We BROKE EVERYTHING Except the Clutch!

I didn't want to head back before making a stop at my favorite track, so we fixed up #WhtCrkr and took her to the track to run a couple personal bests and break everything 🤣
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[@tylermartin2895]

Honestly I could watch Tony drive all day he is a mad man. With those cars and I’m here for it !!!! Ur a legend Tony I need more content of u behind the wheel it’s always an adrenaline rush

[@jbj198840]

“Still can’t beat Bill” she says 😂😂 then the look of defeat on Tony’s face right after 😂

[@tlambertco]

Have you two ever thought about a clutch with a designed slipper effect that lets the car get up to RPM and rolling before it locks up tight? You could do the same with smaller tires and use controlled spin to get moving without breaking up everything at launch. Even when it does not break you drop so many RPM's that your motor is way down in the power band once it gets moving. A controlled slip will allow you to get rolling while keeping your motor up in RPMs. If you look at some of the 1-2 year-old Leroy(Cleetus Mcfarlands No Body Corvette 4 speed) videos he went through this dilemma and found a controlled slipper clutch. His times improved tremendously and stopped most of the launch breakage. I enjoy your content, Great Job!

[@jasonmonts7217]

Slipper Clutch guys, it's only money. You have replaced enough regular clutches to have already put one in by now! Black Magic needs to step in and help these peoples out...

[@leesanders8824]

Bill ridin out like a gangsta. I love how Tony drives..... Like he's mad at the world. From the burnout on.... I can see him in there cussing the car the whole way lol. Seriously, I know he's a very focused individual. I would like to see your maverick against cracker one day. Your maverick is fast.

[@frizzellracing]

I have always ran a stick car. Never raced anything but a stick car. I make a lot of power with my new combo and my car is real heavy. The best setup I’ve found is a ram single disc. Adjustable pressure plate. Takes a little time to dial it in but when you do, it’s money !

[@gabelarge3623]

Word of advice a single disc will work got a 20 year old Centerforce replaced disc in 2015 and still putting in work winning races. The old NMRA Real Street class used single disc and went 5.80-5.90 at 3300 pounds with stock oem camshaft it can be done! Good luck Tony and Tess!!!

[@TonyWilhoit]

You are definitely a one of a kind Tony is one lucky guy.

[@my357mags]

Thanks for the video Tess...Better luck next time guys! Byyyyy! 👍

[@r33skylineprojects59]

The clutch must of broken everything around it this time ! lol that mustang looks sick tho ..sounds off its head magnus clutch rider and a twin plate ceramic. ?

[@codycopithorne6294]

When you get that car strong enough to take what Tony gives it, you'll be able to take as many pulls as you want Tess. That's racing for you. Lol

[@andrewadams6081]

Loved the video! Can't wait for the next one! Good luck getting it figured out!

[@isaacsalinas3410]

Leave it to Tony to break the all mighty TKX !!!! Lol Maybe next time Miss Mav!!! Lol

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

The TKX is actually fine! But everything else isn’t 😂

[@isaacsalinas3410]

Either way, that sucks... Can't wait to see the next video... Love what you guys do!!! I hope to be grabbing some gears soon too... My ride is also down... But soon it will be back in all it's 13 sec glory... Lol

[@vicecityperformance9564]

I would go twin or triple disk, it will definitely ease the engagement process to allow the trans and rear to breath a bit

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

For sure, we only had the ceramic disc in because that’s all they had in stock at summit

[@vicecityperformance9564]

@@avboysgrandpahollywood looking forward to seeing what you guys end up putting next

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

We going to up the base pressure to 3200 and run an organic disc. It’s a little tough with what I want.

[@fordtechlife]

Bummer Deal, Car looks Amazing its a Ripper 🐎🚗🦊🔧💪🇺🇸👊

[@MsMoose1979]

Beautiful eyes at the end of the video. Poor Tony breaking that thing every time out. Gotta be disheartening but you guys will get it figured out soon.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

Eh, it’s just how it is when you’re pushing a car of this caliber. If we had more time with it, we would have had it figured out in a month, but having to travel every time for only one event at a time is slowing us down.

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Get well soon Tony! As far as "Can't beat Bill"... just add more nitrous! Thanks for the video, explaining & commentating Tess, great job!

