RPS Twin Plate Carbon-Carbon Clutch Experiances

[CoopKill]

Nice vid, Thanks!

[MR2]

just a last minute bump on this, been running the car occasionally and the clutch is now perfect very happy! also glad I was very very careful to grab the latest revision of the clutch...screw loosing a GB to the old style ;(

[J. Fast]

My guess is most of the failures were probably related to the install. The alignment is so crucial. You bind the trans while it's going in, have it pitched, or out of alignment even a little before the bellhousing hits the dowels and the clutch is done. That's a huge piece of the puzzle with twin discs. I actually was taking with Dan V. over at Tilton Engineering yesterday regarding the reason why center hubs and twin discs usually fail. He mentioned for the most part its alignment. There's a lot of teeth to align and not alot of room to get that trans in there with the alignment tool seated. You gotta go slow.

Glad it worked out for you man! Can I see a launch vid?

[MR2]

I think that your partially right...2 parts to this

yes people are probably screwing up the install...BAD PEOPLE

but I think the clutch needs to have a REASONABLE amount of tolerance of people's install methods, and I suspect the old steel plates would bend while the thicker alu don't...

It's SO DAMN important to have the new plates.

[MR2]

and I'm still not balsy enough to dump it

let alone feeling like spending money on a hero cam as opposed to replacing the god damn teins

[GTOJOE]

Come on dude you have like $10k tied up in the trans. I'm sure it will hold whatever you can throw at it. Your weak points now are your drive shafts

[wraith]

I dont trust a CC---not durable enough for me. I have lots of luck with standard stuff and they hold plenty of power if you have a decent driving technique

[J. Fast]

Most clutch setups have different disc, floater, and hub options. I know twin disc RPS can retro with Tilton and Clutchmaster disc packs. It's a matter of finding the right disc to suit your driving style and application. Long term maint with a nice twin disc clutch is cheap. Mine will only cost $200 to change forever. Never will ever need a new flywheel or pressure plate. I love that