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New Disc Clutch System News - What's New In Clutch
New Disc Clutch System News - What's New In Clutches
It used to be a 500hp street car was a big deal. Today, even a stock LS9 Corvette makes 648 net horsepower straight off the showroom floor, and a real 700hp (or more) hot rod is not uncommon.It used to be a 500hp street car was a big deal. Today, even a stock LS9 Corvette makes 648 net horsepower straight off the showroom floor, and a real 700hp (or more) hot rod is not uncommon. The rise in streetable power and torque levels was coupled with a rise in driver expectations. "Today's customers want a clutch as smooth as stock with stock pedal pressure that will last forever and still hold 1,000 hp," says RPS Performance's R.J. Smith. Add in the hydraulic linkage used on most new cars, lighter and more compact drivetrains, and the removal of asbestos friction materials from the market, and manual transmission clutch system designers were faced with a whole new ball game.
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