333pg333

Quite likely we did. Sorry, it's hard to retain all the info in my tiny brain.

95ONE

Bob, we need video or a time slip. looks like you might have done it if that's your car in your avatar.

tman

No worries, I have that same problem.

tman

Looks like a Buick turbo 6.

333pg333

Yeah it seems backward, but when you think of it, virtually nobody spends buckets of money on these cars to do the 1/4 mile. Usually it's to make them a nice cruiser / hwy blaster or track focused. Plus when you spend that cash and get over 400whp you are going to stress those aforementioned Achilles heels in the drivetrain even more...unless you spend even more on the car and modify them. Domino theory for an event that most of us aren't that interested in. Sure we're all curious, but I want to turn times in a different race. The track is where these cars shine. Pulling on a 996tt is a lot of fun let me tell you after you've stalked him through the corners.

tman

Allright, so I went back to the track tonight on my quest to elevens. Car was running really strong with new plugs and some tweaking.
I got some BFG drag radials for the club sports. On the street car was hooking up much better.

The new track at PBIR really hooks. Everybodys running personal bests on the new surface.
So I take off kinda easy in the first gear, then nail it in second. Hits the rev limiter, I'm thinking it can't be spinning. It didn't.

The Spec stage 3 hybrid couldn't take the abuse.
After the second run I just went home, no need to abuse it more.
I didn't think the clutch would give up that easy, it's supposed to hold 450 ft/lb.

Thinking back, I should have tried running low boost in first and second, then full in third.
Just so frustrating not being able to make a run all out.
I'm not giving up though.

porshhhh951

damn I thought spec clutches were notorous for being able to withstand abuse. A stage 3 is supposed to be one stout clutch.

What do you mean by hybrid? btw sorry to hear about you're troubles.

tman

Pressure plate side of the disc is metallic, organic flywheel side.
Better for the street.
It's allright, I'll get there.

jasonlp

What rwhp and ft-lbs tq you running?

tman

I haven't dynoed it at 28 psi, around 430-450 whp.

jasonlp

No wonder why you shredded it

95ONE

As the Tool said before. Anything less than ceramic won't handle any strong horsepower numbers. I agree.

blown 944

Me too

333pg333

Does ceramic have to be puk though? Or better, do we have to have a puk clutch to handle 500whp?

Tms951

My stage 2 spec has shown no signs of slipping with 400+ whp/tq.. It is kevlar. All my launches done on it it just grabbed and those were clutch drops at 4000+ rpm with drag radials (I have the best believable 60' on the list, sorry don't buy that 1.60 for a second.) I will be interested to see how it does as power increases. But I think its got some left in it.