Thinking of doing burnouts in the 8 think again!!!!
Discussion
FoxdieUK said:
Speaking from experience here, burnouts aren't generally an issue (well, apart from the obvious clutch wear on a manual)
I've heard this a lot from all sorts of people, and it has always puzzled me slightly. Why is it that rapid clutch engagement causes so much more wear than slipping it in gently (snigger)Dropping the clutch and having it bite almost instantly with minimal slip and thus just spin the wheels up with minimal resistance seems like it would cause less wear than riding the clutch during a spirited pull away from a standstill?
It seems like you're thus using more clamping force to provide more friction as opposed to slipping the clutch and using more of the friction material to slip etc.?
Kind of the opposite to the effect you're having on the tyres, i.e. if you just grip and go with minimal slip, surely you're using less of the tyre's "friction material" (rubber) as opposed to lighting up the rears and slipping them to get yourself going?
In my mind (and maybe this is where I'm wrong too?) once the clutch is engaged, it won't be slipping, and as such there is no real drain on the life of the friction material etc.?
So basically, dropping the clutch minimises the time spent slipping and using friction material (at the expense of the tyres ) and once the rear wheels are spinning, there's no more clutch wear?
Please do educate me on this as I can't help but feel I've missed something!
SturdyHSV said:
ARAF said:
My understanding has always been that dropping the clutch makes the surface crack, crumble, and break up, rather than wearing it.
Oooo, that's an interesting thought Anyone else?
SturdyHSV said:
In my mind (and maybe this is where I'm wrong too?) once the clutch is engaged, it won't be slipping, and as such there is no real drain on the life of the friction material etc.?
Watch and learn from the pros, Mr Sturdy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCDGfk-Eov0
M11 MFP said:
I shall add that to my tutorial list, along with this maestro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIlOpEgEcIc
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