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4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch #563072 12/26/09 10:00 AM 12/26/09 10:00 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey 1 1swingin OP mopar
1swingin OP mopar 1 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey	O.k. Iam going 4 speed against my stock eliminator buddys wishes. Its mainly gonna be a street car so it makes sense. Question two. He runs a jerico with an adjustble pressure plate so he can control how hard the clutch hits. He highly recomended i use one. Where do i get one,what brand should i use,and how much do they cost? He said i can eather buy an adj. or change the springs and shim a stock one. That sounds like a pain in the but. I have experiance with adj. plates on heavy equipment/dump trucks/cranes/etc. and he showed me his. Is this overkill for a street/strip car? I will spend the money i just wanna make sure its worth it! Thanks again guys. You have been very helpful. "I aint here on buisness baby,Iam only here for fun"

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 1swingin] #563073 12/26/09 10:35 AM 12/26/09 10:35 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,946 Connecticut 5126brl No more top fuel
5126brl No more top fuel Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,946 Connecticut	I am runnng a Ram Long style adjustable with a Rag disk. Have it set at 2680 right now and drive it on the street. If I was to replace it I would get a Metalic disk this time to be able to set the base pressure lower. Car is 3880# and goes 11.8's

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 5126brl No more] #563074 12/26/09 10:51 AM 12/26/09 10:51 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 904 cleveland Ohio M mloboda super stock
mloboda super stock M Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 904 cleveland Ohio	Johnny, Before you buy any clutch setup,give Tim Hyatt a call 440-254-1311. He is a great guy and will explain exactly why you need what you need. Very reasonable prices as well. He probably does 40% of the clutches for UMTR racers and has been doing this for 30+ years. www.umtrnorth.com chat forums are a great source of info as well. Go to the "clutch tech" and "tranny tech" sections of the forum

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: mloboda] #563075 12/26/09 12:20 PM 12/26/09 12:20 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey 1 1swingin OP mopar
1swingin OP mopar 1 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey	Thanks guys! I had no idea there was a tranny tech on moparts! My stocker buddy wants me to get a mcleod long style adj. pressure plate. 11in. prefered but a 10.5 will work. He also said they are super expensive!!!! Anyone know of an alternative adj. that may be a little cheeper? "I aint here on buisness baby,Iam only here for fun"

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 1swingin] #563076 12/26/09 12:34 PM 12/26/09 12:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,558 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,558 Rittman Ohio	Quote: Thanks guys! I had no idea there was a tranny tech on moparts! My stocker buddy wants me to get a mcleod long style adj. pressure plate. 11in. prefered but a 10.5 will work. He also said they are super expensive!!!! Anyone know of an alternative adj. that may be a little cheeper? The way I do it is find a unit that can be rebuilt in a custom form by someone like Tim Hyatt.You can search places like the Bullet,Racing Junk,E-bay etc. for a core and save yourself almost half the cost of the entire job.Tim can also convert your existing Long style plate to an adjustable unit. It may still cost you close to a grand even if you have a core. Gus 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 1swingin] #563077 12/26/09 12:37 PM 12/26/09 12:37 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey 1 1swingin OP mopar
1swingin OP mopar 1 Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 521 somewhereintheswampsofjersey	Your buddy is the man! Hes got an adj. modular steel plate he builds himself for 500 bucks! as aposed to a mcleod that goes for 1k! thanks alot guys! "I aint here on buisness baby,Iam only here for fun"

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 1swingin] #563078 12/26/09 12:46 PM 12/26/09 12:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 610 Boise M Moparteacher mopar
Moparteacher mopar M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 610 Boise	The least expensive "do-it-yourself" route would be RAM clutches. $700-$1,000 for disk and PP. Advanced Clutches (Rob Youngblood) custom cuilds some of the nicest adjustable clutches on the market. He services a lot of the drag racing class-racers.208-880-6214....$2,300 and up for disc, PP, and flywheel. Rob is known for his customer service. Boninfanteracing.com does alot of clutches for the alcohol and pro classes. They can build you a clutch. They have a new-to-market 10" street/strip clutch. Nick is a nice guy to deal with.

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: Moparteacher] #563079 12/26/09 01:02 PM 12/26/09 01:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,946 Connecticut 5126brl No more top fuel
5126brl No more top fuel Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,946 Connecticut	Quote: The least expensive "do-it-yourself" route would be RAM clutches. $700-$1,000 for disk and PP. If you do go the Ram way get a Adjustable that you can add weight to in the arms. I wish I did. There is better choices but they get $$$$ . I make about 590 hp at the flywheel and do a fair amount of street driving so I am pretty happy with the ram. All told with the flywheel disc and plate I still spent around $800. Good luck

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: Moparteacher] #563080 12/26/09 01:30 PM 12/26/09 01:30 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,262 Netherlands 72Challenger pro stock
72Challenger pro stock Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,262 Netherlands	Quote: Advanced Clutches (Rob Youngblood) custom cuilds some of the nicest adjustable clutches on the market. He services a lot of the drag racing class-racers.208-880-6214....$2,300 and up for disc, PP, and flywheel. Rob is known for his customer service. +1 I just installed one of his custom sets for my new race project (tubechass 70 Challenger - 750hp for now - GForce box) and it looks really nice!! Weighs in at around 20lbs for the flywheel, pplate & disc... Dual 7" discs by the way. Even called him recently before his breakfast... thought there was less time diff between us... '

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: 1swingin] #563081 12/26/09 06:47 PM 12/26/09 06:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 726 ohio M mike67net mopar addict
mike67net mopar addict M Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 726 ohio	Quote: Your buddy is the man! Hes got an adj. modular steel plate he builds himself for 500 bucks! as aposed to a mcleod that goes for 1k! thanks alot guys! I just put a reply on your other thread suggesting Tim. He is the man Mike

Re: 4 speed part 2 adj. pressure plate/clutch [Re: mike67net] #563082 12/26/09 07:23 PM 12/26/09 07:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,427 Toronto M mshred master
mshred master M Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,427 Toronto	Tim is the man! although i never ended up buying a clutch from him (i have a t5 and ended up with a cheap ford racing clutch instead) Ive talked to him on a few occasions and he puts everyting into laymans terms, explains why you need it and what it'll do for you, and his prices are excellent! When i put a real tranny in my car, you can bet he's doing my clutch

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