Have you ever thought about the myriad complex actions a clutch system performs with one push of a pedal? With a simple movement of your left leg, your Corvette C5/C6’s clutch can help you make a ...
We began our journey through the drivetrain last month with an analysis of flywheels; now we move on to the clutch system. The clutch basically engages and disengages the transmission, and thus power ...
It used to be a 500hp street car was a big deal. Today, even a stock LS9 Corvette makes 648 net horsepower straight off the showroom floor, and a real 700hp (or more) hot rod is not uncommon. The rise ...
Today's crop of softer Homo sapiens really make things difficult for driveline engineers. As if getting a clutch to hold up behind an 800hp LS small-block isn't already challenging enough, today's ...