High response clutch question

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I put in an hpi high respond clutch in and it seems to take longer to engage then stock one. The stock clutch seems better. Any help would be great.
 
Put simply, your observations are correct.
High response spring needs the engine to rev higher before it engages or 'bites'.
This can give the benefit of a clean getaway, if your engine bogs when the normal clutch engages, or with an MT, it may give you a vehicle that wheelies - great fun for a while, until you realise that you cannot steer a vehicle when the steered wheels are in thin air!!

Al.
 
The centrifugal force is greater a red spring than that of a standard black spring,thus the engine needs to run higher RPM's to engage.
J
 
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Swap the clutch to engage the other way. Swap it around backward. This will allow it to bite a bit quicker and bite better. Its how I run both of mine.;)
 
So should I use the stock spring with the new clutch shoes. Why do they call it a high response clutch if it takes more rpm to engage. The stock clutch has better response.Thanks for all the help.
 
When you say install backwards do you mean just make the arrows face in the opposite direction. Thanks for the info
 
Endoman said:
So should I use the stock spring with the new clutch shoes. Why do they call it a high response clutch if it takes more rpm to engage. The stock clutch has better response.Thanks for all the help.
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Endoman said:
When you say install backwards do you mean just make the arrows face in the opposite direction. Thanks for the info
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The high response clutch is a different pad on the shoe. The higher clutch spring is to allow your stock or modified motor to get closer to its power cycle and allow it to power off from the start without a bog. It is better. You just have to get used to it.

The way your clutch is installed right now. Just take the whole thing and turn it over. Now put the spring on the other side. So ya, arrows the other way, but you wont be able to see the arrows.
This lowers the clutch engagement slightly. That way its not as high reeving as the stock set up. Thats because the way the clutch is now moving it flips out instead of drags out. Less slipping and sliding into the bell.
 
sperera said:
thanks james, might give this a try one day. would this decrease the stall setting? (using an 8K spring on std set up?)
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Bigger the Better said:
This lowers the clutch engagement slightly. That way its not as high reeving as the stock set up. Thats because the way the clutch is now moving it flips out instead of drags out. Less slipping and sliding into the bell.
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It would make it more like 7500 or so. I think thats what you asked?:)
 
i've got a red clutch spring in the baja, it's only a 2000rpm difference in engagement time (but seems forever), so i raised the idle a little bit on the carb. there isn't that slight delay now in waiting for it to bite!
they're great for the standing start off the line though :)
 
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