Upgrading a clutch...

[jimclark]

Matra,
Basically a lighter clutch will reduce the rotational intertial of the drive line. When you accelerate you have that old F=MA thing. That applies to both linear acceleration as well as rotational. After all it takes power to spin up those wheels. Well reducing the weight of the clutch reduces the rotational inertia of the drive line and thus allows the engine to spin up and down faster.

Basically a lighter clutch will reduce the rotational intertial of the drive line. When you accelerate you have that old F=MA thing. That applies to both linear acceleration as well as rotational. After all it takes power to spin up those wheels. Well reducing the weight of the clutch reduces the rotational inertia of the drive line and thus allows the engine to spin up and down faster.NOOR

Do I hear an ECHO....Echo.....echo.....

(or is it quite the coincidence......yeah, that's it....)