5.9L 12V Performance Discussion of 12 Valve 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with P7100 Injection Pumps Related to Performance and Longevity

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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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i'm just wondering what the stock clutch can handle and what the best way to get the power would be
 
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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need some info on what ya got ...
 
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by motown
i'm just wondering what the stock clutch can handle and what the best way to get the power would be
it will handel whatever you throw at it ... till it slips, then it just keeps getting worse and worse.

On a more serious note mine held 379 rwhp then shortly after started to slip
 
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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Its not the HP that kills the stock clutch,its torque.

Early in 99 when I first started woking on mine we did some tweaks and tunes to it and it laid down 340hp/1018 torque with a stock pump and injectors.That combo I drove for a few years but the quick spoolup and torque load slipped and glazed the clutch which was why I bought my first double disc.

Added HP is hard on the stock clutch but the added torque kills them.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Also depends on how you drive it. If you drive like a normal human being it might last a while, it might not, but if you romp on it a lot doing boosted launches and such it wont make it long at all.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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drive like a normal person noway i tow a good bit and the pedal hits the floor all the time
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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The #10 plate will slip a stock clutch
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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You start tinkering with your pump or what not, and messing around with it on the road it will destroy a stock clutch over time, depends on the power level and how you drive it, will tell you how long it will last.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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I guess a clutch will be my first performance upgrade thanks for the info
 
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