[@mad1s]

New here and gotta ask...Why no roll bars and harness in the car?

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It’s just a street car that we’re having fun with.

[@ckfpv]

Hey guys ,way to get er done 💪💪💪

[@toddclark332]

❤, 👍😁Tess sorry to the bad happened and you look amazing with the dark ❤

[@ericnova72]

Repeat after me, all in one word.... "ClutchTamer" You need to take that energy of the hit and control it, spread out it's application to control the shock loads going into the driveline parts. Stop breaking stuff and still go faster.

[@Hijunk71]

really like them things

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Clutch tamer is used on car that don’t use the clutch every pass

[@mikethemechanic2773]

Are you not allowed to run blowproof bellhousing??

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

We had one on there, but it aligned the trans wrong so we switched to aluminum.

[@jodywells7519]

Very pretty ms tess ! Get well titanium Tony!

[@boss_racing]

Spec stage 1 with an organic disc. Steel flywheel. Ran this setup behind my 410w that made 570rwhp for 3 seasons, no issues what so ever. Over 100 passes on it, shifted 6800-7000 on the floor and went 6.1s at 114 at 3000. Videos on my channel. The secret? Gearing.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

I’m trying to go into the 8s with this car. The main problem is I’m not around it alot to test

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

I don’t care how many times I break this car. It’s geared for 1/4 mile and will go 150 out the back. Plus it’s a street car that we put alot of miles on driving. It’s not a dedicated race car. Everyone that has an opinion hasn’t been faster then me anyways. I appreciate the advice

[@jamesthetford2516]

Tess you will eventually get to drive the car and I know it will be fast with you driving it you were so awesome in Jimmy Dell's car

[@82347stroker]

Does anyone know what kind of wheels are on this car?

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

RC Comp Torx

[@rhettabney2838]

Rhett

[@rogerchevelle8543]

Look into a Bang shift billy clutch timer. Bill Armstrong makes.

[@Hijunk71]

triple disk, ClutchTamer, and a 3 step= easy mode

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Yes because a clutch tamer would work good with a car that uses the clutch every shift

[@Dynodon64]

The rear end is not straight in the car. You can tell by the launches. It always moves to the right. All of the Fox bodies from those years are crocked. The rear end is pointing to the right, left wheel more forward than the right. Fix that and it will go straight. Take a tape measure and measure from the front rim to the rear rim to see how far out it is, from side to side.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

The rear end is straight.

[@Dynodon64]

@@MissMidnightMaverick Let me put it another way. The rearend is not square to the center line of the car. If you look carefully at this video on all three launches, you will see the rear of the car go to right just after the hit. Then you will see your husband correct by turning the wheels to the right. If you have stock type of upper and lower control arms on the rearend hooked to the stock locations on the body, it's out of square. If you have adjustable arms then you can dial it out. If you intend on going faster with this car, it will get worse. Once you start lifting the front end high enough to take the weight of the tires, the whole car will head for the right, and you will really have to correct for that. Just pointing out, it's not straight. Take it or leave it, it doesn't matter to me. Be safe and good luck with the car.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

@@Dynodon64 we do have previous videos of installing new upper and lower control arms and squaring up the rear end. Lucore also has a video of when we took the car to them and had them do a full alignment, front and rear to make sure the car is straight. We normally run a single disk organic clutch in the car, but had to change it while out of town and the only thing available was an unsprung puck style disc which creates a much harder launch and shocks the suspension (as well as everything else, obviously). If the car is going crooked while hooking, we wouldn’t immediately go to changing the geometry of the rear end, but instead we would apply more or less preload to the rear end with the ARB. It may not look like it, but we do know what we’re doing when it comes to suspension tuning and setting up a car. This mustang is our “fun” car, but we’ve also had/still have cars that run consistent 1.0x-1.1x 60’ times while maintaining a full factory steel body, factory glass, stock style suspension, one of them still being a leaf spring car. I appreciate the concern, but I promise we are not as inexperienced as we look.

[@84yoda4x4]

I'm surprised ya'll haven't switched over to a slipper clutch yet.

[@freddiemoralez1536]

🎉🎉 TONY HAS A LEAD FOOT😮😅🎉🎉

[@jasonprice6110]

Is this after or before it was fixed miss midnight .

