BritishV8 Forum

Wondering what you guys think of this, https://www.ebay.com/itm/BUICK-215-ALUMINUM-V8-TWIN-DISC-CLUTCH-FLEXPLATE-DIRT-TRACK-MIDGET-RACE/233078915422?_trksid=p2504926.m5232.l9681 . Would it be worth it in a street/track car?

Says condition is new. With flywheel it would definitely be worth it I would say.

Jim

I like being able to easily source a replacement part, especially if traveling.  What do you do when that clutch fails?

Run away, ancient time bomb.  make alum f-wheel, add Fidanza insert. cheap swap meet race clutches avail, inspect carefully.  Problematic for street use.  Art.

I did end up buying the clutch. Ended up being a triple disk, decided to hold off until I build a stronger engine.

Yeah, that sounds like a lot of overkill.

I once put a McLeod twin disc clutch in my car. It worked really well, smooth progressive engagement, very light pedal effort. However, there were no springs in the clutch hub(s) and the solid hubs transmitted engine vibration directly into the T-5 transmission. This caused a rattle between about 1500 and 2500 rpm that sounded like the worst pre-ignition knock ever. I could not stand the noise so I replaced it with a conventional single disc clutch and peace and quiet returned.
See if you have sprung hubs in the clutch...

Must have been fun trying to trace down that, Larry.

They are solid hubs on the clutches.

This is how they get the room for more disc, throw-out the torsional hubs.  Art.

Just use a Corvette dual-mass flywheel.  Sounds easy-right ?   Art.