not be the absolute fastest. But it will go rounds, and won't cost you your life savings.

Great advice. Call Cale Aronson at Black Magic Clutches, he can help you with a clutch setup and data. He also has clutch tuning seminars.

[Rod Greene]

Rob Youngblood at Advanced Clutches 208-880-6214 nobody better. Great personal service always there to help and answer questions and make your car quicker. Don't believe me ask Bob Gullet.

P.S. you might be surprised at how easy it is to run a clutch car.

[james schaechter]

I love the Jerico', but I think the G101 is worth a look as well. It has bearing supports between third and fourth and is strong. The soft locks are good for basic ops. I would say most single ten inch have a big tuning window. I prefer a dual 7 Youngblood. Easy to tune and you can tighten it up so it doesn't wear a lot.

The two things that get newbies in trouble.
1) not having enough clearance between the fingers and the throwout bearing
2) the burnout

Make sure you work out hand signals with a crew person in case you need to abort thre burnout. Make sure the tires have some water on them. Get the rpm up enough to snap the tires loose in the water.
Don't ever shift in the water unless you race a true clutchless trans. i,e. Liberty Equalizer or GF2000 etc.

It is more fun than you can believe! Good Luck!

[Dyno]

I have seen more racers have problems with Jerico's this year and also having issues with the new ownership getting parts. The G Force might be a better way to go.

[Ed Carpenter]

Originally Posted by denbreeden

Putting a stick in my Drag Pak this winter, who has the best clutch setup? Best transmission? Looking at G-Force for the transmission, any thoughts on this?

Dennis Breeden
FSS/K

Call Cale Aronson at BlackMagicClutches for the clutch. I just got my nex gen from him it's a work of art. Awesome piece. Super nice guy and will go above and beyond to help you.

[denbreeden]

Thanks for all the replies, I appreciate everyone's input. It will be an interesting change I'm sure.

Dennis Breeden

[Sean Marconette]

Call G-Force and ask about their trade-ins, it will save you some money if they have something in stock. You will then get an updated trans with your gear choices at a reduced cost. Also as suggested get an input shaft sensor installed. How long the clutch slips is the biggest item to log and track. Browell and a window to adjust the clutch, Browell has a conical bellhousing similar to a QT but is custom and maybe a couple hundred more than a QT. You can also have the window clocked where you want it. Several fast cars are using Cale's clutch and like his stuff, several others including myself have Robs dual disc clutch. I have had good luck with Rob and the clutch has a wide tuning window. There are still a lot of Mcleod and Ram clutches in use to. In my opinion having a data logger is key to knowing what the cluch is doing, regardless of who's clutch is in the bellhousing.

Good luck

Sean