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Old 11-21-2008, 10:05 PM
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Questions?? Fioroni???

A buddy of mine says the Fioroni clutch system is awesome and people have used them for 2 straight race seasons without replacing them...Now I'm wondering if I should get this setup for my XT8 with os .28?? What do you guys think? Thanks
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Old 11-22-2008, 12:34 AM
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i agree with your friend, that last forever, i was testng a couple sets of fioroni clutches and i got up to 10 gallons on one set and the other one around 7 gallons, but i gave up counting because im still using the same ones, its funny how the fioroni clutches out last my motors LOL,..........
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you can do up to 3 gallons
on a the same set of clutchbearings
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Old 11-22-2008, 07:38 AM
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they are definetly worth the money in my opinion.... they last so long and are worry free
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Are we talking about the sliding shoe clutch with the one big wrap around spring or the more conventional three shoe vario clutch?
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Old 11-22-2008, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by wingracer
Are we talking about the sliding shoe clutch with the one big wrap around spring or the more conventional three shoe vario clutch?
I don't know anything about them...I guess I'm talking about the one that lasts longer with a os .28.
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:19 AM
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im guessing this is the clutch you are talking about.

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...ducts_id/13236

if thats it then yes this clutch will last atleast one race season garunteed. i have run this clutch in my losi truggy for a year and a half now and still am running the original shoes. and i have had tons of different high performance engines on it. you will enjoy this clutch.
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:39 AM
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I use the two shoe setup with the black shoes. I also only run two springs on it (one in the front and one in the back). The clutch seems to be alot smoother this way.
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Old 11-22-2008, 09:43 AM
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IMO the 2 shoe fioroni would be better suttied for a truggy

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...oducts_id/4656

the 4 shoe works great in a buggy
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Old 11-22-2008, 10:40 AM
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they work okay on a 28, they suck on a 21 in a truggy...they absolutely kill a 21's bottom end in a Truggy.........and they severely tame down the bottom of a 28.... good clutch, but it doesn't have enough snap for my taste...............
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ive got one but the flywheel is always coming loose on my notors. what collet are you guys using with it? i think its a good clutch but because of this problem its not worth using it. do you guys have any ideas? i tighten up the clutch nut really tight, but its always coming loose.
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Old 11-22-2008, 02:23 PM
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if you hate maintenance this is the clutch !!!! i used to run this clutch for about 3 years and went through one tube of clutch bell bearings (10). maximo is right about taking bottom from an engine , although they are a great tuning option to have in the pit box . use on loose loamy surfaces fioroni turbo or turbo twin turbo sliding clutch . teflon , carbon , glass and i dont know what the red material is but that is the fourth material in the line up . carbon and teflon are the goods
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Old 11-22-2008, 04:53 PM
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Absolutely amazing clutch!!! I wouldn't run anything else. Has amazing snap. no mantinence. clutch bearings last 3-4x longer. and the clutch shoes last forever.
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Old 11-22-2008, 05:25 PM
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It is a great clutch. But for anyone who says it kills bottom end power is probably running old springs. Always keep a set of new springs on hand with this clutch. Although the shoes last forever, the springs still need to be replaced as often as any other clutch.
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Old 11-22-2008, 06:52 PM
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you are nuts if you are going to try and tell me this clutch system has anywhere near the snap as 3 aluminum shoes with 1.0 springs i am a very knowledgeable racer and replaced the springs with the stiff clutch springs about every half gallon of runtime anyway the clutch is definitely worth the money which isnt much really
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