What clutch?
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Racer
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From: Oppdal Norway
What clutch?
What clutch should i get?
Is there some kind of clutchtest for LS1 clutches available somewhere?
I am thinking of clampingforce++ of different types.
I have read some threads about the topic and there are always someone who says one brand is the best and the other brand not good, and another guy saying the opposite.
How many really good brands are there and to what price?
So far i am leaning toward the Aussie, but...
I am about to order clutch, diffstrut and diffaxle and eventually some DR's when the parts is installed.
Is there one place to buy them all(except DR's)?
I have a HP twinturbo 99 coupe with stock clutch so far, and amazingly i haven't noticed any problems with slippage yet...
Thanks
Roger
Is there some kind of clutchtest for LS1 clutches available somewhere?
I am thinking of clampingforce++ of different types.
I have read some threads about the topic and there are always someone who says one brand is the best and the other brand not good, and another guy saying the opposite.
How many really good brands are there and to what price?
So far i am leaning toward the Aussie, but...
I am about to order clutch, diffstrut and diffaxle and eventually some DR's when the parts is installed.
Is there one place to buy them all(except DR's)?
I have a HP twinturbo 99 coupe with stock clutch so far, and amazingly i haven't noticed any problems with slippage yet...
Thanks
Roger
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I've had good luck with my Exedy Twin. It's not considered a drag racing clutch because slipping it can destroy it rather easily, but, for me that isn't an issue as it's a street car.
The OZ-700, McLoud, and RPS also have a fan base.
Mark
The OZ-700, McLoud, and RPS also have a fan base.
Mark
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From: Converse TX
I have 1500 miles on my RPS clutch and it was stiffer than he@@ when I broke that baby in and now just a little stiffer than stock and it holds my 700+ hp so far with some Nitto's NT-01 on the back. 
Le Mans Master
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From: Hillsborough NJ
Originally Posted by mdhmi
I've had good luck with my Exedy Twin. It's not considered a drag racing clutch because slipping it can destroy it rather easily, but, for me that isn't an issue as it's a street car.
I take umbrage with the statement "It's not considered a drag racing clutch"....over 80 passes so far and over 7000 street/highway miles, and so far, so good.
Of course, I'm making much less rwhp than you FI guys. 
Le Mans Master
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From: Hillsborough NJ
Originally Posted by mdhmi
That's probably why it's holding up. 
Are you riding the clutch out to get 1.4 - 1.5 60's ?
Mark
Are you riding the clutch out to get 1.4 - 1.5 60's ?
Mark
1.4-1.5 60's? In my dreams.
1.6x's are the norm...rev and dump. 
This clutch is virtually impossible to slip...unless you're Robz.
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Originally Posted by Geneus
...unless you're Robz.
That sucker holds and is VERY street friendly. 
www.cartek.net
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From: Hillsborough NJ
Originally Posted by LS1LT1
True and Robz (among others) uses, drum roll please...the Cartek clutch. That sucker holds and is VERY street friendly.
www.cartek.net
That sucker holds and is VERY street friendly. www.cartek.net
Some have it, some don't.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by LS1LT1
True and Robz (among others) uses, drum roll please...the Cartek clutch. That sucker holds and is VERY street friendly.
www.cartek.net
That sucker holds and is VERY street friendly. www.cartek.net
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From: midland tx
Originally Posted by peter pan
I have 1500 miles on my RPS clutch and it was stiffer than he@@ when I broke that baby in and now just a little stiffer than stock and it holds my 700+ hp so far with some Nitto's NT-01 on the back.
which rps clutch?
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From: Converse TX
Originally Posted by IT P.S.I.
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which rps clutch?
which rps clutch?
This is the smoothest of the track worthy clutches that we have tested. The disc is a dual friction design used in conjuction with the segmented CYN-R-G aluminum flywheel. Read more about this new design here.
https://www.aandacorvette.com/
Call Andy or visit his web site this where I got mine from and like this clutch so far.
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From: Elmhurst, IL (West Suburb of Chicago) & Home of MEGA Horsepower
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by peter pan
The RPS clutch with the patented CYN-R-G segmented aluminum flywheel is perfect for street and track use. It will hold all but the highest horsepower motors and remain almost as smooth as a stock Z06 clutch. Pedal pressure is quite firm but not ridiculous.
This is the smoothest of the track worthy clutches that we have tested. The disc is a dual friction design used in conjuction with the segmented CYN-R-G aluminum flywheel. Read more about this new design here.
https://www.aandacorvette.com/
Call Andy or visit his web site this where I got mine from and like this clutch so far.
This is the smoothest of the track worthy clutches that we have tested. The disc is a dual friction design used in conjuction with the segmented CYN-R-G aluminum flywheel. Read more about this new design here.
https://www.aandacorvette.com/
Call Andy or visit his web site this where I got mine from and like this clutch so far.
I have 3000 miles on this exact single disc RPS clutch also that i put on right before my ECS D1SC Kit. I love this clutch and it is ECS' clutch of choice for their personal cars and customers making between 500 to 650rwhp, etc. 
TO me it feels like a stock Z06 clutch now although i know it is a bit stiffer.
Last edited by Mopar Jimmy; Dec 6, 2005 at 05:51 PM.
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From: Short Hills, NJ
Originally Posted by mdhmi
I don't think dumping the clutch is a problem, it's slipping it that heats up the discs and fries them.
And the key is having the right clutch (for drag racing at least) that can take the constant slipping needed for a good launch without too much wheelspin.Some have it, some don't.
