info about clutch

[Sleeper]

Originally Posted by turboyaris

the stock clutch, can't hold the power of the turbo kit. It will start slipping immediately.

Is it really that bad? Do they really manufacture clutches so poorly these days? I'm assuming you tried your turbo setup on the stock clutch?

I remember my stock clutch in my pickup was good for ~475HP, after that it started to slip under hard acceleration (and the clutch had 20k miles on it too). That's 2x the stock horsepower of my truck. Muscle cars and big trucks have gotten me used to stock parts that can take a beating.

I'm going to try a couple of high-RPM clutch releases today and see if I can get the stock clutch to slip. If it does, I'm going to be disappointed. I've never experienced a new clutch (i.e. not completely worn) that can't take a mere 100hp and 100lb-ft of torque. Duct tape could hold the clutch plates from slipping with those numbers.