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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I agree re Centerforce. I just today started my 1964 HiPo 289 Fairlane with the Centerforce. It was quite smooth both in first and in reverse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I like that setup.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Don Antilla <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Southbury, CT<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>203-264-8301 Home<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>203-592-8427 Cell<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Dave Munroe via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca><br><b>Date: </b>Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 4:25 PM<br><b>To: </b>Mark Rense <mark44124@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Tigers] Question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Guys;<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have had two Centerfo<span class=gmaildefault>rce clutch packs on my non-stock 289 block: one after I bought it and did a mild workover of the engine, and one much later after having the totally worn out engine completely rebuilt to a much higher state of tune. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault>At the time (15 years ago for stage one build it was just the new clutch, a new alloy rad, carb etc). 10 years later the engine was bored and stroked, new rotating assembly,pistons,intake manifold, 4 barrel 600cfm carb,roller hydraulic cam, roller tipped rockers, etc etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault>These excellent clutches at the time were sized according to the engine torque. My first Centerforce clutch was good for 300 ft lbs; the second was good for 400 ft lb. ( my engine was now showing 349ft lbs at the crank.)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Both clutches were easy on the leg - very easy to shove in the pedal. They're smooth on the release, and could take a high rpm drag race start very smoothly. After some 30k miles, still performing as new.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I highly recommend them.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dave<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 6:07 PM Mark Rense via Tigers, <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>I run Centerforce clutches in my cars, a Centerforce I in the 289 car and a Centerforce II in the stroker 331 car. Both are lighter pedal pressure than a stock clutch and are pretty much indestructible. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.centerforce.com/products?car=54-1566-1965&clev=0&hs=1" target="_blank">https://www.centerforce.com/products?car=54-1566-1965&clev=0&hs=1</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bugz<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM Dave Barakat via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Ron….hope all is well. Need to source a clutch kit for my MK1-A. Is the best place SS or do you have a better source? Or can I order directly from Ford which is right next to us. Does anyone have the correct Ford part numbers?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br><br><br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/mark44124@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/mark44124@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________<br><br><a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/dave@munroe.ca" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/dave@munroe.ca</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ tigers@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers http://autox.team.net/archive Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/fast427@sbcglobal.net <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>