The Cal-look Lounge
Welcome,
Guest
. Please
login
or
register
.
Did you miss your
activation email?
May 18, 2024, 04:47:22 am
1 Hour
1 Day
1 Week
1 Month
Forever
Login with username, password and session length
Thank you for your support!
Search:
Advanced search
350766
Posts in
28588
Topics by
6823
Members
Latest Member:
Riisager
The Cal-look Lounge
Cal-look/High Performance
Pure racing
Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
« previous
next »
Pages:
[
1
]
Author
Topic: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold? (Read 5455 times)
Chris bugster
Full Member
Posts: 184
Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
on:
August 02, 2012, 08:28:09 am »
We've got a Kep stage 1 with stock solid centre disc in our 200hp 750kg, sticky, street tyred car. The plan is to add 100hp NOS for the next race and add a 4 puk. The clutch and flywheel show slight signs of slippage at the moment. Will the newly added power be too much for the Stage 1 and 4 puk? We have a Stage 2 so can add it if you gents, from experience, say we should.
Logged
11.2@124mph
richie
Hero Member
Posts: 5624
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #1 on:
August 02, 2012, 08:45:25 am »
Chris
I ran a stage 1 with a scat 4 puck in the cabrio when it was the nitrous version and it held fine so should work with what you are doing,the flywheel material is important too,a VW flywheel is softer and seems to hold better than the chromoly versions
cheers richie
Logged
Cars are supposed to be driven, not just talked about!!!
Good parts might be expensive but good advice is priceless
Chris bugster
Full Member
Posts: 184
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #2 on:
August 02, 2012, 09:22:05 am »
Thanks Richie. You were running slicks too, from what I remember and at the tracks in England which are considerably stickier than what we have
Logged
11.2@124mph
richie
Hero Member
Posts: 5624
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #3 on:
August 02, 2012, 09:24:15 am »
Quote from: Chris bugster on August 02, 2012, 09:22:05 am
Thanks Richie. You were running slicks too, from what I remember and at the tracks in England which are considerably stickier than what we have
Yep 6W phoenixs
that 100 shot is sure going to liven that car up
cheers richie
Logged
Cars are supposed to be driven, not just talked about!!!
Good parts might be expensive but good advice is priceless
Chris bugster
Full Member
Posts: 184
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #4 on:
August 02, 2012, 11:35:39 am »
We were the only NA car in the class- all the Porsches, Corvettes, Mustangs, etc have either turbos or NOS and so far have a best of 2nd place without gas, so with NOS we should do better
Logged
11.2@124mph
jaqo
Full Member
Posts: 168
Bugster Team
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #5 on:
August 02, 2012, 14:47:49 pm »
And we do have a progressive nitrous controller so it should help the clutch to live.
Logged
richie
Hero Member
Posts: 5624
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #6 on:
August 02, 2012, 15:16:44 pm »
Quote from: jaqo on August 02, 2012, 14:47:49 pm
And we do have a progressive nitrous controller so it should help the
gearbox
to live.
They really do help alot,it will proberly be needed by you to stop the car just spinning the tyres
cheers richie
Logged
Cars are supposed to be driven, not just talked about!!!
Good parts might be expensive but good advice is priceless
jaqo
Full Member
Posts: 168
Bugster Team
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #7 on:
August 02, 2012, 17:36:24 pm »
We'll see, gearbox is very strong.
Logged
Mike Lawless
Sr. Member
Posts: 386
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #8 on:
August 03, 2012, 00:49:33 am »
The holding power of the Kennedy stuff seems to be pretty inconsistent lately, so it's hard to say if it will hold or not. We replaced a Stage 1 purchased in 2006 that we ran with a 4 puck and it held. In fact it yanked the front wheels pretty high and yanked 'em again in second on a consistent basis. This is about 250HP in a 1900lb car.
I replaced the PP and disc in mid March with a new Stage 1 and 4 puck, and it slipped so bad the car barely moved. We replaced that with a stage 2, and even that was soft until it bedded in.
Kinda bad that one can't count on consistency from one batch to the next
Logged
Winner, 2009 Bakersfield March Meet
2006 PRA Super Gas Champion
2002-2003 DRKC Champion
http://www.lawlessdesigns.com
Eric Ellis (57HotrodVW)
Sr. Member
Posts: 419
Just wait, you'll see...
