redsound

ie, the LS1 camaro is a 7.6 inch, and the mustangs are 8.8 inch. i was just curious what size ours was?

sorry if this is a newbie question

Big Ben

25"

Just kidding.

Do a search for "The truth about the Honda S2000 Ring & Pinion" and all your prayers will be answered. Unless you were praying to hit the lottery.

redsound

thank you good sir!

and i think all my prayers were pretty much answered when i took delivery of my S2K

cjb80

7"

Road Rage

Most F1 cars are about 4.5" - anyone know why? (This is a quiz).

SSS2k

Nope, why?

Road Rage

It is done because it is the clutch that sets the low point of the drivetrain. If they needed a huge clutch because of the power and frequent clutch engages/disengages, the mass of the tranny would be higher, which is not desirable. But how can they get away with such a tiny clutch? Well, for one thing, it is exotic material, but mainly because the only time the clutch is slipped is at the start of the race - all the other upshifts and downshifts are paddle-shifts, and the electronics and controlled mechanicals are so precisely manipulated that there is virtually no slippage - hence no wear, hence no need for a giant clutch disc or pressure plate.

I have seen races where the driver overly slipped, fried the clutch, and was either done for the day, or made it pack to the pits for a clutch replacement.

Ain't nature grand?

Hobbyholic

Okay lets put one of those in the S2000..

mazdaspeed00

from road rages explination that wouldnt be a good idea.

f20cpwr

That's the clutch size. The question was for the rear end size, which was correctly answered as being 7".

Everything about the clutch was dead on though The Carrera GT is using a 6.6" twin, ceramic disc setup to help lower CoG. That's about 40% smaller than a 911 clutch disc.