Originally Posted by
x195svt
I ran .9 clutch springs, composite shoes, and a 15 tooth clutch bell trying to tame a strong .28 and all it did was eat clutch shoes, clutch bells ( it stripped all the teeth off of 3 different ones), and run faster on the top end. I broke one diff (It twisted the pins in the diff case) and also ripped some tires apart.
There are definitely precautions you have to take with a super engine. It's mostly just set up though. It is imperative that your gear mesh is perfect! A perfect gear mesh makes no noise at all when the car is rolled back and forth. Just a hair too close or too far, and you see what happens. You also need to be much smoother on the throttle. When you gun a .28 and
EVERYTHING isn't set exactly right. It usually just flings parts all over the place