[flash]

so, i finally got a chance to poke in the new spring centered clutch disk in my own car - after having these things out and about for a few months now, and me not having one in my own car, i finally said "enough is enough"



first impressions, after a VERY short drive around the block are:



rattle diminished at least half at idle

rattle essentially gone altogether while driving above second gear

rattle diminished at least half in second, shortened in rev range, and goes away completely with any change in throttle

much smoother engagement of clutch - actually a little weird at first, as it is so smooth



while i was doing the clutch, i also decided to wrap the header with a fiberglass copper inlaid thermal wrap, and then coated it with an aluminum thermal coating - this was to reduce under hood temps, and to reduce the "ricer" sound the header made when it was cold



first impressions (after the initial smoking of the wrap baking in stopped):



much quieter under the hood

definitely cooler under the hood (no measurements yet)

all but eliminated the ricer sound - very happy about this



i also finally got a chance to install the thermal barrier on the underside of my header heat shield (this unit will be available soon)



while it was up in the air, i also took this opportunity to add some strap location points for when i put the car in the trailer - i used the KLA rear cubby plates in the rear, and some single hole units from paragon up front, on one of the bolts for the lower suspension brace - should make for much easier attachment of the tie down straps



i also installed an adjustable voltage regulator - this was to resolve the low idle voltage issue i had as a result of the power pulleys - first impressions - VERY cool - i now have 12.5 at idle, as opposed to 11.8



all in all, a good day



tomorrow i get to drive the car and see how she does - WOOHOO!

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[Seadweller23]

Interesting... please report back after your drive.



Joe

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[Carl968]

Hey Flash, can you be more specific on the front tie downs? Possibly some pictures and can this also be done on a coupe? I look thru Paragon and didn't find any tie downs for the front. Did I miss them or did you adapt something for your vehicle? I would like some front tie downs for my '92 Coupe.

Thanks and I appreciate your help.

Carl

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[flash]

if it works like i think it will ( i have to test everything before i recommend it) - i will definitely post shots



lol - i used a plate they list for something else - as i said though, you have to have the lower suspension brace for it to work

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[Carl968]

Thanks Flash. That 's what I thought you said, just wanted to be sure.

Carl

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[flash]

no worries - i just want to be sure it doesn't bend under the load before i go suggesting it to other people - if it does bend, i have a solution, it will just involve making a new piece - i thought i would try something that is already out there before doing that though



i have to drag the trailer over here in the new few days anyway - i want to do some work on it - coat the floor, add some lights, add a stereo, add a battery, put the artwork up, add a winch, update the sponsor display, yada yada - while i'm doing all that, i'll stick the car in and make sure this works

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[flash]

second drive results



clutch - smoother shifting - much quieter - pedal engagement is a bit higher - not as positive a shift on fast gear banging, but should do nicely in keeping the disk from fragging, but probably won't get as many tire screeching barks - it will take some getting used to, but feels better overall



header wrap - huge drop in pipe temps - between that and the new heat shield, my intake manifold external temps dropped 20 degrees, and with ambient temp at about 90, was sitting at about 100 - no exhaust noise from under the hood anymore - all from the tailpipe now - cold pipe ricey sound all but gone - very nice - well worth the time and effort



variable voltage regulator - seems to have resolved my problem (now that i fixed the real one) - for details, see: http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtopic=6062&hl=

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[rxter]

[quote name='flash' post='56241' date='Jul 12 2008, 07:26 PM']so, i finally got a chance to poke in the new spring centered clutch disk in my own car - after having these things out and

rattle diminished at least half at idle

rattle essentially gone altogether while driving above second gear

rattle diminished at least half in second, shortened in rev range, and goes away completely with any change in throttle

much smoother engagement of clutch - actually a little weird at first, as it is so smooth[/quote]



What was rattling?

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