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Re: [Fot] Light pressure plates?

To: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Light pressure plates?
From: Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:25:54 -0500
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
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References: <f0ab3951afe043f8ad8a263caa583aee.Gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com> <52AB16CB.1090400@bright.net>
hi - Ted, is anything like that still available, or has it been replaced by
the smaller Tilton clutches and the like?

On Dec 13, 2013, at 9:16 AM, Ted Schumacher wrote:

Greg, right you are. We raced the Group 44 GT6 MkIII in the mid-'70's  and it
had a Porsche (believe it was Sachs) aluminum pressure plate. Ted


On 12/11/2013 11:38 PM, Gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com wrote:
> I believe that "back in the day" Kas used a
> competition porsche 911s pressure plate in the TR-6
> because it had an aluminum "platen"  an so was very
> light. It helped crankshaft life in the TR-6. Maybe
> Kas can fill in more details. Years ago, they were
> very expensive. They are probably no cheaper now!
>     I have been using a pressure plate like a
> standard TR-6 on an aluminum flywheel for years with
> good success.
>
>
> Greg Solow
> The Engine Room
> Sports Car Specialists
> Santa Cruz, CA 95060
> 831 429-1800
>
>
>
> ------- Original Message -------
> >From    : Tony Drews[mailto:tony@tonydrews.com]
> Sent    : 12/6/2013 10:09:07 AM
> To      : fot@autox.team.net
> Cc      :
> Subject : RE: [Fot] Light pressure plates?
>
>  So this discussion about harmonic balancers raised
> the issue of light
> flywheel / pressure plate.  I've got a nice light
> flywheel, but am
> running the stock diaphragm pressure plate because I
> really disliked
> the engagement characteristics of the Tilton setup I
> originally had
> (it's a toggle switch, so backing off the trailer and
> driving around
> the paddock is challenging).
>
> Is there a pressure plate out there that directly
> replaces the stock
> one but is lighter?  I saw one on the 'net that
> looked like it might
> be lighter, but it didn't give weight and the company
> didn't respond
> to my inquiry.
>
> Thanks in advance, Tony Drews
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