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PostPost by: rgh0 » Sat May 19, 2012 6:09 am

SJ Lambert wrote:How much torque do the best camshafts produce days?

I'm planning on using a TILTON clutch with a 200 ft/lb capacity, I reckon that in an open wheeler, that it will be fine. I don't want to use a heavier clutch because besides being "heavier" I'd have to move the slave cylinder from a remote mounted one to a bobbin replacing one.



I think 200 ft/lb sounds plenty. You will be struggling to get 140 ft/lbs out of a 1600 twin cam
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PostPost by: twincamman » Sun May 20, 2012 2:16 am

you will be like Corvette owners with an over developed left foot muscle causing you to walk in small circles all day----oh yes NEVER put youself in a situation where you say ' I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I TRY THIS '---ed
dont close your eyes --you will miss the crash

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PostPost by: SJ Lambert » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:16 am

rgh0 wrote:
SJ Lambert wrote:How much torque do the best camshafts produce days?

I'm planning on using a TILTON clutch with a 200 ft/lb capacity, I reckon that in an open wheeler, that it will be fine. I don't want to use a heavier clutch because besides being "heavier" I'd have to move the slave cylinder from a remote mounted one to a bobbin replacing one.



I think 200 ft/lb sounds plenty. You will be struggling to get 140 ft/lbs out of a 1600 twin cam



AP offer a few green rated (144-161 ft lb ) clutch assemblies, the most expensive (and I presume the lightest) is an A ring type with an alloy cover (that's 300 grams lighter than the same thing with a steel cover), the other type is a lug type (like the Tilton one that I've already got). The light weight AP one may get a run on the 90 tooth flywheel.

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PostPost by: SJ Lambert » Wed Feb 04, 2015 8:02 am

rgh0 wrote:...................

I recently did some back to back tests on 2 otherwise identical race engines one running 45DCOE's with 38 mm chokes and one running 36mm chokes and had no difference in maximum power output. I would only consider going to 38mm if you have a very light car (seven or open wheeler) as the risk of low speed response loss possibly balances any potential for top end gain.

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I better get a set of 36s for mine - as John also recommends 36 and up for mine too.
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PostPost by: SJ Lambert » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:45 am

I didn't realise that chokes in the odd sizes were offered these days, 37s and 39s are obtainable for 45 DCOEs in Melbourne at the moment.
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PostPost by: rgh0 » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:51 am

Interesting - I could not get 33 or 35's in recent years .

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PostPost by: SJ Lambert » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:58 am

Weber Performance are doing them - they may well be enlarging 36s.

I've had a set of 33s for DCOE 40s gathering dust for ages, but hadn't seen the odd sizes for the 45s.
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