jony gallo

hey guys whats the real difrence between an engin with a clutch or an engin withaut a clutch. is it preformance, or will the engin last longer, ect...

thanx for the help again guys

cyclops2

The difference is a car with a clutch can be started without the car moving.

A clutchless car is LOCKED into a foward or reverse gear. Hit the starter and the starter motor has to move the car fast enough to start the engine.

Model airplanes are clutchless.

wave waker

for performance wise clutchless set-up has advantage over with clutch, less wt, less moving parts, clutch doesn't really help boosting speed..clutch is good for bigger/heavier boat when starting the engine like u can start the engine even the boat is in the water no need to put in the rack and start it and throw to water, in short more convinient. ,,,for art sake....

i don't see any direct relation of clutch to the engine life, i believed engine life rely on how it is being use and maintain.....my 2cents..

cyclops2

As far as in a boat. Less parts spinning means less vibration and more speed. Clutches can vibrate under load.
You will never know standing on the ground.

No clutch means faster engine acceleration at all speeds.

Brikernic

All I know is WITH a clutch you now have the option of stopping your forward momentum . To me thats a PLUS.

cyclops2

I just run up on top of a boat driven by a much smaller guy. To stop.

Rich

teiggymac

a clutch like in all motors just stops the engine from turning the shaft (or well stops it from moving)

Doubledog

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Quite simple:

Are you after pure speed?
Do you boat alone?
Playboater?


Most racers don't because they want to get the last bit of performance from their boats.

Boating alone with a clutch means you can drop it in the water and not worry about the boat taking off.

As a play boater with my mono, I like a clutch. It makes my time a little more enjoyable. Playboating with a clutch doesn't mean your boat will not run fast, just that little bit that could get you around the course a tad faster is all you'll be missing.

Personally, I have boats with & without. Just depends on which one I want to enjoy at the time.

jony gallo

hey thx for the replys. sory abaut my late response havent had allot of time to get on my pc lately[]. im building a 48 inch mono and its not realy for racing or enything just for some fun aut at the lake. we only race ocasionaly but like i said only for fun not looking to squeez aut all the juice in my engin. but just enuph power to leav an impresion on my friends faces when i fly by them lol. so yea i gues you could say im a playboater.

Doubledog

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You know, if you enjoy building the boat then you'll realize that its not that difficult to change things around.
Build it with a clutch and get it setup. If it doesn't work out and you want to squeeze a little more, its not that hard to install a new stuffing tube, longer flex and possibly move the engine a tad. Its all part of the fun.

kingofthewaves

reminds me of the time my uncle brought down a RC plane with a fighter kite...

cyclops2

Thanks for the laugh.

NJ Georgee

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I wish they made more types and transmisions for boats I have a nice boat and its imposible to find parts to set it up the way I want to.
twin 2 strokes twin bell clutches twn trans for fwd and rev.

cyclops2

There simply is not enough market to get a profit on the money & time & materials. 8 Ball bearings, 3 seals. Splined shafts. shifting forks.

Try a post in the RC cars and monster trucks. They already have full transmissions.
I would just buy their ENGINE & TRANS. and be done with the job.

Rich

jony gallo

hey you know what u guys r rite part of the fun is building the boat so i gues ile just take your advive and buy the one with the clutch and if it dosent work aut ile change it. besides i dont think geting splashed in the face every time i go to set it down in the water will be verry fun i dont think my cuzin will like it either lol

NJ Georgee

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Yeah cyclops,thats what im thinking of doing.I been thinking of using a traxas trans or a tmax trans and try to mount it with the motors.