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I think you'll only get the clutch from Kennedy and will have to buy a Sachs 915 release bearing separately from Pelican..

I would use the 4 puck disc with spring hub for your racecar. Since you shift fast in racing, the lighter the disc the better. The disc affects shifting because it's always connected to the transmission shaft via it sliding back and forth on the splines.

I had both the 4 puck and 6 puck spring discs in my racecar. I bought the car equipped with the 6 and when I did the last rebuild I had Kennedy re-puck the 6 for a spare. Bought a new 4 puck to use with the new clutch. Neither of them were overly touchy in terms of stalling the car. The ones that really stall the car are teh solid discs with no spring damper. So the clutch is binary- either on or off, no slipping in between.

No problem dude. Keep up the good work.

Make sure to get firm dates on delivery from both Kennedy and Clutchnet. Kennedy took forever to inspect my clutch and re-line the disc. Sat on it for like almost 3 months and all I ended up getting was the disc work since the clutch was still in decent shape, despite being an older model that he no longer made. Monte' was of course more than willing to sell me a new one. But I said thanks for the inspection service and i'll just keep using the old one a bit longer....

Clutchnet has been good sending out discs but clutches notsomuch. But my data point is only one clutch order. I ordered a 915 clutch a few years back and ended up cancelling it because they took forever to make it. I ordered it well in advance of when I actually needed it but still had to cancel to make sure I didn't stick myself w/out a clutch. Seems to me with such a large product offering for so many makes and models, they make most everything made-to-order.
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