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- Oct 27, 2008
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I'm willing to put one of these clutch kits to the test if you wanted to see how they hold?! This twin disc crap is pissing me off.
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I'm looking at getting an ss-x td/b combo for my build. I'm in search of 500whp and who knows where i will be on the torque side of things. Have a Fidanza flywheel, getting a new friction surface. The car will be mostly a weedend warrior, possibly seeing a few times at the drag strip and possibly some road coarse.
Does this sounds like a good pairing Twicks?
It was brought to my attention the SBC pressure plates are exedy correct? And SBC only really manufactures the kevlar and ceramic disks?
I'm finding a few vendors re branding the exedy pressure plates. And I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that especially with the good reviews of SBC, but I'm always curious which parts are made in house or designed specifically for the vendor.
It is an exedy HD pressure plate that they disassemble, change the release straps and the fulcrum ring.
You would be surprised to find out that Daikin and Exedy make most of the parts out there and then each company does their own modifications.
It is an exedy HD pressure plate that they disassemble, change the release straps and the fulcrum ring.
You would be surprised to find out that Daikin and Exedy make most of the parts out there and then each company does their own modifications.
im having the low engaugement and dragging issue as well but I would still recommend this clutch to everyone and plan to buy another one in the future as I can not take mine out it is in my daily and I cant afford any down time but hopefully the thickness issue will be fixed for when I can buy another daily I will be in touch with you tim
Well here my update as of a few days ago. I stand by my original post, "The clutch is a beast" holding well at almost 600lbs torque and 728whp http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/newer-dyno-numbers-728-22whp-590-93wtq-bc272.481474/ over 15000 abusive miles!*Specific model used
---Pressure plate type:
-->Custom SS-X Series
---Disk type:
-->B-Series full Ceramic
*Specific model flywheel used
-->ACT Streetlite Chromoly
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*Duration of usage AND mileage on clutch
So far i have about 8000 miles on the clutch
*Power levels and Drag ET's/MPH if available
My last dyno was 665whp and 573wtq
*Usage Type
-->Daily Driver
-->Street/Strip
-->Weekend Warrior Abuse
All of the above
*Short personal evaluation of the clutch you chose
-->Would you buy the same one again? YES
-->Would you choose a different pressure plate next time (higher or lower clamp force)? NO PERFECT.
-->Would you choose a different clutch disk friction material next time? NO
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My personal evaluation is, this is the best clutch I have had in the car! The thing that amazes me is the stock pedal feel of the clutch and its ability to hold the torque that my set up is dishing out. I must say I am very impressed great job tim
Well here my update as of a few days ago. I stand by my original post, "The clutch is a beast" holding well at almost 600lbs torque and 728whp http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/newer-dyno-numbers-728-22whp-590-93wtq-bc272.481474/ over 15000 abusive miles!
Well give Tim the credit i was on the verge of dropping some mad cash on a twin disc and after speaking with him he said he would be happy to sell me a twin disc but felt that ss-x, full-face ceramic would do the job. Turns out its doing the job very well. I can't stress enough how soft the peddle is and how smooth the engagement is and the best part is that I still haven't reach the torque capacity of the clutch yet. thanks Tim for a great product!Kel, you're the reason I picked up one of these clutches (ss-x pp, full-face ceramic disk). Glad to hear it's holding with the extra power!! Can't wait to drop it in.
Well give Tim the credit i was on the verge of dropping some mad cash on a twin disc and after speaking with him he said he would be happy to sell me a twin disc but felt that ss-x, full-face ceramic would do the job. Turns out its doing the job very well.
I can't stress enough how soft the peddle is and how smooth the engagement is and the best part is that I still haven't reach the torque capacity of the clutch yet.
No I got it with springs infact it was a mix of springs and 4 rubber pieces that's the same shape and size as the springs.Oh for sure, he's an awesome and very helpful guy!
Nice! Yeah I just broke a pp finger with my ACT 2600, so I'm hoping the ss-x will be a little lighter (assuming pressure was actually the problem, although it ran fine for 2.5 years). Just curious, did you get the unsprung disk option?
Since 2008 I have been working with South Bend Clutch to develop their clutch lineup for our platform to have a better range of choice and a better overall product. During that time I have sold many hundreds of these clutches I was hoping to get an update from those who have them. I am always trying to make the SBC clutch options better for our cars to keep them as streetable as possible while having a torque capacity range from 300-650ft/lb of torque depending on model. What I am looking for in this thread is end user experience and feedback with their clutch used and overall experience. More specifically, information on the following:
*Specific model used
---Pressure plate type:
-->Custom SS-X Series
---Disk type:
-->TZ-Series full Kevlar
*Specific model flywheel used
-->ACT Streetlite Chromoly
*Duration of usage AND mileage on clutch
700miles
*Power levels and Drag ET's/MPH if available
TBD- Car has gone 11's before. So far, on low boost, it's gone 12.6@114 with this clutch. Ran into some issues, and never got the boost back up.
*Usage Type
-->Daily Driver
-->Street/Strip
-->Drag Car
-->Auto-X Car
*Short personal evaluation of the clutch you chose
So far, it feels great on the street. I still need to get more break-in miles on it to really express an opinion on how it handles at the track.
I appreciate everyone's feedback to my survey in advance!
Are you speaking of the southbend TZ ceramic? I have 15000 miles on mine and its still kicking. Its by far the smoothest clutch I have ever had in the car. Now the old six puck spung ceramic is not the same as the southbend full face ceramic, yeah those clutches were horrible. Just want to make sure people don't get confused about the two.ceramic. there are many flavors of ceramic. but by definition its copper and ceramic fiber materials mixed. if its more copper color it has less ceramic mixed in. if its more whitish color it has more ceramic mixed in. it has very high bite. very high heat handling. very, very short life and very hard on metal surfaces it mates with. never cared for it myself. bite too hard. doesnt play well when slipped, wears out wAAY too fast.
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Mileage is revelant thats why tim had it as part of the survey. copy and pasting without first hand experience leads to speading mis information and destroys a good thread in a heartbeat.just general info about friction materials. and posting mileage is useless if you ask me. identical clutches can last 5000 to 50,000 depending on driver and driver habits