Clutch is slipping
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At the risk of sounding like a tard, I sometimes wonder about the Bhp rating on clutches as so many cars have greater torque than Bhp. I'd have thought the biggest load on the clutch would be at low road speeds in higher gears where the torque (and greater load) is having greater effect than Bhp. Or am I talking tosh again 
Afaik rpm has no effect on the clutch. It's just the torque (turning force that the clutch can take) that matters. So no, you're not talking tosh.
Horsepower is just torque multiplied by Rpm. I think they rate clutches by horsepower because it is such a common comparison between cars. Torque isn't mentioned as much.
A more accurate way of representing a cars power would be to take the integral of the torque curve </maths nerd>
Horsepower is just torque multiplied by Rpm. I think they rate clutches by horsepower because it is such a common comparison between cars. Torque isn't mentioned as much.
A more accurate way of representing a cars power would be to take the integral of the torque curve </maths nerd>
Edited by METHS on Wednesday 4th September 19:38
Discopotatoes said:
Ill have to see next week when I get home but the flywheel is no problem once the clutch is out,
the advise mcleod gave me was that the clutch needs 1200 stop start cycles before its bedded in so if you've just fitted yours don't go giving it loads of boost for a while
Crap it's been on the dyno the advise mcleod gave me was that the clutch needs 1200 stop start cycles before its bedded in so if you've just fitted yours don't go giving it loads of boost for a while
Hoofa said:
Discopotatoes said:
Ill have to see next week when I get home but the flywheel is no problem once the clutch is out,
the advise mcleod gave me was that the clutch needs 1200 stop start cycles before its bedded in so if you've just fitted yours don't go giving it loads of boost for a while
Crap it's been on the dyno the advise mcleod gave me was that the clutch needs 1200 stop start cycles before its bedded in so if you've just fitted yours don't go giving it loads of boost for a while
Sardonicus said:
Discopotatoes said:
If your hasn't started slipping you'll be ok, the way your power is delivered is more progressive than mine so I wouldn't worry just follow the bedding in proceedure
Its when they start slipping and faces start glazing up then things go from bad to worse 
Sounds familiar ..she canna take it captain ! See what happens when u shove warp drive through a clutch. My mapper whilst sitting in the passenger seat who is a Aussie , said struth mate this thing could pull ship out the water. Hope it's not the rsxt option, just ones thing the clutch realse bearing not touching the fingers ?
Hoofa said:
Sounds familiar ..she canna take it captain ! See what happens when u shove warp drive through a clutch. My mapper whilst sitting in the passenger seat who is a Aussie , said struth mate this thing could pull ship out the water. Hope it's not the rsxt option, just ones thing the clutch realse bearing not touching the fingers ?
Ill need to check it but that's what I'm hoping!Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff