supra5677
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posted March 13, 2006 10:55 AM
shimming the clutch
Does anybody know what shimming the clutch mean? Is it possible to "shim" the clutch and add horsepower.. I think I found the term from Rickey Gadson regarding the zx14.
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your car is slow
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posted March 13, 2006 11:15 AM
probably means putting shims behind the springs for adding spring pressure.
most people buy heavier duty springs.
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zx12mark
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posted March 13, 2006 11:20 AM
come on man. use that brain and think.. washers...... .2 cents each at home depot. temp mod. till the right springs come out
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rac4it
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Bergie
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posted March 13, 2006 12:15 PM
I had to shim the springs to hold 290rwhp on the dyno. No biggie. Dont Be Scared.
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Marcos Peguero
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posted March 13, 2006 01:16 PM
use 2000 zx6r springs
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Drowland
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posted March 13, 2006 02:58 PM
shimmie this stick
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zxlnt
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posted March 13, 2006 03:48 PM
Shimmie Shimmie Coco Bop
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12r1
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posted March 13, 2006 06:17 PM
shimmie shimmie......um............I got nuthin'.
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ninja12
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posted March 14, 2006 08:24 AM
Bergie, are you shimming stock springs or zx6?
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wylde
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posted March 15, 2006 05:10 PM
i thought what rickey was refering to was the act of making the play in the clutch correct by using the right combination of plates as there are i think 3 different plate sizes,,i think??
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Marcos Peguero
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posted March 15, 2006 06:32 PM
just use the zx6 year 2000 springs and you have lot more presure .
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ninja12
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posted March 15, 2006 08:23 PM
wylde, that would be building a clutch pack to the proper stack height.
Shimming is using washer to increase the spring pressure on the clutch pack.
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wylde
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posted March 15, 2006 08:30 PM
sound good,,havent done a 12 clutch yet thanx
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wylde
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posted March 16, 2006 11:37 AM
Back in the day i was shimming clutch springs on my 1980 CBX,,Fn monster clutch,,1 down 2 up and 4 gear wheelies on a 630 lb. bike,, nothing like a CBX w/24 valves screeming toward you on one wheel,, have the vintage footage still,,on a VCR tape @Maurice ave. in Queens,,boy i feel like a old man,,and im only 42. how time flys when your having fun
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