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

This is before

[@3wheelslifelonglivetheatc559]

Tess your a automotive goddess don't forget that keep on keeping on your a bad ass women and look good doing it Tony knows how great you are 🤪he's a lucky man and I'm sure he knows that also

[@jbj198840]

Organic twin disc too btw is my opinion

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

We may be close to that, we want this car into the 8sec 1/4 and a twin organic may be it

[@chrispokorney6801]

One that Beast is Dialed in .... Bill ain't gotta chance. Great Content and Great Job .

[@dangerranger3297]

i almost spit my drink out when she said still cant beat bill lol mcleod clutches are where its at.

[@ronneoutland5776]

Why don't you use a scatter shield

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

I took it out, I don’t like them.

[@rickyscz28]

Good luck! Y'all got this !

[@itsallgood69]

Very hard on the poor girl

[@carlsracingmiami]

Tess hope you go first next time ,,, Everyone go racing get some fun going

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

I hope so too! 😂

[@jessefpv9217]

With him launching it like that.. No wonder it Broke… Need a Driver is what y’all need lol

[@piranha79velasq62]

Tony you did good number on that one😂😮😮😮angry shifting like you stole it 😅😅wow😎

[@GidDree]

Slipper Clutch 🤔

[@keithphillips6111]

I bet jello was at the computer watching this video shaking his head!!! He probably called up his other gearhead dog buddies and warned them that as soon as that bs is fixed his mom's going to start passing out ass whippings 😂😊

[@dougbradley1568]

Damn Tony be banging rev limiter 😎

[@seanwatts3051]

With the check engine light flashing

[@ckfpv]

Tony's driving the shit out of that clutch and Transmission geezs very hard on the drivetrain poping the clutch like that you need a slipper clutch or did you already try that too lol

[@MrBayoubig]

giver hell Tony lol i know the feeling on breaking rear gears my teenage years in the 80s was hell on them,i think in two years i went through 9 rear gears. but as a kid i was broke so i stayed at junk yards finding gears

[@jcnewbee8124]

Broken again...what a surprise.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Yep, when you’re pushing a car everytime out to go faster this happens.

[@jcnewbee8124]

@@avboysgrandpahollywood When the clutch is wrong you break shit..the car would fly with a soft loc clutch and a bias ply slick. Well I watched the lucore vid and the axles next anyway.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

The clutch disc was all that we could get from summit, it’s to aggressive for sure. I wanted to drive the car. I could careless about breaking parts. It’s going to happen as fast as I’m trying to go with a stick shift street car the way I want it. It was on a bias ply tire and the axles twisting is not a problem. If you owned a car that made any kind of power you would know this.

[@jcnewbee8124]

@@avboysgrandpahollywood I have ran these cars since new...mine goes 9.60's n/a I built the 8.8 in 1997 31 spline axles. stock torque boxes nothing reinforced.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Ya this car makes enough power to go into the 8s and I can drive it anywhere I want

[@HotRodDave]

That Stick Shift Life Is Hard On Parts

[@joeallen1410]

A top loader? Have u tried one?

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

The trans is fine

[@tonylee5860]

Tess, you have beautiful eyes and love your hair up. Tony you are so lucky to have her!

[@randydombroski6716]

I'd just change it over to automatic

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

This car isn’t our only car, 10s with an automatic isnt fun it’s rather boring

[@todd8109]

🤣🤣

[@raymondleathers5921]

2600-3000 lb PP with a McLeod 500 series disc and choke up on that clutch cable to fine tune the seat pressure. If your spinning and making bald spots keep choking up in that clutch cable till it hooks. Pull on the cable at the firewall with like medium Tony pressure and take up that slack. Then give it about a turn and a half counter clockwise and keep turning it counter clockwise one turn every hit till it hooks. If you can’t hear slight slip then it’s to much clutch.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Thanks for the recommendation. How fast is that method and clutch good for?

