I never put another clutch in that car, I'd wasted 3 clutches prior to that one, and at least it was still in one piece and gripping. I wasn't aware of the less than sufficient
grip until I pulled it out and saw the evidence, just noticed the smoothness had degraded, probably would've been fine w/a stiffer cover. That one actually came from
Your neck of the woods, Rochester Brake & Clutch, They underestimated My 383's oats w/the nitrous and the weight of the Dippy a tad.
As far as upshifting around on the street, You can actually not use the clutch at all. Just pull it out of gear as You let off and as the revs go past the correct RPM just tap
the gas to "catch" it as You pull it in. Again, it takes practice and a feel for Your particular car, and timing. There is the added "klacking" when it engages because of the
gap in the teeth/splines, but with that it is what it is. If traffic conditions cause You to have to hurry the shift, You'll inevitably end up with a fist-full of gravel from time
to time, again that's life with one of those. As perfacar said, avoiding the grind is the goal. Not just because it's a tad embarrassing, but the tapered face gets beat up
on the gears and splines making future shifting worse. As far as "power-shifting" with the loud pedal down & just a clutch tap, that failed Me a couple of times, I had
much better results almost traditional shifting. But it is much less as far as degree of "let up" and barely "slapping" at the clutch pedal. JMO observation/experience.
