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Discussion of the 426 Street / Strip HEMIs.

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trappermike
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Location: Britsh Columbia,Canada

Clutchflite

Post by trappermike »

Hey,my old '76 Direct Connection racing manual talks about the clutch-flite,a 727 with a clutch instead of a converter.Sounds great.Anyone try this or seen it done?
macx
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"Was there" when they came out

Post by macx »

That's exactly what they did - replaced the converter
with a conventional clutch. Meant they could come
off the line at any rpm and then have the continuous
power flow thru all the gears - much like the slick shifted
cars of the old super stockers where they shifted without
the clutch. I guess converter science wasn't as evolved
as it is now as far as stall speed, plus then they didn't
lose any torque multiplication thru a loose converter
thru the gears. It was quite popular with other brand
cars for awhile, I guess their transmissions weren't
up to torqueflite standards. They used a 3 fingered
extension up thru the clutch plate arms to drive the pump.
Past owner of 66 426 hemi 4 speed, 70 Challenger RT/SE 440 6 pack 4 speed, 70 3/4 ton 4x4 w/425hp 440 (warmed up 6 pack), 75 440 Ramcharger, & 36 Chev coupe with 341 295hp DeSoto.
gregem
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Location: Houston

Post by gregem »

I have a few clutchflites, but none are in car right now.
CrAzY MoPaR GuY
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Post by CrAzY MoPaR GuY »

They pop up from time to time on Ebay, I think a guy who used to frequent the 4secondsflat.com board had one he would sell, he was in Oregon if my memory serves...
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