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #9 on:
August 03, 2012, 01:02:03 am »
Quote from: Mike Lawless on August 03, 2012, 00:49:33 am
The holding power of the Kennedy stuff seems to be pretty inconsistent lately, so it's hard to say if it will hold or not. We replaced a Stage 1 purchased in 2006 that we ran with a 4 puck and it held. In fact it yanked the front wheels pretty high and yanked 'em again in second on a consistent basis. This is about 250HP in a 1900lb car.
I replaced the PP and disc in mid March with a new Stage 1 and 4 puck, and it slipped so bad the car barely moved. We replaced that with a stage 2, and even that was soft until it bedded in.
Kinda bad that one can't count on consistency from one batch to the next
Would be curious to know if the materials that the "shoes" of those two clutches were made of different materials. My understanding is that Kennedy changed to a different material in recent years (ductile iron versus cast, if I recall correctly), and the older shoes are better and less prone to cupping.
Logged
Eric Ellis
Pics of my car...
TVWDRA #315
Speedshots Sports Photography
Bruce
Hero Member
Posts: 1417
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #10 on:
August 03, 2012, 04:11:34 am »
One thing you should check is the disc surface depth from the ledge where the PP bolts to. VW's spec is 21.0mm. Every shop that grinds a flywheel does it wrong, causing this dimension to gradually increase. As the distance increases, holding power drops off.
Logged
kingsburgphil
Hero Member
Posts: 876
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #11 on:
August 03, 2012, 07:18:15 am »
I use a KEP stage 1 with a Centerforce disk, which replaced a Black Magic disc the car was raced with.
With a long clutch arm, the clutch is light and easy to modulate. So far it's held the motor back, but
if I raced again I'd change to a KEP stage 2. To me a little slip is a good thing. A little break...not so good.
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=601
Logged
Mike Lawless
Sr. Member
Posts: 386
Re: Will A KEP Stage 1 and 4 puk hold?
«
Reply #12 on:
August 03, 2012, 15:06:16 pm »
Quote from: Eric Ellis (57HotrodVW) on August 03, 2012, 01:02:03 am
Quote from: Mike Lawless on August 03, 2012, 00:49:33 am
The holding power of the Kennedy stuff seems to be pretty inconsistent lately, so it's hard to say if it will hold or not. We replaced a Stage 1 purchased in 2006 that we ran with a 4 puck and it held. In fact it yanked the front wheels pretty high and yanked 'em again in second on a consistent basis. This is about 250HP in a 1900lb car.
I replaced the PP and disc in mid March with a new Stage 1 and 4 puck, and it slipped so bad the car barely moved. We replaced that with a stage 2, and even that was soft until it bedded in.
Kinda bad that one can't count on consistency from one batch to the next
Would be curious to know if the materials that the "shoes" of those two clutches were made of different materials. My understanding is that Kennedy changed to a different material in recent years (ductile iron versus cast, if I recall correctly), and the older shoes are better and less prone to cupping.
I don't know Eric. The new Stage 1 acted as if I lubed it up with super slippery grease. Way worse than a little slip on the launch and a little slip on the change. The motor went up against the limiter and stayed there. It ain't my first rodeo with clutches. It's a sucky situation for VWs right now. I've been looking into some custom Tilton stuff that can be adapted, and not just the tilton discs. They have a few pressure plates in various diameters that could be adapted to a VW flywheel with minimal effort
Logged
Winner, 2009 Bakersfield March Meet
2006 PRA Super Gas Champion
2002-2003 DRKC Champion
http://www.lawlessdesigns.com
Pages:
[
1
]
« previous
next »
Jump to:
Please select a destination:
-----------------------------
Cal-look/High Performance
-----------------------------
=> Cal-look
=> Pure racing
=> Technical stuff
=> Top Racers lists
=> In Da Werks
-----------------------------
The Cal-look classifieds
-----------------------------
=> For sale!
=> Wanted
-----------------------------
Happenings
-----------------------------
=> Happenings
=> Scandinavian Cal-look Classic (the event)
-----------------------------
Tyre kicking
-----------------------------
=> Off Topic
Loading...