clutch question

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  1. hemi altered 378

    hemi altered 378 Blown Altered

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    i have asked probably 20 people this question, and got alot of different answers. hopefully this will get alot of responses. for those of you that drive a clutch car.....
    do you leave off the stop? why or why not?
    do you leave from the point where you take the slack out of the drive line with the pedal off the stop? why or why not?
     
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  2. TAD240

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    Clutch

    Off the stop if everything is set right. Answer this for yourself next time you warm up the car. Hold the rpm at 5000 or whatever rpm you leave at and take your hand off the brake. If the tires are spinning at all then this means that the slack will be removed from the trans and the couplers when you have the clutch all the way down and the rpm up. If you had the rpm up and were fighting the brake when you pulled into the second bulb, then the slack is also out of the rear gears.
     
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  3. nitrorelapse

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    In the old days we used the slack out of the drive line method. But with the introduction of adjustable stands on the pedal clutch's, most now leave off the stop. It is supposedly more consistent. Words seldom used in the same sentence, consistent and blown alcohol.
     
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  4. JustinatAce

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    I would say you should always leave off the stop. I wouldn't think taking up the slack on the drivline would be worth the extra heat you'll be putting in the clutch. Too much heat makes a clutch worthless.
     
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  5. Mike Canter

    Mike Canter Top Dragster
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    If you are rolling forward into the light you should have taken up as much slack as you need to. I know with a suspension car you have to move forward into the lights to make sure there is no preload in the suspension. The burnout and staging should also have put sufficient oil on the rear gears to fill that backlash gap to cusion the initial impact.
     
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