Top Fuelers and NASCAR guys saw the light and began using multi-disc clutches decades ago. That's because the design has a couple of very real advantages over single-disc clutches when it comes to ...

It used to be a 500hp street car was a big deal. Today, even a stock LS9 Corvette makes 648 net horsepower straight off the showroom floor, and a real 700hp (or more) hot rod is not uncommon. The rise ...

Centerforce’s DS multi-disc clutch line has been proven to handle more than 1,300 pound-feet of torque while maintaining a street-able pedal feel and delivery. Centerforce has now adapted this ...

Today’s crop of softer Homo sapiens really make things difficult for driveline engineers. As if getting a clutch to hold up behind an 800hp LS small-block isn’t already challenging enough, today’s ...

You can't escape friction. The force that resists motion between two objects that are in contact with one another exhibits itself all over the place: in between your engine's rod bearings and its ...

The functional lifetime of a wet clutch can be characterized using wear characteristics such as velocity dependence of the coefficient of friction (COF) and friction curves. Current market trends ...

You know that two surfaces mate, but what is a friction clutch or brake? Using friction has been the most popular way to engage and stop loads since the 1800s. Surfaces interact with ...

Over the last decade, numerical simulation has become an indispensible tool for designing all kinds of engineered components. Here’s a short technical review of how to use finite-element analysis (FEA ...