I am fairly new to the sceen but am learning a lot quickly thanks to TY. Big Bump to Mrviper700. I enjoy reading your posts, very informative. Question, if you are doing clutch work does this add stress to your engine, chain, ect....... I would think of it as adding horse power to a stock mustang. If you do this you also have to change several things, Rear end ect........ Basically my question is, is if you do clutch work should you upgrade on any of the internal components of your sled to keep from blowin things up? Thanks in advance for your replies!!!!!!!!!
srx dreamer
New member
Doing clutch work does not add any horse power at all. I dont belive it stress anything other then ur belt.
yamaholic22
Active member
You will do no harm to the internals of the engine by doing clutch work. Technically i guess you COULD be stressing the rest of the driveline such as the chain, gears, driveshaft/cogs, track, etc buy having a more aggressive clutch setup, especially if you have a lot of traction, because more horsepower is getting to the track, but any losses would truly be unmeasurably and honestly could be completely neglected. No worries, clutch away, and enjoy the improved performance from having a more efficient setup tailored to your riding style and requirements.
yamahajunkie
New member
high engagement will add stress to the whole drive train. overreving will cause motor damage. just fyi.
aSRX600guy
New member
studs will stress the drivline much more than a clutch kit
2stroken
Member
I had a hauck#4 clutch setup in my 00 SRX for awhile. I thought it was just too harsh. On ice it would have been good, but most of the time it just spun the track. I put a reverse in out of a 98 VMAX and since it had the smaller chain, I took out the clutch kit and put it back to stock. I figured since I don't race the SRX is plenty fast and the clutching isn't terrible to start.
Thanks for all the replies. I thought about gettin all clutched up but did not know if ya had to, or should do anything else to the sled so ya dont have any future problems. I just bought it this year so i think i will ride it for a year then decide. I do mostly trail riding not to intrested in racing except for on the trails. LET IT SNOW!!!!!!!
yamahajunkie
New member
just check center to center and offset are correct. make sure their clean. that is worth a lot on any sled clutched or not.
I would guess that center to center means that they line up good? does a softer or harder belt matter? stick with oem or aftermarket belts?I only have one belt I have to get a spare. Thanks for the help
yamaholic22
Active member
stick with oem belts, no aftermarket comes close to lasting as long. And center to center is the distance between centers of the crankshaft and jackshaft, and there is a correct spec for it. Belt deflection is also very important to having a good performing setup, and there are instructions for setting it in the tech FAQ section.