Riptide

A lot of aftermarket clutches are built to take more power than the OEM. For instance take the McLeod. 800hp.

But it's still an organic clutch. It may take more power than the OEM but will it necessarily take significantly more SLIP?

hammeron

sorry if i don't answer the question, but....i have
the mcleod twin disk and the way i look at is, simply
doubling the friction surface area, of the stock
single clutch disk. i'm no expert by any means, so
someone with more knowledge may have a better
answer.

stang910

I don't really understand what your trying to ask, but IMO the RST drives no differently then when the stock clutch was in. Can't even tell I have an aftermarket clutch.

jahudso2

He is asking that say if you buy a 800 hp clutch, but only have 400 hp on your car, will the clutch still wear out fast if you slip it a lot. Hes basically wondering if the 800 hp clutch has more clamping force to hold more power, or if the friction material is stronger to take more abuse such as 4000 rpm clutch slips at the drag strip.

hammeron

ok thanks jahudso



hey riptide, you may want to talk to lee over at
mcleod and ask him which clutch kit is better for
you.

it may be that you would be better off with the
RXT rather than the RST. the RXT has ceramic
coating and from what i hear is better, if you
like to slip the clutch more, during launches.

Riptide

I've heard that one way you wear a clutch out is by slipping it more. For instance during a high rpm hard launch you slip the clutch out slower to avoid losing traction. This generates a lot of heat and wears the clutch material.

The stock clutch is organic as is some aftermarkets like the mcleod. My question is whether or not these aftermarket clutches can take significantly more slip, more wear, than the stock one. I know they can grab and hold more power than the stock. But that's not the same thing as taking more slip.

Clear enough?

hammeron

i will say no they cannot.

there's a member on another forum who installed
a brand new rst kit and burned it up on his
first trip to the track.

if you are talking about just normal everyday
driving and slipping out in first gear and such, then
of course it's going to last a long time, maybe even
a little longer than a stock unit.

Riptide

Well that sucks.

Guess you have to step up to Kevlar then maybe. I can't believe that guy toasted a clutch on his first trip to the track with it. What the hell was he doing??

hammeron

well again, don't take my word for it, mcleod
should be the final say.

if you want, i can pm you the forum and his name
and you can talk to him directly. i believe he was trying
to prestage at some high rpm and bye bye clutchy

Diabolical!

There's a tradeoff with kevlar clutches. They may handle slipping better, but every kevlar clutch equipped car I've ever been in has some form of clutch rattle. Usually it's faint at low RPMs in higher gears, but sometimes it's worse.