Let the new century prognosticators spew all they want about the demise of the traditional manual transmission. For those not quite ready for dual-clutch transmissions or care even less about 10-speed automatics, there is still much to celebrate for left pedal fans when it comes to the current crop of manual transmissions for hot street cars. What we will cover here is the friction connection between the engine and the input shaft of that manual transmission.
While dual-disc clutches might be cool and charismatic, it’s the basics about how clutches work that should be first on your list of crucial information. It’s important to understand the fundamentals of how clutches operate, and the variables involved with all the fundamental factors. Items like pressure plate design, clutch diameter, clamp load, friction material, operating temperature, and a host of other variables. Once you’ve cornered this area of expertise you will have a much better idea of which clutch will be the best one for your next project. All this makes a big difference when it comes to how you intend to use this clutch. We’ll look closer into these ideas and tie them all together to help weed out the unnecessary hype so you can choose
