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| vintage914racer |
Sep 17 2019, 09:32 PM
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 455 Joined: 28-December 03 From: Minneapolis, MN Member No.: 1,473 |
This past weekend I took my 914-6 vintage racer to the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America. My car ran great up to the final feature race on Sunday. Long story short, I was running up front in fourth behind a couple high-budget, blazing fast 911s when my clutch pedal went to the floor while downshifting in a heavy braking zone. I was able to pull it back and regain normal operation for a lap or two when it happened again and sidelined me for the rest of the race.
![]() Well, tonight I pulled the tranny to assess the damage and the problem is clear -- a blown clutch. It now sits on my bench in three pieces. ![]() I have a few questions for the wrenches wiser than me on these forums: 1) Should I be concerned about some underlying issue causing the failure? 2) Is it worth upgrading to a lightened flywheel and racing clutch kit? My understanding is these early flywheels are pretty light to begin with. For reference, the car is running a 2.5l six putting out somewhere around 250hp. 3) Given the state of the clutch and what was spinning around on the flywheel, is it reasonable to think the current can be resurfaced, or am I destined for a new flywheel? Any and all input would be appreciated. ![]() |
vintage914racer Oh shift Sep 17 2019, 09:32 PM
Mikey914 Yep, that would do it Sep 17 2019, 10:34 PM
wndsrfr
Yep, that would do it
Just had the same thing ha... Sep 18 2019, 06:18 AM
Superhawk996 Resurface (assuming material is there to do so wit... Sep 18 2019, 06:14 AM
johnhora Nice racer 914...show us some more pics.
Looks lik... Sep 18 2019, 07:38 AM
brant more flywheel options that work well on race 901... Sep 18 2019, 10:30 AM
vintage914racer
[quote name='Mikey914' post='2748030' date='Sep 1... Sep 18 2019, 11:31 AM
wndsrfr
I will investigate. Does Kennedy provide the pr... Sep 18 2019, 12:35 PM
sixnotfour
Ive got 3 of them from different owners , bad sta... Sep 18 2019, 11:37 AM
brant My flywheel came from beck. But I think pms sells ... Sep 18 2019, 11:44 AM
SirAndy I contacted Kennedy after i burnt up my previous c... Sep 18 2019, 12:47 PM
vintage914racer
[quote name='vintage914racer' post='2748164' date... Sep 18 2019, 03:21 PM
vintage914racer Spoke with Kennedy about options. I'm leaning ... Sep 21 2019, 05:33 PM
rick 918-S I have a clutch failure on an Isuzu Trooper we own... Sep 22 2019, 07:10 AM
rick 918-S Did a lightened flywheel on the 2.0 in 7 of 9. It ... Sep 22 2019, 07:18 AM![]() ![]() |
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