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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 02:18 AM |
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REV 6 clutch update
Some of you guys will remember how many problems I have had with transmission breakage and all the things I have done to try to overcome it. The last
things I did were to replace the transmission case and gear carrier with AUTOCRAFT units and to install the RLR REV 6 clutch . So far this season
since the changes I have NOT had any more issues or complaints. In the past I would get about three passes or less before I would hear ring gear
noises, now nothing. I will be running my last race of the season this month on the 21st so wish me luck. Here is a video from our lasr race at
Darlington ( mine is the red car ), notice when I go through the water trough that I do NOT do a burnout, just barely spin the tires to clean them off
and just stage the car.
http://ultimateaircooled.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php/topic,13988.75.html
If you have a type 1 tranny I would really consider this setup. Glad to hear you had a great event ( WARWICK )and glad everyone had a good time. Mike
McCarthy
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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 02:29 AM |
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cheers mike and good luck
down sharon.
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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 07:03 AM |
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Thanks Brad, Mike
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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 09:22 AM |
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Thanks for the update Mike, good luck with your last event for 2012. 
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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 09:25 AM |
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Holy cr4p.... should have watched the vid BEFORE posting. No traction issues there Mike....awesome stuff.
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| posted on October 4th, 2012 at 10:21 AM |
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Man your car launches great mike!! Saw the video of your car from last weekend via the sevwa Facebook page!! Out of the hole like a rocket!!!
[size=4] ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE[/size]
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 posted on October 5th, 2012 at 12:04 AM |
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very impressive launch Mike .... well done mate !! we cant wait to get Ben Fords bug launching like that with his new RLR rev-6 clutch assembly
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| posted on October 5th, 2012 at 12:44 AM |
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Thanks alot guys, really appreciate it. The last few years we have worked really hard to sort it out , last year we tore out 7 ring and pinions along
with the cases . This year not a single breakage. I want to pass on everything I have learned to anyone who wants to know it, people like your Dave
Butler and others are an inspiration to me, I hope I can pass on information of what works for me and prevent someone else from spending all the
money and time that I had to. Mike
here is a better video of that pass,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJZrEFElU24
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| posted on October 5th, 2012 at 10:22 AM |
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Crikey Mike..... It really does lift higher as second come on!! 
Way to go!!!!!
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| posted on October 5th, 2012 at 10:40 PM |
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Thanks Humpty,
The Kawells set me up a great engine combo and that small cam really builds alot of torque at low rpm's. I have been lucky to get alot of help
from some wonderful people. Mike
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| posted on November 18th, 2012 at 04:39 AM |
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Well our race season is over , got out driven at the last race and went out first round. I think it was a case of " OLDHEIMERS " ,hahhahaha . Troy
Sellers did a great job of driving and deserved the win. My great news is that my tranny is still in one piece ( type 1) and quiet. I will pull it
apart this winter and just check it over, but I do not expect any bad suprises. I know some of you have the REV 6 and wanted to know how it is working
for you. Mike McCarthy
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| posted on November 19th, 2012 at 08:33 PM |
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hi mike i have a rev 6 dual disc in my car i run my car yesterday and it worked great i just done a little skid and car went the best its ever went.
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| posted on November 20th, 2012 at 03:40 AM |
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I saw your post and again congrats on the E/T. I really think it will be even better as time goes on. The reason I haven't been doing burnouts is
that I am willing to give up a little E/T for a softer clutch , my type 1 box thanks me for it,hahahahaha After first gear the clutch feels like a
stock setup but does not slip when shifted, was your experiance with your fast passes the same ? Mike McCarthy
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| posted on November 23rd, 2012 at 11:44 AM |
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hi mike yeah my clutch does feel like a stock clutch when shifting and no slip at all. what times does your car run?
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| posted on November 23rd, 2012 at 01:08 PM |
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This last race we had at Farmington I ran a 6.39 with a 1.35 60ft . Mike
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| posted on June 7th, 2013 at 10:15 PM |
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I thought I would update this and to also find out how everyone else has done with their REV 6 setups . I am putting the engine and transmission from
my race car ( RACE car is gone ) into the " street car " and I decided to do some maintainance to the clutch while I had it out. I let a few
potential buyers drive the car and when I drove it afterward I noticed a little chatter on engagement of the clutch. I just carefully disassembed it
and boy was I suprised, looks like new ! I can see where the outer disc has been doing all the work but the inner disc looks like it did when I
installed it. I am going to glass bead the floaters and discs to just clean them up since I already have it apart but evidently the chatter I felt was
just caused by the heat from the previous drivers pass. The best news was that the type 1 transmission looks like new and no cracks in the R/P . How
has everyone else been doing with theirs ? Mike McCarthy
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