RE>Alpine clutches 7/15/97
I do not know if there are any steel bell housings made for the Alpine (Does
anyone know of one?) but I would look very hard for one. I would not go over
6500 RPM with a stock cast aluminum alloy bell housing. If you can not find a
steel one I think someone makes a kevlar wrapping (like the ones in bullet
proof vests) to put around your stock bell housing. Spend the extra bucks and
keep your feet and toes (happy).
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Date: 7/14/97 3:24 PM
To: T Wiencek
From: Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA)
Alpiners,
My super hipo motor is about done, and the time has come to
select clutch components.
The guy working with me on this told me to go get some data as
to the durability of the various available driven plates.
I like the smaller (7 1/2) inch diaphram clutch used on the SV cars,
but the one I have in my car wont take the 120 or so Horses it
makes now.
The 8 1/2 borg beck piece as used from SII to SIII is a lot beefier,
but also quite heavy.
This will be a pretty high RPM motor, so the clutch has to be
pretty well designed / built.
Anyone have an opinion or heard of either type grenading?
Anyone out there ever had an Alpine that could survive 8000 RPM?
How about the guy who wrote the Chevy rod tip for the Alpine motor?
"He claims 7500 RPM capabilities at least"
I'd love to go buy a Tilton clutch or similar multi disc setup, but the
strange throw-out arangement and required thrust plate on the clutch
plate will not allow standard TO bearing or fork to be used here.
Having my feet cut off by an exlpoding clutch does not sound too fun.
Jarrid Gross
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