What to do with my drivetrain . . . 95 MTX

[Geek SHO]

I'm not sure what happened to my old thread, if it was lost in the depths of the void, or if a power-monger admin deleted it . . . but I was looking for suggestions, most specifically with clutches.

The clutch in my SHO is borked, but because I intend to sell the car once it is fixed, I'm not sure if I should put in a crappy Valeo, or put in something decent. Has anyone had luck with the South Bend clutches, and could compare them to maybe Clutchmasters or Spec (clutches that I've used)?

 

[Phoenix]

Uhh since when the Valeo are crappy?

If you are selling the car , that's what I would put in , except if you run serious mods.

 

[93rev2sev]

I second those sentiments. My "crappy" valeo has taught 6 teenage girls how to drive a standard transmission car....and it has 60,000 miles on it...and it still feels NEW.

 

[Geek SHO]

Ok, I take it back. I'm sure they are fine clutches, and is probably what I will settle on getting. RockAuto has "Brute Power" clutches, which I think are basically the same thing. The car only has the "mandatory" mods: Y-Pipe and removed silencer.

This car had a Valeo in it with an aluminum flywheel when I got it. I have a passion for drag racing, and I broke the weaker straps of the Valeo trying to keep the light flywheel spinning for good launches. After that, I replaced it with a Clutchmasters Stage 1, then the aluminum flywheel steel insert broke, nuking *that* clutch. I put in a spare steel flywheel with another CM1, and now something has happened to the pressure plate. What have I learned? I need to get a different car if I want to keep drag racing.

 

[Off Road SHO]

What have I learned? I need to get a different car if I want to keep drag racing.

Now that right there is sig quote material, I don't care who you are...

Tom

 

[AREA 91]

Ok, I take it back. I'm sure they are fine clutches, and is probably what I will settle on getting. RockAuto has "Brute Power" clutches, which I think are basically the same thing. The car only has the "mandatory" mods: Y-Pipe and removed silencer.

This car had a Valeo in it with an aluminum flywheel when I got it. I have a passion for drag racing, and I broke the weaker straps of the Valeo trying to keep the light flywheel spinning for good launches. After that, I replaced it with a Clutchmasters Stage 1, then the aluminum flywheel steel insert broke, nuking *that* clutch. I put in a spare steel flywheel with another CM1, and now something has happened to the pressure plate. What have I learned? I need to get a different car if I want to keep drag racing.

Now that right there is sig quote material, I don't care who you are...

Tom

A MEN TO THAT!!!

The only clutch that has taken all the abuse I can throw at it, is the CMIII.
Many drag launches at 5200rpm will no failure, other than CV shafts.