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Old 02-11-2012, 11:38 AM   #8
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Re: What can they take?

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Originally Posted by powerdriver 1958 View Post
In all honesty , If you engine has those specs ( 390hp/445ft/lbs 383 SBC ) dumping the clutch would never need to happen .

Quote from the drag strip years ago " If you want to work on it , Put a manual tranny in it . If you want to race it use an automatic .
That quote is pretty much correct from years ago. With clutch and pressure plate technology of today, it isn't so true anymore. I have a manually shifted drag car that doesn't break anything. With that being said, I wouldn'd do what thirdstreettito had originally posted about clutch drops/ flatshifting an NV-4500 in a suburban. That type of abuse in a truck that heavy would definitely have broken parts at least as long as his wallet could handle it.
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