best viper clutch kit

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Who makes the best clutch kit for the viper out of these:

hauck
bender
heavy hitters
maximum perf.
cpr

Looking for a good agressive trail/lake set up.
144 studs, rider weight= 195-200 lbs
 
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i would say IF you were going to get a pre-fab kit Jeff Simons would definately be the way to go
 
I agree with yamaholic.Great customer service and if your need extra help Jeff is the kind of guy that will walk you through it.
 
give him a call, much easier to get ahold of him on the phone, i dont think that he checks his emails any too often.
 
srxspec makes some awesome kit's too but not shure if he has one for the viper yet I know he was pondering the idea of making them for the viper.
 
FYI, I did not get that great of top speed with the simons Heavy Hitters's kit. It did accelerate great though! I think his kits are set up for his pipes, they run around 9100-9200 rpm. Maybe i'm wrong he may have a setup for you. His kit retains the stock 47 helix, and that seemed to be the problem. That straight helix didn't give me enough belt clamp, I had alot of heat in the secondary. use a weight with more tip force, and a lower finish angle helix, if your secondary is hot. SRXMAGIC or TURK i'm sure can point you in the right direction. It will be cheaper too!
 
One of jeff's kits come with a helix as well, you just pay more for it. He has like 3 levels of kits, each one comes with more stuff than the one before it, i know the 3rd one for sure comes with a helix.
 
Ulmer Racing (SRXSPEC) make some of the best clutch kits out there (the best in my opinion) and they're all dyno tested, I don't know forsure if he's dyno tested the viper set-up yet, but I know that he has one he was running on the trail, I would recommend dropping him a line.

If it needs to be one of the ones you mentioned, I'd probably go with the Simons kit
 
Not trying to be smart at all, but . . .

The best clutch kit is the one that works best on the individual sled, in the conditions that you want it to perform in, and with the setup and condition of the rest of the drivetrain. There is only one way that I know to accomplish this. That said one of the kits mentioned above can get you close to start with.
 
Ding said:
Not trying to be smart at all, but . . .

The best clutch kit is the one that works best on the individual sled, in the conditions that you want it to perform in, and with the setup and condition of the rest of the drivetrain. There is only one way that I know to accomplish this. That said one of the kits mentioned above can get you close to start with.
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I realize that,but i just wanna get something close to perfect as possible without wrenching on my sled all winter.Id rather buy a kit that someone else has put many hours into so that i dont have to.I tried the 53/43 and green spring,didnt work for me.I bought a sled pro alignment tool to make sure my center to center and offset is right and its perfect.

So,in your opinion is it a waste of money to buy a clutch kit if i dont want to screw around with different set ups,i just wanna put something in that works and forget about it.
 
Not at all, if your sled and conditions are similar to what tested best for the kit being sold, you should be real close. However, there are enough variables invovled that you could also be a ways off too. The best setup for lakes is usually somewhat at odds with the best setup for trail, especially for backshifting.

What is your current setup doing or not doing that you want to change? How are your rpm's from engagement through full shift-out now, in the conditions you want to setup for?

Some of the kits mentioned above include new weights with different shift profiles which may improve in the areas you are looking for.
 
Ding said:
Not at all, if your sled and conditions are similar to what tested best for the kit being sold, you should be real close. However, there are enough variables invovled that you could also be a ways off too. The best setup for lakes is usually somewhat at odds with the best setup for trail, especially for backshifting.

What is your current setup doing or not doing that you want to change? How are your rpm's from engagement through full shift-out now, in the conditions you want to setup for?

Some of the kits mentioned above include new weights with different shift profiles which may improve in the areas you are looking for.[/QUOTE

Stock clutching seems good but at full shift out its running at 8900 rpm.Im looking for a good agressive trail kit while still keeping my top end(if possible).I plan on running a 1" track with 144 picks.I guess i just want more pull in throughout the entire shift range.
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