Street car brakes also use a parking brake system, which is something not required in most race cars. OEM cast iron rotors are designed, in most cases, with cooling fins to provide adequate cooling in those situations involving regular use and frequent heat cycling. Typical OEM passenger car brake rotors are made from cast iron, a material that better tolerates the heat cycling of the daily grind traffic that most of us experience. To help us accomplish this, we’ve sat down with some of the most influential names in the drag brake market, including Moser Engineering’s Tim Irwin, Strange Engineering’s JC Cascio, and Baer’s Gabi Baer. In this tech feature, we’ll take a deeper look at the various offerings for street/strip brake systems and the how and why, piece by piece, of the benefits a street/strip drag brake system can deliver to your ride in the name of safety and stopping power. OEM brakes are often very heavy as well, and drag brakes thus provide a significant savings in weight over a street car system if your car is only making dedicated trips down the track. Unless you’re driving a high-end super car, chances are the braking system is not designed to pull in the reins on those high speed blasts. The problem with OEM brakes is that they are designed for everyday street situations and not rapid acceleration to deceleration situations. Many racers who are new to the sport may stick to their stock brakes, thinking they’re adequate. Serious racers need a serious brake system that can handle the heat and braking load demands of stopping a race car at high speeds. A larger orifice will allow the clutch to engage quicker.Street car systems are fine for just that, street cars, and the occasional blast on test and tune night down the strip. The smaller the orifice the slower the clutch engages reducing wheel spin and shock to the driveline. The three jets supplied are marked with a single number 3, 4 and 5. Excessive heat and/or wear in the clutch will occur if the orifice size is too small. If engagement is too harsh the orifice size is too large. The final size will depend on your driving style and your specific vehicle. We suggest always starting with the largest provided jet and decreasing the size as needed. Bleeding the system is never required between jet changes. This device will not restrict flow during disengagement and as such, under normal driving conditions the pedal release and engagement will not feel different.Ĭlutch Masters FCV is unique to the market by allowing the user to inter-change the supplied jets without breaking the hydraulic system. This is accomplished by controlling the return flow of the hydraulic fluid. The Clutch Masters FCV-2000 (flow control valve) will help reduce shock loads by allowing the clutch to slip slightly during engagement. The extreme performance demands required of today’s performance cars coupled with an aggressive clutch can cause extreme driveline shock loads. Kit includes Wilwood Master Cylinder, 3an stainless steel line, fittings, hardware, billet aluminum master cylinder adapter, billet aluminum reservoir cap.Īnodize color options include: Red, Black, Violet (custom colors are available upon request)įit My Vehicle Installation Instructions CLUTCH MASTERS FCV-2000 Will work with OEM slave cylinders.Īlternatively, you can save some money and upgrade your entire hydraulic system by adding on one of our internal hydraulic release bearings that will eliminate your stock slave cylinder and give you a complete performance hydraulic clutch system. This is a complete plug and play kit and includes everything you need to install this system. Upgrading to the Clutch Masters X Wilwood Clutch Master Cylinder will make sure your clutch hydraulic system is up to snuff and able to handle more aggressive driving. Typically the OEM master cylinder will work just fine, but sometimes that master cylinder is old and leaking, just not functioning as it should, or your want just a little bit more crisp pedal feel when operating your clutch. When upgrading your clutch, don't overlook upgrading your clutch master cylinder as well.
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