Recent content by SeanRitchie

Watch my Instagram video for a detailed explanation and showing the differences between Gen 1, 2, and 3. Bottom line is the Gen 3 shifts faster, whether you notice it or not. It really helps save wear and tear on the shift dogs, saving you money when it comes time for service.

You can this with an Albins and VW bell housing. That's how Jimco used to build all of their Class 1 cars. But then you're limited to small diameter clutch packages.

Sadev makes everything in house other than bearings, seals, and some other common goods. They recently went on a buying spree in Europe and bought up a bunch of their suppliers so they own everything they need to produce their product. Fortin has typically used Hewland to make their gears, but...

Starting at $50k. It's a very nice trans, Sadev know's how to make a good gearbox, and I have no doubts that they will work well, but they don't know the market. I am not sold on the Sadev units for the long term. Albins and Fortin already have a very nice gearbox in the $40k-$50k range for...

I haven't seen one in person, they were in design phase while I was still at Weddle, but I did see internals in some pictures from Sand Show. Wider 1st-4th gears, big power cars were putting some abuse on 3rd and 4th gears. 2nd gear splined onto mainshaft, rather than machined onto shaft with...

I think the needle bearings are ok to use (I am sure there are a few that would dis-agree with that), but certainly not as good as the sealed bearing. Just make sure the bearing is well greased and the seal is installed to the outside of the crank so it seals the bearing.

There are a lot of factors that go into how far each clutch pedal will need to travel to dis-engage the clutch. Length of pedal Master cylinder bore size Slave cylinder External arm length at bell housing How much soft/flex line is used Since every car is typically built with a a variation of...

As someone who has worked on the same bench with him, I fully disagree with this statement. Maybe that says something about my mechanical knowledge. Think what you will. I don't agree with everything he thinks/does, but he has some really good idea's. I would say his only downfall is not...

Even the highest end sand cars are a hodge-podge of various quality parts. This is a world of generalities.

Depends on the length of the pedal, but yes for all combinations.

Yes. Happens all the time. Clutch pedal should only need to move about 3-4" to dis-engage. Most pedals have way too much travel.

The diff gears (spider and side gears) are rarely an issue in the S4/S4D. They are actually the same exact gears in a Fortin open diff for reference. It's one of the only dis-advantages of the S4D against an Albins as the AGB has the planetary "Torsen" diff that is really strong, and has some...

This is a pretty good deal. Unfortunately I am not in the market to buy right now, otherwise I'd jump on it.

I hate to say it, but you're going to need a new transaxle!

This is what you need for a 2D. (The S4 adapter and Albins T/O won't work on a 2D as it's a larger diameter inner guide sleeve) https://weddleindustries.com/products/113-141-165-B/113-141-165-B