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I have a 2018 stock sidewinder. I have a Dalton 33/35 helix and a Thunder products orange secondary spring. Which Dalton weights do I need, is it QAY66 and which primary spring? Thanks

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Comes down to what you want to do in future. I wanted to run Daltons as I really like them, but if you want to swap maps around and change from stock HP to 270hp, you cannot cover that much range effectively with just one weight, as they only allow for approx gain of 7.5g.
If you plan to remain stock forever, then I would run 66g.
Hard to say on primary springs, but I liked the black/blue last season(53/133kg) but that was on PT map with 70g weights.
There are many many threads just down abit on clutching, its been talked about quite extensively...read up.
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If you plan to remain stock forever, then I would run 66g.
Hard to say on primary springs, but I liked the black/blue last season(53/133kg) but that was on PT map with 70g weights.
There are many many threads just down abit on clutching, its been talked about quite extensively...read up.
Dan
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Thanks Dan, I have been reading so much, I was starting to get frustrated. I plan on running it stock, aside from clutching. So if I run the QAY 66 weights and the black/blue along with the 33/35 and orange spring, I should be good to go. How much weight do I run in the heal of the weights. Thanks BrianComes down to what you want to do in future. I wanted to run Daltons as I really like them, but if you want to swap maps around and change from stock HP to 270hp, you cannot cover that much range effectively with just one weight, as they only allow for approx gain of 7.5g.
If you plan to remain stock forever, then I would run 66g.
Hard to say on primary springs, but I liked the black/blue last season(53/133kg) but that was on PT map with 70g weights.
There are many many threads just down abit on clutching, its been talked about quite extensively...read up.
Dan

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Yes if you stay stock my guess is the 66g Dalton would be a good choice with that secondary spring and helix. Im not 100% sure on that primary spring with stock HP, so you may want to test it all with stock spring and then see where you are revving, before buying the spring. Or since springs are relatively cheap, buy the blue and maybe the black/red dalton too incase you need to bring top rpms down some more and run out of range in the weights.
this image below is dalton chart, that I have added some other info too.....
I will be able to tell you alot more once I get some test time on mine, as I also want to run mine bone stock awhile first, and just clutch it. But since I am going to turn up the wick on mine, I am going with the STM 60YS weights, that allow for much more to be added(more range of tunability) to work well from stock HP all way up to big hp.
You will have to test for slugs in the 66s.....I usually just start with the daltons OPEN and go from there and test, then see where you need to add weight, and work at getting rpms to be at 8800 or so on top.
this image below is dalton chart, that I have added some other info too.....
I will be able to tell you alot more once I get some test time on mine, as I also want to run mine bone stock awhile first, and just clutch it. But since I am going to turn up the wick on mine, I am going with the STM 60YS weights, that allow for much more to be added(more range of tunability) to work well from stock HP all way up to big hp.
You will have to test for slugs in the 66s.....I usually just start with the daltons OPEN and go from there and test, then see where you need to add weight, and work at getting rpms to be at 8800 or so on top.
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