onederful100

need some advice.
i am looking to replace my stock clutch and have narrowed down the options to the Mcleod RST and the Centerforce DF w/ a steel flywheel. the prices are almost the same, the Mcleod maybe $50 more since i will be using my stock flywheel. what are the advantages of the Mcleod RST over the CF one. my car is 99% street driven, i plan on going to the track for the 1st time in a couple months and need a DS loop so i wanted to do the DS, loop, clutch, and rear end girdle, after that maybe 1 or 2 times a year at the track, but who knows maybe more when they build a track closer to my home. my long term plans are to be in the 550-600 hp range. anyways, help me decide which clutch to get the RST or CF?

hammeron

clutch time, oh what fun....how's it
going one....

well if the centerforce dual friction has the
holding power you need, then i have to
give that one the nod.

there is a possibility that with the RST you
may end up with a slight rattle at low rpms,
so since it's mainly for street, the single
disk is probably your best bet.

i love my RST and if there was no chance
of rattle, it would be my first
recommendation for you. good luck let me
know which one you end up getting.

sactown

RST hands down, but it is expensive.

Hammerson, are you sure something under the car isn't just loose? Mine does not rattle at all, what ****er are you using?

hammeron

well i would love it, if it were something
under the car like say the exhaust... and
maybe it is....

but there are several of us with the low rpm
rattle and so far no one has solved it.

so in good conscience, i can't recommend it
just yet.

there is a tsb for exhaust and i do want to
look at that the next time i'm under the car.

onederful100

thanks for the 1st hand info, guys. i'm leaning towards the CF clutch right now, that's the one my friend who will be installing it is more familiar with, and it should be enough for my purposes, but i'm not quite ready to order just yet.

hammeron

sorry missed this....

the hurst competition plus

sactown

Guess I should learn how to spell shifter correctly. When I had the hurst in my car the shifter would rattle, those little nut bolt combo that holds the shifter handle would work a little loose. Maybe I will buzz my mech tomorrow to see what he thinks about the rattle.

Big Top Gt

I just picked up a Zoom D2. It's going in next week, so I'll report back then.

hammeron

sactown, there's someone who's got an
MGW shifter and has the same RST
rattle. i think it's unlikely to be the
shifter, but i won't rule it out completely.

moosestang

My hurst used to rattle, but I fixed it's wagon. I believe I used red loctite and breaker bar on the allen wrench. I probably can't get it off now.

From what i've read, a lot of aftermarket clutches have some noise at low rpms (below 2k). The spec makes a low volumne rustling sound. I tried to show my wife the noise and she said "are you ****ing kidding me!", so i guess it's not that big a deal.

The stock clutch in these cars is really smooth, probably because it slips like an old lady in a bathtub. I miss downshifting with the stock clutch, the gurgle used to last forever, now it's to short.