What are you guys running for clutch setups with your FI setups ? I am currently running a Monster Stage 3 in my soon to be FI Z06 but I find that clutch is not realy street friendly but my MS4 cam plays a role in this also.

 

I have the fidanza 7.6" twin disc with lightweight flywheel. definitly more street friendly then a single disc but catches me off guard sometimes and I stall out the car.

 

I purchased a Mantic Street Single from Doug and Chris @ ECS. This is a great clutch feels like stock, can hold up to 700hp I have no chatter just a great product from a great company

 

Mcleod RXT dont have real experience however thats the one i will be buying next, just install AA S trim and blower Cam, Arun street tuned it and at the same time i also installed ACT single disk clutch and thier light weight flywheel and also TICK perf master Cylinder, it needed Shim (i did not install though).

So far i liked it except clutch pedal go all the way down to disengage, it definetly needed shim i measured .260" thought pretty good but heck nope, well sofar it held up pedal pressure slightly tigjter than stock but TICK MC will increase pedal pressure to some extent anyway.

You will be just fine with Monster 3 with your power level 650-675 Rwhp assuming 10 psi boost. Only thing i heard they glazed in street driven and make chatter again no real world experience.

If you dont race than ACT dual disk T01-G01 is pretty good too for $938 from thmotorsports.com pretty good deal for <1000 bucks bring it to me i will even install it for ya did 3 times sofar on jack stands getting faster on it ..lol.

 

If at 800 or less mcleod rst if more than 800 rxt....the clutches are amazing. Stock like feel with plenty of holding power. I have the RXT and I'm still amazed at how easy it is to drive compared to other aftermarket clutches I've had.

 

I have the RPS triple carbon from ECS. Feels pretty close to stock but can catch you off guard sometimes and be a bit grabby. Very little chatter. They are rated to 1400hp.

 

I have one of these, the RXT being installed right now and can't wait to get he car back. I did drive a C5 with the RST and it was close to stock in pressure with like stock pickup off the floor. Really drove like stock IMHO.

Darion

 

I have the monster stage 3, I bought it off a vendor on here a year ago. It holds power well, but is noisy, squaks and chatters all the time. It is always glazed, so to remove the glazing, you have to rev & pop it. I go through tires like crazy. This clutch is not too street friendly, you have to release it fast with no throttle to keep it quiet. When I first enquired about a clutch, I wanted a twin disc, and the vendor talked me out of it, and sold me this. I`ll keep it for now[have no choice]

 

I was about to have an RPS twin installed into my car but when they measured the stack height it was off by a decent amount, this was the 3rd one in a row they've had issues with. Luckily for me they measured instead of just installing it and having the issue later on. I'm so glad though that the RXT is doing so well. I'm still in the break in period and I expected during this period it would chatter but it hasn't. Like I said before it has been super smooth and feels just like stock. I would suggest this highly.

 

Had the McLeod RST clutch it was awesome for a car with 600 WTQ or less that's not going to be tracked often or at all really. I Upgraded to bigger engine, more compression, bigger cam, better heads, bigger blower and smaller pulley so I had to opt for a textralia Triple disk clutch (couldn't afford the RPS triple, I spent too much money on the engine hahaha) I didn't know about the manic clutch line at the time and too many horror stories with all the other clutches.

If I were you I'd say give the McLeod RXT a try but don't go out drag racing too much on it.

If you don't want to try the McLeod, I'd say spring for one of those mantic clutches. I haven't heard anything bad about them yet.

 

That's exactly what happens with mine but I will have to keep it for now I guess.

 

Well that makes me super happy that I went for the McLeod RST. Great street manners and clamps like a son of a biznitch.

At 550whp BTW...

 

Oh also got a lighweight aluminum flywheel, this is a great upgrade for anyone who actually knows how to drive a manual.

And don't forget the Tick Master. Do this for sure when you do the clutch...

 

RPS Twin Disk Street - about a 1000 miles so far with no issues other than the wrrrrrrr! of the disks as you shift between gears. I also get a small amount of "rattle" at idle. The release pressure takes a little getting used to but is very similar to stock.

 

ACT Twin Disc clutch. Better than stock feel, and for street, holds 700rwhp just fine.

 

I have had very similar experiences.. I do not consider my car to be a 'high HP' car - running in the 500's, upper now, but was lower. Have had a Spec III, RPS Single.... Spec chattered a good deal, but held the power. RPS had better street manners, but after a single pass, it would slip.

Was in the market for a streetable clutch that held my power level and was pointed to the Monster III. I expressed my issues with my other clutches and the vendor quickly changed to the Monster 5 and said it would hold with no issues and was very streetable. NOPE - Chatters like hell, Called the MFG and they said i need to drive it more aggressively and it will stop chattering. I drive it to work and back, all highway, with some stop and go - not exacly an environment (with traffic) to be driving 'aggressively'. The real downer was when I took the car to the track late last year (only go once or twice a year), was frustrated with a run and hot lapped the car, clutch slipped out of the hole. So much for holding the power. I did bleed the clutch at the track, but not in between the runs.

I am sure the stock master/slave are to blame with alot of clutch issues seen, but i do not like being told something is streetable, when it really is not.

I am not very anxious to change the clutch again.... but i would love to see someone make some sort of adapter for the ZR1 dual clutch on a c5. i think that would fit most of the 'FI on Stock' people on this board.

 

The ZR1 is a nice clutch but it is bloody expensive. You'd do well with a McLeod Twin...

 

I had a monster level 5 that chattered my teeth off as well, and I was told the same. In addition it rattled at idle like many twin disks do. They warrantied it, but of course my labor I was out. New one was identical. Mine did however hold 700rwhp at the track. I still hated the damn thing.

I've got an RXT now with over 900rwhp. So far so good! Ironically it doesn't not make any noise at all.

 

I know it is pricey - guess i am tired of hearing that things will work as expected, and they do not. The stock ZR1 clutch takes that 'faith' out of the question.

I have heard great things about the Mcleod, but was told it was a bit overkill for my needs.

 

Another vote for the Mcleod RXT. It has held up well for me, and it is rebuildable.