[@raymondleathers5921]

@@avboysgrandpahollywoodhaven’t been 6.0 but have been 6.40’s. 3050lb, 4.56:1, 26.5” tire. Id start out with a 3000lb PP. you can start shimming the pp too but that becomes a lot of work. We ran a 3000 lb aluminum spec pp that ended up being shimmed .037”. Every run wears about .001 off the disc when it’s in it’s sweet spot and once it wears down .010 you have to take shim out. So to make the car as fast as can be you have to pull the trans every 10 runs and the clutch setup is an on going chase. Fun times… I’m not suggesting you do that. What do you have for gear and what’s the car weight.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Unfortunately that won’t work, act is a good company and are vary knowledgeable. We are trying to go 5.80s with this car or 8.90. I don’t mind breaking things on the way. We had the same issues with the mare in the beginning just didn’t have a you tube to broadcast all the failed attempts. But in the end it was the fastest stock car in the street and is a lot faster then this white car.

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Stick*

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

And we put all the clutches on their machine to see where peak is, I appreciate your advice but we are already there

[@ldnwholesale8552]

What you neeedd is sprung button clutch plate. They take some of the load. Though bin the TKX and get something like Jericho or G Force 4 speed.Far stronger

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

The TKX is fine, just broke the rear gear, twisted the driveshaft, and twisted the splines on the axles.

[@MrBReal-xc7qm]

row, row, row dem gears down Tony

[@scottburrow8717]

My favorite foxbody. Maybe put a turbo 400 in her and save a lot of time and money! Lol

[@Scott-gt6od]

WTF you talking about

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

You must be CRAZY!

[@noelflow-uy6ev]

Really????? That would be a Dumbass idea

[@danielborrowdale3903]

No need to swear.

[@noelflow-uy6ev]

@@danielborrowdale3903 My bad Buddy

[@nikkisan881]

If tony would stop dumping the clutch at 9k rpms shit wouldn’t break almost every launch

[@brody5563]

You want enough slip to not break parts, but not enough that crank and trans input speed are significantly different. you need find the correct pressure plate to get a few couple hundred rpm slip at the highest load. Did this car even run an act clutch?

[@kodywoodward]

Tony beats that horse like the jockeys at the Kentucky Derby!

[@dennisjensen7938]

Guys I don't know if you're running a slipper clutch and white cracker but you got to get a hold of tick performance that's the closet cleanest and take performances stuff or something stick speed records with

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Do you run a slipper clutch?

[@dennisjensen7938]

@@avboysgrandpahollywood no Sir can't afford a race car anymore 🥺

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

I know everyone has an opinion on what we should do, and I appreciate peoples input. But just because someone sees somebody else doing something then turn around and tell us like we are doing it wrong I’m sorry but I won’t take that advice. I’ve been really fast on the street and track with a stick shift and take advice from people that have gone faster and used the products or have advice from real world experience.

[@87mustang87]

I love ur personality miss mav lol funny and can drive

[@steventhuss2487]

luv u both just remind tony that (CHIC'S RULE).

[@clydegreenwood5673]

ThanksforsureandgoodluckandbesafeandGodblessyouguys

[@jsp5407]

Love u midnight the west coast queen

[@vrm86gt]

You will get it figured out!

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Damn Tony is hard on shit. Gotta love those stick shift racers. They are very stubborn but also very cool and don't mind working their ass off

[@garyk76]

Id like to see tony in the white mustang vs tom gunner in his mustang since the weight of the 2 should be very similar

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

Those are two very different cars, Tom’s is an aftermarket block 427 on a 400 shot, our car is a stock block 410 on a 50 shot 😂

[@garyk76]

@@MissMidnightMaverick I just wanted to see motor to motor though without any nos and definitely would be near as hard in them

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

@@garyk76 that would probably be a good race 🤔 but boring for Tom 😂

[@augie-dawgiewright3798]

@@MissMidnightMaverick Tom's engine is now a 434 on a 400 shot, with 13.5 to 1 compression, as compared to 12 to 1 when it was a 427.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

@@augie-dawgiewright3798 I believe it was closer to 10:1 before, and I’m a little sad that he’s putting so much compression into it, my favorite part about that car is how easy and fun it is, making the compression 13.5:1 is going to definitely make some good power, but it’ll also make the tuning window smaller.

[@victormackenzie-davis2711]

"SLIPPER" kyle wade on his mr2 runs a hydraulic slipper and has had very good luck with it, also uses a company called Action Clutch that builds use specific stacks, and his has a 15% discount code,Just a though he used to blow everything up.

