I have used the standard 3 shoe clutch system in my 1/8 buggy with decent results.
I race 1/8 buggy and I am always looking for ways to improve my buggy's performance.
I believe the most important hopups you can buy for racing are:
- a decent steering servo.
- a Clutch that performs the best at your local track.
The GPM SLIDING CLUTCH is the best system I have come across.
It is designed alot differently than your usual clutch and Is a LOT easier to work on.
It consists of a flywheel that's designed with two side walls,
and the clutch shoes are almost horseshoe shaped and are sprung together with 1 or 2 springs depending on how you like yours to be set.
The shoes, even though there's only 2, are designed so that they contact more of the surface of the clutchbell than the standard 3 shoe racing clutch, which insures less slippage and more bottom end for your engine.
The way it works:
A standard 3 shoe clutch with springs is designed so the shoes fan out and contact the inside of the Bell.
The GPM shoes dont "fan out" they simply slide along its machined part and hit the C/B, which is a lot more effective and produces noticably more bottom end.
For around $35 US its definately worth a look.
It's designed for .21 engines and I'm not sure if there's a small block
one on the market just yet, but for any of you Buggy Boys out there this thing is great.
There are 2 types of shoes available at the moment: Carbon/Rubber shoes and 7075 alloy shoes.
I have both but have yet to try the alloy shoes.
Apparently the alloy shoes are designed for Monster trucks.
I'm happy with the Carbon/Rubber shoes for now.
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