GPL Clutch

I've been reading a few clutch-related posts here complaining about the GPL clutch take up being almost switch-like, taking up over maybe one tenth of the clutch pedal's travel. Although I don't have a clutch, it should be remembered that racing clutches have a well-earned reputation for heavy operation (high spring pressures) and sudden, on-off operation over a short section of clutch travel. I believe it's due to the uncompromising friction material used to deal with the stresses of racing. There is a good reason these are not used in road cars! I still want one though (on my road car and in GPL, thanks!). Ben

I don't really see the need for much complaint, since the only reason you need a clutch is for spins, and in theory, the start, but you can rev it and drop it from neutral if you want. This works just like the real racing transmissions too, since the shifts are acheived by matching the revs of the engine to the trans, and jamming it in the next gear. -Joel Likness

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> I've been reading a few clutch-related posts here complaining about the GPL > clutch take up being almost switch-like, taking up over maybe one tenth of > the clutch pedal's travel. > Although I don't have a clutch, it should be remembered that racing clutches > have a well-earned reputation for heavy operation (high spring pressures) > and sudden, on-off operation over a short section of clutch travel. I > believe it's due to the uncompromising friction material used to deal with > the stresses of racing. There is a good reason these are not used in road > cars! > I still want one though (on my road car and in GPL, thanks!). > Ben

the only reason you need a clutch is for spins, << I don't agree with this. I ride a motorbike, and the clutch is vital. It helps when you need to go slowly (for example in traffic), but want to keep high revs in the engine. You need to pull it in just slightly, so that's half way in-between 'gripping', and then you'll be able to move off, but only slowly, and only at high revs. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same in a sports car, but if it is then I imagine that it would also be very useful. I wouldn't mind having a clutch pedal either. Adam >I don't really see the need for much complaint, since the only reason you need a >clutch is for spins, and in theory, the start, but you can rev it and drop it >from neutral if you want. This works just like the real racing transmissions >too, since the shifts are acheived by matching the revs of the engine to the

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>trans, and jamming it in the next gear. > -Joel Likness >> I've been reading a few clutch-related posts here complaining about the

GPL >> clutch take up being almost switch-like, taking up over maybe one tenth of >> the clutch pedal's travel. >> Although I don't have a clutch, it should be remembered that racing clutches >> have a well-earned reputation for heavy operation (high spring pressures) >> and sudden, on-off operation over a short section of clutch travel. I >> believe it's due to the uncompromising friction material used to deal with >> the stresses of racing. There is a good reason these are not used in road >> cars! >> I still want one though (on my road car and in GPL, thanks!). >> Ben

If you do this is a sports car, you will be replacing your clutch in just a few months. You should never 'Ride' the clutch. Eric Franzen

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>the only reason you need a >clutch is for spins, ><< >I don't agree with this. I ride a motorbike, and the clutch is vital. It >helps when you need to go slowly (for example in traffic), but want to keep >high revs in the engine. You need to pull it in just slightly, so that's >half way in-between 'gripping', and then you'll be able to move off, but >only slowly, and only at high revs. >I'm not sure if this is exactly the same in a sports car, but if it is then >I imagine that it would also be very useful. >I wouldn't mind having a clutch pedal either. >Adam >>I don't really see the need for much complaint, since the only reason you >need a >>clutch is for spins, and in theory, the start, but you can rev it and drop >it >>from neutral if you want. This works just like the real racing >transmissions >>too, since the shifts are acheived by matching the revs of the engine to >the >>trans, and jamming it in the next gear. >> -Joel Likness >>> I've been reading a few clutch-related posts here complaining about the >GPL >>> clutch take up being almost switch-like, taking up over maybe one tenth >of >>> the clutch pedal's travel. >>> Although I don't have a clutch, it should be remembered that racing >clutches >>> have a well-earned reputation for heavy operation (high spring

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>>> and sudden, on-off operation over a short section of clutch travel. I >>> believe it's due to the uncompromising friction material used to deal >with >>> the stresses of racing. There is a good reason these are not used in >road >>> cars! >>> I still want one though (on my road car and in GPL, thanks!). >>> Ben

>the only reason you need a >clutch is for spins, ><< >I don't agree with this. I ride a motorbike, and the clutch is vital. It >helps when you need to go slowly (for example in traffic), but want to keep >high revs in the engine. You need to pull it in just slightly, so that's >half way in-between 'gripping', and then you'll be able to move off, but >only slowly, and only at high revs. Burn out a lot of clutch plates, do you...? If you ever get one...you'd best learn that slipping it is NOT good. :o) #33