[@rayrussell6064]

Tess I'm hoping that Tony gets to feeling better. Tony rips through them gears like a mad man on a mission, there's no doubt in my mind that you'll get it figured out and you'll be able to drive it Tess. God bless and as always be safe.

[@timrobinson1174]

It’s nice yes

[@67stang65]

Any chance of me getting the driveline autographed at a price?

[@glamiskid50]

An organic singles, not Tony proof maybe next time you get to drive it great to see you driving your Maverick. Love y’all.

[@timmygiles9554]

At least it didn’t tear up on you!!!

[@paultermuhlen7296]

Check out Magnus launch control device.

[@themooser6203]

What about a slipper like Cleetus uses

[@edwardjones2748]

Blow proof bell housing perhaps? Have you ever seen a clutch explode on a hi reving engine? UGLY

[@thomasvittetoe1930]

Tony is just a bad ass and Tess is just so beautiful and also a bad ass

[@adamchilafoe3596]

Hey any I know about tree cars

[@riffle8883]

Tony don't give notton no slack love it and you too tess.

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

You guys have some of the worst luck with clutches now the rearend and just think I never did have any of these high dollar clutches the local speed shop did keep a few zoom clutches and hays clutches in stock when I was racing every weekend. I miss my stick cars but I don't have near the headaches with a auto now. I'm sure you guys will get it all straight. I hope those shifters that guy sent you helps you also. Great video your friend from Louisiana Rick 427

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Not bad luck, just pushing it constantly

[@mikeburnett7028]

You need a winch for your trailer

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It’s not our trailer

[@quickdeuce]

Bummer,, but that hotrod looks and sounds AWESUM! Ohh,, and Tess,, you look (picture Billy Crystal saying this) MAAVELOUS with your hair up,, pleeeze don't get mad BIG TONY,, you know she's a beautiful Lady 🙂

[@timrobinson1174]

Let’s go. Y wait

[@josephcarter6729]

Aww man!!!!

[@FA.Racing]

Now I understand why you guys don't use puk clutches

[@johncox6292]

If you want to drive it you best not let Tony drive it

[@noelflow-uy6ev]

3 pedal Mafia 🫡

[@PEGELOZ]

Break, Fix, Break, Fix... Stick Shift Life. I'm currently broken as well 👎

[@newtonfirefly3584]

Typical "Fool", "Trial & Error" process ,mentality, mindset = Failure + disposal of time + money, parts, components, effort, energy and hopes, expectations & emotions.

[@PEGELOZ]

@@newtonfirefly3584 Wouldn't have it any other way 😁

[@newtonfirefly3584]

@@PEGELOZ So then You admit You are among the "Trial & Error", Fools that Waste time, ,money, materials, components, supplies, efforts, energy, etc. 😳 and prefer to remain 🙄 that way too 🤨 ⁉

[@PEGELOZ]

@@newtonfirefly3584 Not a waste when you enjoy it 😉

[@newtonfirefly3584]

@@PEGELOZ Do You enjoy wasting time, effort, energy, materials, alson with monetary value ??!!

[@vincentramos628]

Still breaking automobiles! (🤔) _🤦🏼‍♂️_

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

Absolutely and it will continue to happen

[@vincentramos628]

Well! How about a go around, when nothing breaks, you have a good time at the track and maybe some💰can be capture! 🙋🏼‍♂️

[@doublewidemotorsports7217]

Curse you XRP and your great track prep!

[@ECC-ec]

Jerico

[@MillionairX]

just spend like $5000 and get a black magic clutch. lol

[@skiphardstuff7444]

Tony is just A bully.

[@danielsullivan9865]

You have great eyes

[@ampenergy2473]

i like you guys but your months behind....LIZZY STRONG

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

If you were in the live chat you would’ve seen my explanation of why.

[@ampenergy2473]

@@MissMidnightMaverick i seen the vid about it being to long or something, its been awhile. and what is live chat?,

[@linnerose346]

Try a Auto matic

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

No

[@williamwidener4571]

Yall just try and b so dam aggressive.

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Soyait sur que c est américains ok bye 🙏😑🤲🇫🇷

[@alexlong7227]

Keep your man out of,your cars,because,he always breaks stuff,you cant enjoy your race car,when its broke,

[@avboysgrandpahollywood]

We both break our cars, because we push them to Go faster everytime out