[DeTomaso] Engine Noiseses.......

[Ken Green]

      I thought that the multi disk, small diameter, racing clutches were practically metal on metal, and not really usable on the street.   But I did think Goran uses one?
   
        I also thought that a flywheel has a friction surface for the last disk, a flex plate doesn't have a friction surface.  There are racing flywheels with an outer portion (not under the pressure plate) which look a little like a flex plate, but they are just for light weight.  And, I think most or all the SBF racing flywheels made now, have a 153 tooth ring, not 164.
   
  Ken

Phil Lockett <montecarlo296 at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Thomas,

I've not seen one of these setups before. You say mounted on flexplate - how does this work? The engine I have is from an automatic transmission car - does this mean I could use the existing flywheel without the torque converter?

Thanks

Phil
Thomas Tornblom wrote:
Phil Lockett skrev:
> Ok, the last msg is now somewhat acedemic - i've just bought a 4.0 V8 BMW engine from a 1992 740i.
> 
> £204.00 - Bargain.
> 
> Allegedly they push around 286PS in standard trim - so a little re-mapping should see it right - I can't sensibly go over 350 with the Audi 'box anyway.
> 
> Just now got to find ways of giving it more lumpiness. (What a great word - almost as good as my current favourite - "Frottage")

There is a Swedish owner and his son that has stuffed one of these in 
their Pantera.

They are using a 90 degree exhaust and a dual disc Tilton clutch mounted 
to a flexplate. It has a magnificent sound. They demonstrated the car 
last fall, and the audience was ecstatic! The throttle response with the 
super light flywheel/clutch assembly is phenomenal, and it will surely 
help boost the lumpiness.

The clutch was probably one of these:
http://www.tiltonracing.com/content.php?page=list2&id=331&m=d

Not much horsepower, but the sound... ;-)

Thomas

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