clutches

[Vendor Defendor]

what are the best clutches for the buck?

i guess when i ran my trans and it sprung a leak it burnt most of the clutches.. so, time to start shopping around...

when this trans was working, i can honestly say i was very disappointed with the shifting.. it was all soft, something that i would expect from a caddy. what can i do to get those hard shifts?

the guy who built my el camino tranny (man, that thing shifted nice, pretty much no matter how much gas i was in it, it would bark the tires between the 1-2 shift -burt- ). he said use more clutches in the packs, is that a good idea or bad?

thanks

-Neil

 

[jakeshoe]

Vendor Defendor,

I personally like a Borg Warner clutch for stock to mild hi-performance use.

BE SURE to presoak ANY clutch you decide on for at least 15 minutes, the longer the better.

I would recommend you get a shift kit from one of the vendors here.
I can't personally recommend a kit for the 200-R4 yet as I haven't used any.

 

[FastTurb]

HI I'd like to give this posting a boost and hope we can get more discussion.

Chris (CK) on another message board you indicated to stay away from "raybestos blues" in a 2004R. In that same posting someone mentioned "heavy duty" borg warner. and of cousre the Alto Reds always get discussed.

so what clutch recommendations do the experts have for a 600+ HP motor running on the street with the 2004R?

thanks.

 

[FastTurb]

here I go responding to my own post..

but my search hadn't taken me as far as the

"raybestos blue plate clutches are losers" thread when I originally replied to this posting.

So if anyone thinks I purposedly tried or trying to get a big debate going - I'm NOT!

if the gurus have nothing new from previous postings so be it. Just trying to make the right decision for my rebuild

thanks again

 

[ITSAV6]

If not an ultra performance build use red clutches. think a lot of people are still out of town for the holidays.

 

[jakeshoe]

On a street strip build,
the stock OEM style clutches will work fine in the low/reverse, forward, and overrun packs.

The weak clutches on the 200-4R are the direct and 4th.
I would install reds in these locations and add a friction to the 4th pack.

I used reds throughout on my build because I get them in a complete kit.

 

[chris718]

this was an old post.if you dig deep you will find many buried bones on this including many interesting "bones"in one particular thread that comes to mind.ahh philadelphia,i have a history in the city of brotherly love.used to run a lee myles on ogontz avenue and washington lane and another one on broad and louden years back.the trip gets boring after a while 100 miles each way.had a temporary crash pad in northeast philadelphia for 6 months .ginos for cheestakes ,61st and the boneyards for illegal drag racing........i did enjoy myself .had a 10 second street driven 87 ssmonte carlo back then,spanked many and got spanked by a red turbocharged mustang.

 

[FastTurb]

well I was a Decatur Road junkie. However I was either a watcher or navigator - there weren't many runs for a '63 Stude Lark, '62 Buick SkyLark or even the '68 Skylark - all with stock 6 cylinders. Had to ride in my buddies' Chevelles, Caprices, and occasional Mopar or AMC to go fast. I guess that's why I can't get enough of power today. Nearly fifty and really enjoy riding around with big ass tires on the "jacked-up" back-end, open loud exhaust, flashy wheels, full-size (used to be mid-size) body, kick-butt cars. Decatur, Broad Street and Atco hold a lot of memories.

but Chris, I need your recommendation here.

Clutches - my man. The motor is built and the tranny is waiting. what are the best parts so I can re-enact my Decatur days??

thanks.

 

[chris718]

4 BORG WARNERS IN THE FORWARD DRUM,I ALTO WIDE BAND FOR 2ND,7 ALTO REDS IN THE DIRECT DRUM WITH KOLENE FWD .STEELS ,STOCK LO REVERSE AND O/DRIVES.GIVE US A CALL IF YOU CANT FIND SOMETHING.

 

[FastTurb]

thank you sir.



Decatur Road - here I come....

 

[Vendor Defendor]

go with chris, i used one of his kits, and man, my car is pretty scary with my mild build