StealthFRC

anyone know how much meat is on the disc when new? i have my motor out and clutch out and I'm trying to decide if i should send it in for a refresh. its got about 8k miles on it but they definitely weren't easy miles.

BoostSlam

Not sure I factory specs but if you decide to get new discs I'll take those off yours hands!

Chicago1

I have one sitting at my house brand new in the box. I will open it and take pics when I get home in a few hours from work.

StealthFRC

that would be great, thanks

Chicago1

Hope this helps...This is brand new I just took it out of the box just for these pics. Let me know if you need anything else

StealthFRC

so its roughly the thickness of a quarter? thanks for the pics!

mine is the exact thickness of a quarter.
i may just send it in for a refresh its already out of the car and may save time in the long run. i plan on turning the car up when back together so may be a good idea

Chicago1

Yup about a quarter sizes it's not as thick as I thought it would be for something rated to hold 1k..Me personally since it's out you might as well get it refreshed.

PEETYZ

Either one of you usinf the stock ls1 flywheel with this clutch? Any shims etc needed?
Looking to do it this winter

CamminC5

Be sure you ask Mcleod how backed up they are. You could be without a clutch for a while. My past experiences with them aren't that great. Customer service is not one of their strong suits.

CamminC5

Mcleod says their flywheel is the same dimentions as a stock one, and doesn't need a shim. It never hurts to take a measurement though.

JoeyG

I had mine rebuilt last year and the turn around time was pretty quick, rebuild cost was like 60% of new including surfacing my billet flywheel.

Turbo-Geist

Same here. I have two RXT's and trade them out. I pull one out when needed and send it off for a rebuild and install the other one. I was surprised at how quick the turnaround time was on the last one. The one from the last combo will be going in for a rebuild soon.

I've measured the thickness of the pads before and will check and see if I wrote them down somewhere.

I run the SPEC aluminum flywheel that has a replaceable steel friction insert. It supposedly has the same dimensions as the stock flywheel. The RXT is designed to mount up to a stock flywheel, but there are better flywheel options out there.

slow ride

At the performance level you would need an RXT at I would just spring for a SFI unit. I don't like cast flywheels mixed with puck disks since you can slip the puck disk so much and build excessive heat for a cast flywheel. Sometimes this can cause cracking in the flywheel, etc. I would use the RST with a stock flywheel due to the less aggressive organic friction. I use a Spec billet steel flywheel with my RXT as it's a decent low cost flywheel. The only thing that matters is that its a flat type flywheel and the center bore is not so large that the pucks of the RXt don't touch all of the flywheel surface. I also recommend balancing both parts as an assembly.

Chicago1

I didn't I have their flywheel..


I got my clutch in less then a week when I ordered

StealthFRC

I havnt had any issues with cs. I wasn't the one that originally installed the clutch so I ddidnt have the alignment tool. I emailed them and within 30 mins they responded with "what's your address and application" and sent me one for nothing, not even shipping.
I emailed the same guy and he responds writhing 15-30 mins. He said the turn around Time is 5-7 days from day recived.

PEETYZ

Thanks guys. My current ACT single disk clutch has been fantastic but Im going forged this winter and wanted something a bit overkill that wasnt terrible to drive.

Likely will have around 700rwhp 600rwtq or so once forged etc but may want more =)

I ordered from site sponsor Colorado Speed today for a steal of a deal so we'll see. It's winter anyway so I don't need it now.

Sorry for the hijack OP.

-Pete

MVP'S ZO6

Not the same manufacturer but it took me about a month to get disk from textralia USA. Not too bad but not lightening either.