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I found a Kennedy Stage 2 a bit of overkill for the street (mine had been spec'd by an engine builder who builds mainly for drag race types). The pedal was a little heavy, but the main problem was a tendency to chatter on takeup, even with the Bowden tube properly set up.

A weak spot with these cars is clutch cables that like to snap, always at the least convenient time and place, and a heavier than necessary clutch certainly doesn't help that any.

There will be lots of opinions on this, and maybe this is a good time to discuss it a little, but I've found the Stage 1 easier to live with and more than adequate for the street.

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Fantastic !!  I see a lot of your parts behind you !  What fun !  It's just a pleasure to get to assemble your own engine the way you want it with your own hands and knowledge to do it.

I'm sure some others here will have some opinions about some of your componet selections and those really should be thoroughly explored by you  before the build.

Thanks for the input.  I’m hearing from  a few different sources that the stage 2 is a bit overkill. I’m not too concerned with the weight, but you made a great point with the potential chatter and cable stress. Those are two points that I never thought about. I may need to reconsider the stage 2

Eric, as has been responded over on FB, I would forego the 30mm oil pump. A 26mm Shadek is enough. You also asked about sumps, the CB Thinline is great as it isn't too deep and is nicely made and adds 1.5 quarts. Make sure you buy the extended oil pickup and cut it to length.

What crank is this? I'm assuming 86mm for a 2332? Personally, with that intake, cam, and rocker setup I'd up compression to at least 9.8. Dynamically, it will work just fine with 93 octane E10(FYI I'm at 10.2:1 with a Webcam 86b and 1.5 which is similar).

And as far as the clutch, I'm using a HD Sachs 200. It holds 180 hp with zero slippage, and is very light on the foot. I've heard that Kennedy isn't all that it used to be these days. This was recommended to me from Beck and they were right on the money.

Make sure all your rotating components are balanced. get the crank, flywheel, clutch cover AND front pulley dynamically balanced as a unit.

I also had a Kennedy Stage 2 clutch and put up with take-off chatter for 20 years until I pulled the engine for something unrelated and found that one of the clutch plate's release levers had self-destructed (it was not a diaphragm clutch).  Close examination showed that the other two arms were showing early signs of failure, too.

I took Carey Hines' advice and put in a Sachs 200 HD as well.  I like it a lot, and NO CHATTER!

@DannyP posted:

Eric, as has been responded over on FB, I would forego the 30mm oil pump. A 26mm Shadek is enough. You also asked about sumps, the CB Thinline is great as it isn't too deep and is nicely made and adds 1.5 quarts. Make sure you buy the extended oil pickup and cut it to length.

What crank is this? I'm assuming 86mm for a 2332? Personally, with that intake, cam, and rocker setup I'd up compression to at least 9.8. Dynamically, it will work just fine with 93 octane E10(FYI I'm at 10.2:1 with a Webcam 86b and 1.5 which is similar).

And as far as the clutch, I'm using a HD Sachs 200. It holds 180 hp with zero slippage, and is very light on the foot. I've heard that Kennedy isn't all that it used to be these days. This was recommended to me from Beck and they were right on the money.

Make sure all your rotating components are balanced. get the crank, flywheel, clutch cover AND front pulley dynamically balanced as a unit.

Thanks Danny. I decided to go with the 26mm oil pump as recommended. I stuck with the Kennedy stage two since I was already vested. Hopefully, it matches well with my Daikin Japanese semi metal disk. Attached is a little engine ****.