New Clutch

Steve-Q · August 21, 2008, 11:02:58 AM

Hi all,

I need your help on a new clutch, Im running a FD3s on around 300bhp, with a limited slip diff and im taking her to Ty Croes race track in anglesea next month, Im still on a stock clutch so im thinking of putting something a bit stronger in but want to know which is gonna be the best clutch to buy???

plus Dwayne (from LindopMotorSport ) is going mental with his Mk1 Rx7 to try and beet me and we can\'t be having that, soft git shouldn\'t have built my engine so good.

g11ary · August 22, 2008, 01:18:20 AM

I would have thought that at only 300bhp a stock clutch will be fine. Generally track work is not that hard on clutches compared to drag racing.

Lil-Steve · August 22, 2008, 08:06:09 AM

If you are racing you might want to look at a race clutch they tend to be a lot smaller and lighter to help reduce the rotational mass. This gives a faster reving and more responsive engine.

If you don\'t want to go to mad it might be worth looking at putting a lightweight flywheel in there while you replace the stock clutch. This give some of the above benefits but with a completely stock clutch holding power and engagement.

Personally I\'ve just gone with a twin plate carbon clutch as it weighs about the same as a small kitten and has almost stock drivability. The rev match down shift and quick stabs of throttle are going to be awesome.

Is there such thing as too responsive? :Giggle

Feel free to drop me a PM if you fancy anything!

Steve-Q · August 22, 2008, 09:51:35 AM

I was definatly thinking along the lines of a carbon clutch, I would cry if i went all the way to Anglsea and the clutch died on the day. im not 100% sure of how much lifes left in it.

Jit · August 22, 2008, 09:58:56 AM

i dunno...300hp and a stock clutch shud be fine tbh if you got a new ish stock clutch in stock wihich im sure you must! Just run it in properly..

btw did you guys try and get hold of me yest?

Steve-Q · August 22, 2008, 10:21:05 AM

Not sure im at our other Toyota site at the moment ill find out for you, get them to ring you again if the did. :driving

ENVYD · August 22, 2008, 11:14:10 AM

has lindop moved site yet mate? i may be coming down again in the near future to get a t78 kit fitted!

Steve-Q · August 22, 2008, 11:34:02 AM

Quote from: ENVYD;526306has lindop moved site yet mate? i may be coming down again in the near future to get a t78 kit fitted!

No not yet mate, complications keep holding us up, we will be going soon tho, that should get a few more ponnies out the engine. did you ever hear from that rolling road people??? they said there was prizes for the top in class??? I work out what was up with mine on the rolling road it was on boosting 0.8, one of the jubile clips was nakered and was leaking boost from the intecooler :xconfused so Ive bought a front mount, (even tho a new clip wouldda been the sensiable thing to do) .

ENVYD · August 22, 2008, 11:48:34 AM

ahh ok mate! yeah i am going for 500

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nah i aint heard out from them! i got mine on and it hit 311, but i think the RR itself was ****, as every time it ran, the power went up. Mine started at 250bhp then 275 or so, to 311 :S! mine is not holding steddy boost on the second tubby tho!

hope yous get the moving sorted like! are you going with lindop or staying at toyota?

Steve-Q · August 22, 2008, 12:18:05 PM

were opening Subaru with the motorsport when we move its all a bit undecided at the mo so im not sure. the fans the had were sh~~ too, plus Colin said 7\'s shud be RR\'d in 4th gear not 3rd, straight through the box and all.

New Clutch

g11ary