Thinking about switching back to an act puck disk after the last trackday
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While it works very well for a street car, it's just not up to a 20 mile commute with stop and go traffic. Service life in real-world daily driver use is between 18 and 24 months. The reason is slippage and heat. The parts dont wear out, they warp over time.
In a track/race car, the clutch has a much lower slip-to-rest ratio and it gets time to cool down. And the number of times you are starting from a stop when racing is pretty low compared to in traffic.
I suppose I could have vented my bell housing (and now that I think about it, I wish I had tried that) to get more life but I didn't.
Pros: bragging rights, holding nearly 400hp, near stock pedal feel, easy driveability.
Cons: I don't have a garage anymore so changing it every 2 years gets to be a bit of a challenge (especially since my driveway is dirt). That's really it.
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Thanks for the input. I do have a dd and though I don't see much stop and go, the idea to fix and swap parts every couple years is a turn off like you said. I will be autocrossing on weekends whenever there is a track setup locally. I also do not own a garage and see why it's an inconvenience. I did plan on getting a street clutch and lightened flywheel what rounded around 800 and thought that if I saved an extra couple hundred for the twin disk. But after your experience I appreciate you solidifying my decision.
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Thanks for the input. I do have a dd and though I don't see much stop and go, the idea to fix and swap parts every couple years is a turn off like you said. I will be autocrossing on weekends whenever there is a track setup locally. I also do not own a garage and see why it's an inconvenience. I did plan on getting a street clutch and lightened flywheel what rounded around 800 and thought that if I saved an extra couple hundred for the twin disk. But after your experience I appreciate you solidifying my decision.
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Everything was dry inside and did not see any signs of contamination. but I did see lots of evidence of over heating and slipping.
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I switched back to a 4 puck and seems to be good, but haven't had a good chance to thrash it at the track yet.
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I switched back to a 4 puck and seems to be good, but haven't had a good chance to thrash it at the track yet.
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I torqued to the proper torque, using the proper method. But that could have been a possibility. The other side of the disk does not have that same pattern. You can see the discolorations on the disk from heat.
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You'll quickly get used to it. But it takes me care when starting from a stop like djp suggests. I could drive mine like a stock disc, but I got tired of the effort required when DDing the car, so I went back to a street disc.
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