Work is nearly done on the California Kid. After taking out the faulty ancient alarm system that was causing the blinking issue, all that's left is to do is reassemble the interior and change the serpentine belt. Then it will move under it's own power for the first time in nearly 6 years.
Despite driving manuals for most of my adult life, Dad never let me have a go in the Kid because of the Quartermaster twin disc metallic surface clutch he had installed. He loved dropping the hammer at stop lights and was tired of replacing sprung clutches every year, so he went to a clutch that is not listed as "streetable".
Anyways between that and my desire to not break the car, I'm soliciting advice. Dad said the pedal is "On/Off" and you cannot slip it. I know Dad learned how not to snap necks at stop lights because I rode with him, but he did not share his secret...
Does anyone street a clutch like this or was my old man crazy for doing it in the first place?
I would swap it out for a spec stage 4+ for improved drivability. It is a solid hub clutch and will hold the power and be easy to drive.
If you have to stick with the dual clutch setup, try to run 1 organic disc and 1 sintered metal. The organic disc should help smooth out the engagement.
Well to answer your question here is what I have found.
A true duel disc racing clutch is one where you just kind of have to do a quick release. There is no easy slipping transition.
The one I drove was in a Howe Late Model Sportsman Stock Car. You just get the revs up and kind of dump the clutch. You learn the sweet sport to where you get it sonit engages but no wheel spin or stall.
There are some duel clutch street clutches now from Ram that are much easier and smoother to use,
Last time I asked, Tilton would sell you a pack with one organic and one cerametallic disk. Quartermaster would sell you a pack with two organic disks.
One "trick" I can think of is maybe get the idle rpm set at a high enough rpm so if you let the clutch out without pushing the gas pedal it wont die. Just to add: I don't know the details of this car.
