[F500] Belts

[aschutte at fuse.net]

Dave,

How do you figure that the clutch gets less efficient in an overdrive situation?  The only factor I can think of wold be a larger contact area as the belt moves outward but I wouldn't consider it to be that great.

Allen
> 
> From: Dave Phaneuf <jimslawnshop at comcast.net>
> Date: 2005/01/08 Sat AM 09:07:43 EST
> To: f500 at f500.org
> Subject: [F500] Belts
> 
> Hi Richard
> The reason I don't go for a full upshift is my belief that the
> clutch is most efficient at a 1/1 ratio and I geared my car
> to get this on the average ( whatever the hell that is )
> course we usually run on.. I like to keep my clutches out of the
> "overdrive" region.
> Maybe the new "tuner" clutches don't have the
> same loss of efficiency, I just have a Comet/Cat
> stock combo.
> I've never worked with a TRA clutch, can't you just
> make a spacer to limit it's upshift travel?
> Dave P.
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