Re: DID ANYONE ON THE LIST IN THE BAY AREA LOOK AT THIS CAR?

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On June 10, 2005 Jim Boone wrote:

> On June 9, 2005 andrew hay wrote:
> 
> > one thing hits me - clutch size.  you'd have a challenge getting 300hp
> > through a 9 1/8" disk!  and the 196 flywheel isn't drilled for
> > anything bigger.  it is the same size as the '64-'70 though, so if
> > it's thick enough in the right places it could be drilled.  they have
> > the 10"/10.5" pattern.
> >
> > hmmm...  maybe the flywheels are similar enough that an early 199/232
> > one would bolt on without much work...
> 
Since posting last, I recieved an email from Randy Guynn, in which he states in part:

"The roundy- roundy racers have used very small diameter clutches for years. 9 inch down to 7 inch. These clutches hook up 500-700 H.P. on Sprint Cars. A small clutch such as this should work fine for AMC street power levels. 

Stock clutches will not hold that kind of power very long. These race units hold up fine. 

Small diameter weighs less and robs less power from the engine to swing."

Makes sense to me.  I'm sure there's a way to use one of these high performance type clutches behind the old six and it would hold up against whatever you could squeeze out of it.

Jim Boone
Mims, FL


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