Well my stage 5 was modular and I had nothing but issues with it so I took it out and put a ACT in all my problems went away and no mine wasn't a bolt issue
I know/read of others with the same problem. Had a TERRIBLE experience with SBC. Seems kinda hit and miss. A couple of my close friends have them and seem happy. They've yet to really "test" them at the track so we'll see...
I know/read of others with the same problem. Had a TERRIBLE experience with SBC. Seems kinda hit and miss. A couple of my close friends have them and seem happy. They've yet to really "test" them at the track so we'll see...
Yea all the stage 5 sbc peeps are slipping here and going to ACT but u will be lucky to find a car with a sbc in it in south Florida
Yea all the stage 5 sbc peeps are slipping here and going to ACT but u will be lucky to find a car with a sbc in it in south Florida
That sucks. I hope it doesn't happen to my friend. We'll POSSIBLY find out this Sunday at MATS here.
Anyway, did you hear the ending of SBC and me? Installed a Race Series Stage 4 w/Fidanza and wouldnt even disengage all the way. They refused refund after this being the second clutch problem (first was a Stage 5x that failed first time at the track) and I ended up filing a credit dispute with my bank. I won. Money refunded to me. Clutch went back to them...prepaid label from SBC.
Last months SRT of the Month, ERABBIT23, runs a SBC Stage 5 RS Clutch which has proven itself to 10 second passes and 500+ hp/tq.
Fred's car ran a SBC clutch when it set the 5 speed record.
I had nothing but great experences when I had an issue with my Stage 4, which was 100% driver error. I overheated the clutch and it fused to the pressure plate, I'm a noob on slicks...what'cha gonna do? I called SBC, explained the situation, and got my clutch replaced with a stage 5 w/ only shipping cost one way out of my pocket.
My stage 5 modular has been to the track on 24.5" slicks and made a 118mph pass. I should be back at the track at the end of the month as long as i settle some personal issues by then.
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I had the SBC Stage 3 with Fidanza Flywheel in my car. Never had a slipping issue, but did have some disengagement issues at times. It ended up welding to the flywheel on me during the first burn out of the night. Admittedly it felt funny to me on the way to the track as I was stuck in stop and go traffic with it. So i would say it was more my fault for not letting it cool down before the first pass attempt. However, I made about 30 or so passes on that clutch before hand and it never slipped before. And most of them were on 22.5x8x16 M&H slicks with the Hp a& tq in my sig.
I think the key factor here with the exploding clutchs is that they are getting over heated.
As a clutch gets hot its going to start slipping more and more. More slippage = more heat. The flywheel can only take so much heat before it fractures. Especially on a modular clutch (less mass to absorb the heat).
If your clutch starts to slip shut it down for the night IMO and save yourself a major headache.
IIRC didn't real tune come out with a full steel flywheel for the non-mod SBC clutchs?
So what u running now they sent me a new stage 5 but I sold that cause I lost faith in them
Running a Clutchmasters FX400 6 puck modular. Starting to slip now, but there's over 12K miles on it and multiple 1.7x 60' foot passes on it....WOT shifting every gear. Kinda expected for a 6 puck to not last all that long...
Last months SRT of the Month, ERABBIT23, runs a SBC Stage 5 RS Clutch which has proven itself to 10 second passes and 500+ hp/tq.
Fred's car ran a SBC clutch when it set the 5 speed record.
I had nothing but great experences when I had an issue with my Stage 4, which was 100% driver error. I overheated the clutch and it fused to the pressure plate, I'm a noob on slicks...what'cha gonna do? I called SBC, explained the situation, and got my clutch replaced with a stage 5 w/ only shipping cost one way out of my pocket.
My stage 5 modular has been to the track on 24.5" slicks and made a 118mph pass. I should be back at the track at the end of the month as long as i settle some personal issues by then.
Dude....I really dont think there was driver error involved with your clutch fusing itself together. But if that's what you think...I guess go ahead.
Your stage 5 modular has been to the track, but you've yet to cut a 1.7 sixty foot...WOT shifting every gear I don't believe. If you have, my mistake. Trap speed and clutch does not correlate with each other. When my Stage 5x slipped the FIRST time when I went to WOT shift 1-2. I took it back out...granny shifted all gears and it was fine...trapping 119mph.
Dude....I really dont think there was driver error involved with your clutch fusing itself together. But if that's what you think...I guess go ahead.
Your stage 5 modular has been to the track, but you've yet to cut a 1.7 sixty foot...WOT shifting every gear I don't believe. If you have, my mistake. Trap speed and clutch does not correlate with each other. When my Stage 5x slipped the FIRST time when I went to WOT shift 1-2. I took it back out...granny shifted all gears and it was fine...trapping 119mph.
i overheated that cluch on the burnout, it wasn't my first time at the track with it on slicks...whatev, it got replaced
had to one up me with the 119
trap speed correlates with power output.
i dont see how 60' times are relevant.
12k seems low for a 6-puck...but i guess with abuse and track time it makes sense.
no worries though, i believe gabe is racing sunday w/ the 26" tires and i'm planning on racing at MATS on my 24.5"s
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