I think that Edelbrock actually bought the patent and rights to the design.
Dragon I believe were the ones developing it ,but never had much sucsess.
Yes I was looking at Dragon Racing also, last year they redesigned that unit,
it had lots of plumbing and fit right where the intake went.
There website has nothing now, maybe they infrindged on Edlebrocks design?
Holy freaking crap. It can handle 30lb of boost? That is almost two atmospheres of awesomeness.
think i saw one of those in Kenworth once LOL
Nice Manny, whats the holding power of that clutch and whats the material?
Why didn't you just put in a lvl 6 for 200 bucks more ?
Actually, that brings up a good question. If stronger parts aren't that much more expensive, when do you get what you need and when do you upgrade to the stronger parts? Would the Level 6 have more pedal pressure or not as smooth an engagement?
My only guess to stick with a Level 4 is that even if $200 doesn't sound like a lot for a stronger clutch, you can nickel and dime the project way over budget.
Regarding clutch based on feedback from the caddy forums the pedal pressure should not increase significantly from stock. The caddy clutch is really really really easy so I'm actually looking forward to a little bit of pressure.
In terms of holding power, the differences between stage 4-6 is spring pressure, same flywheels, pressure plates and disc. I've asked around and there shouldn't be added noise or driveability issues between the most popular stage 3 kit and the 4 (even though one is ceramic disc and the other is stickier iron).
My main concern was abuse and how well it would withstand the many track days I have planned. 775 tq is already more than enough. Not planning to taking it to 4 figures so I see no need to move to a stage 6. I considered stage 4 as an extra bit of insurance. Stage 3 would've been just fine.
Many many more things will go boom before the clutch once we go past 700tq.
Next bit of work is to get the rear suspension more planted and more rubber on the road. So offset beefier trailing arms, beefier rear toe rods, 19" (maybe, not sure its wise for track wheels), but definitely wider 18" wheels and maybe 295 or 305s at the rear.
Of course with my track record I'll be stuffing a TVS 2300 or a procharger before any of the above happens.
Nik
Do you see what I have to deal with, I'm not even finished and Nik is already talking TVS2300
I love what I do
Manny@E.C.P