[DeTomaso] CLUTCH CLAMPING FORCE / Dick Ruzzin

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Maybe the 430 figure is for max torque in footpounds?

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: <Detomaso at realbig.com>; <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] CLUTCH CLAMPING FORCE / Dick Ruzzin


> Dick,
> 
> I think we're somehow talking apples and oranges here. That number sounds WAY too low. I think 2,000 pounds is more common clamping force for a performance street motor. But there also is the centrifual assist that many pressure plates have.
> 
> Almost every time I ask a tech guy at a manufacturer a technical question I get a useless answer. They can give you the company line, but they probably don't understand what they are talking about. 
> 
> If the guy you talked to thinks that all the Centerforce clutchs are heavy, he needs to visit the gym.
> 
> Ken
> 
> --- On Mon, 12/1/08, Dickruzzindesign at aol.com <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Dickruzzindesign at aol.com <Dickruzzindesign at aol.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] CLUTCH CLAMPING FORCE / Dick Ruzzin
> To: Detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 10:09 AM
> 
> I just got off the phone after a short conversation with a technician at 
> Centerforce.
> 
> All of their clutch packages have 430 pounds of clamping force.
> Low pedal pressure is "NOT" a product feature.
> 
> All the best,
> Dick Ruzzin
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