Clutch & Pressure Plate Recommendations

**69 Post Sedan** · #1 04-14-2009, 10:30 PM

I want to know what your suggestions are for a good Street/Strip clutch setup. The car will be run on the street most of the time but will also be taken to the track every once in a while. I used to run Borg/Warner "Brute Force" but it is not available anymore plus it made the leg shake if traffic wasn't moving.

One suggestion was Centerforce Dual Friction but I have been hearing that if that clutch gets warm it will chatter starting out in first and reverse. I am wondering if the Centerforce II will hold up and not slip.

The motor is a big block 402, approx. 500hp, in the middle of getting a M22, 11" clutch, 3:73 gears with 28" tall tires.

Any help would be great.

**turbojet427** · #2 04-14-2009, 10:34 PM

My buddy had a dual friction clutch in a '72 Z/28. The Z had a LS6 454, M22, 410s. I was the passenger to many 7,000rpm 2nd gear burnouts with that car. The clutch had NO issues, but the 8.5" 10 bolt finally did!!!!!

**Fast67VelleN2O** · #3 04-14-2009, 10:58 PM

Centerforce dual friction is all I use.

**SuperNovaSS** · #4 04-14-2009, 11:42 PM

I had the dual friction in my 91 Iroc and I did not like it. It did not hold as well I thought it would. The pedal feel was nice though although it was a hydraulic clutch.

Jason

**Salvatore** · #5 04-15-2009, 12:08 AM

How about a Hayes, Zoom etc.? I always ran the stock chevy pressure plate with the L88 disc about 50 years ago. Does those set-ups still work?

I like a soft pedal.

**69SSZL1** · #6 04-15-2009, 12:21 AM

Yes, I use the Hays street/strip set up. Clutch pedal is like stock, holds ZL-1 with M/T ET Streets.

**69 Post Sedan** · #7 04-16-2009, 12:01 AM

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Yes, I use the Hays street/strip set up. Clutch pedal is like stock, holds ZL-1 with M/T ET Streets.

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I priced this setup on Summit and it came out to $300. Seems a little up there in price. I guess you get what you pay for.

Centerforce II was $185 and the Dual Friction is $270.

Andy · #8 04-17-2009, 05:48 AM

another vote for hays. I have a 510 hp / 500 ft lb 406 in my 67 and the hays holds up to it just fine. the pedal isn't hard to push either, so no sore left leg.

don't forget to have it balanced with the flywheel before you put it in there.

**69 Post Sedan** · #9 04-18-2009, 05:00 PM

Thanks for all the information. I am leaning towards Hays but also getting more information on McLeod.

Kurt

MotionPerformance67 · #10 04-19-2009, 02:22 AM

I've had good luck with the dual friction..

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