00vi clutch issues?
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00vi clutch issues?
How will the stock 4th gen clutch hold up to the 00vi? I was forced to abuse it less than 300 miles after it was put in (45degree incline, VERY confined space, had to back up) and it won't even come close to chirping second, it's pretty mushy/glazed. I don't powershift. Will my clutch be roasted by the added toark of an 00vi?
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....you're missing the point.
A clutch will hold a certain amount of torque. Not power. If you add 70whp but somehow keep the peak torque the same, the clutch will hold it no problem.
...Anyway.
A clutch will hold a certain amount of torque. Not power. If you add 70whp but somehow keep the peak torque the same, the clutch will hold it no problem.
...Anyway.
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Well the 5th gen clutch isnt stronger much for the fact that the DEK makes that much more ubber TORQUE than the DE, but for the fact that it has to move the weight of a heavier car on the transmission side. If you have a heavier car, chances are, you will need a stronger clutch to have the same longevity as a clutch on a lighter car (5th gen vs 4th gen). Someone correct me if Im wrong on this..
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Originally Posted by MorpheusZero
It doesn't add all that much, but the 5th gen clutch isn't stronger for nothing. Since my 4th gen is already worn down I was unsure.
And I'm not the one being corrected, bud.
And I'm not the one being corrected, bud.
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Originally Posted by SDot82
Well with out power you cannot have torque so like kevlo said do some research.
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Originally Posted by SDot82
Well with out power you cannot have torque so like kevlo said do some research.
Just so you know (here's a basic physics lesson), torque is the actual rotational force that the engine produces. Power is sourced from torque and depends on it--power = torque * rotational speed.
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Originally Posted by 95BLKMAX
Well the 5th gen clutch isnt stronger much for the fact that the DEK makes that much more ubber TORQUE than the DE, but for the fact that it has to move the weight of a heavier car on the transmission side. If you have a heavier car, chances are, you will need a stronger clutch to have the same longevity as a clutch on a lighter car (5th gen vs 4th gen). Someone correct me if Im wrong on this..
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Originally Posted by eng92
Actually you have it backwards. You can have a "gazillion" ft-lbs of torque at 0 rpm and that equals 0 hp. To have power, useful work needs to be performed (ie. you need X ft-lbs of torque at Y rpm where X,Y cannot be 0).
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Originally Posted by SDot82
I keep forgetting that torque is a force applied at the moment of an object. But how can you have a lot of torque at 0 rpms if torques is a force on an object causing it to rotate (incase of a car rpms)?
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Originally Posted by SDot82
I keep forgetting that torque is a force applied at the moment of an object. But how can you have a lot of torque at 0 rpms if torques is a force on an object causing it to rotate (incase of a car rpms)?
But no, in internal combustion engines torque at 0rpm will be irrelevant and nonexistant. With elecrtic motors, however, it's a different story...
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