Clutch Noise
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Running Guns & Moonshine
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Clutch Noise
Have a new McLeod RST in the car mated to a Fidanza lightweight aluminum flywheel. New slave cylinder. Original master cylinder.
In neutral without my foot on the clutch there is only a minor whisper.
When in first or second gear between 1000-2000 rpm though it sounds like I'm driving a delivery truck. At higher rpms than that it is either drowned by the exhaust or road noise from higher speeds.
My only question is whether this is normal for McLeod twin discs or not ?
In neutral without my foot on the clutch there is only a minor whisper.
When in first or second gear between 1000-2000 rpm though it sounds like I'm driving a delivery truck. At higher rpms than that it is either drowned by the exhaust or road noise from higher speeds.
My only question is whether this is normal for McLeod twin discs or not ?
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Running Guns & Moonshine
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Side note - the clutch drives easier than factory, grips hard (though have not launched the car yet... still breaking it in), and with the lighter combined weight than factory the engine revs faster and is a BREEZE to rev-match rapidly.
Happy with the performance. Accepting of the noise if it must be there, since the car is in motion more often than it is leaving an intersection. But still curious since sounding like marbles in an angry can is not my first choice for how the car should sound.
Good thing the right foot can remedy the noise.
Happy with the performance. Accepting of the noise if it must be there, since the car is in motion more often than it is leaving an intersection. But still curious since sounding like marbles in an angry can is not my first choice for how the car should sound.
Good thing the right foot can remedy the noise.
Racer
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From: Palatine IL
FWIW, I just installed an RST with the McLeod steel flywheel. Was really tempted to go AL but decided streetablity was key and played it conservatively. Kinda wished I went AL. So far I only have 100 miles on it but it's pretty quiet. Motor is new so I have a some new sounds but I think I might occasionally hear the slightest clutch noise at idle. I like the pedal pressure less than stock but I'm still getting use to it since it engages low and my TransAm engages very high. Sometimes from start I hear the slightest bit of chatter and it is very grippy but I think it's going to work out well.
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I've put some more miles on mine now. Chatters up until about 1500 or so, then it goes away.
I don't know WHAT people on the internet with their armchair commentaries are talking about when everyone says lightweight AL flywheels are "bad."
I had one on my TA drag car and it was awesome.
On the C5 it feels awesome too. Rapid rev + rapid drop mean real easy and fast shifts. There is zero difference in drivability - for however you might define that open-ended term.
There may be creedence to the lower 60ft time MAYBE, but even so it would be registered in the hundredths, not tenths of a second.
I have found it to be only a great upgrade.
I don't know WHAT people on the internet with their armchair commentaries are talking about when everyone says lightweight AL flywheels are "bad."
I had one on my TA drag car and it was awesome.
On the C5 it feels awesome too. Rapid rev + rapid drop mean real easy and fast shifts. There is zero difference in drivability - for however you might define that open-ended term.
There may be creedence to the lower 60ft time MAYBE, but even so it would be registered in the hundredths, not tenths of a second.
I have found it to be only a great upgrade.
