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is a 4 puck clutch good for drifting

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Old May 9, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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is a 4 puck clutch good for drifting

I have this act 4 puck laying around that I'm thinking of using on my 240. is it a good clutch for drifting?
Old May 10, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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depends on your setup. what are the specs on your car? you dont want a 4 puck if your only making 135 at the wheels.
Old May 11, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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^^ +1 It would definitely be overkill.
Old May 11, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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going ka-t for now only looking to make around 200hp. I plan on driveing it on the street also
Old May 25, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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If its a sprung clutch, you should be ok. A bit overkill, but you should be ok.

Now if its a straight unsprung clutch... you might not like it being your DD car.
Old May 25, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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what kind of turbo do you plan to run driftguy??
Old Jun 1, 2010 | 03:11 PM
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haha its unsprung, as for the turbo I have this xs power 50 ar that I'm thinkin of using or gettin another cheap ebay kit for now, good write ups
Old Jun 9, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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I wouldnt recommend using that clutch for DD, nor would I recommend the xs power crap. They are stealing XS Engineerings name to make a buck for themselves. Its sad, but it gives XS Engineering a bad name, even though its not them.

I'd read up on a few of the turbo write-ups we have here, or over at KA-T.org.
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