heavy duty clutch?

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 06:18 PM

hi, im looking at buying a xtreme xtra heavy duty clutch (want a strong clutch to do rallies with) and i was wondering if it could damage any other parts of the car if they are standard ie; gearbox and diff, but the ute will be putting out around 180-200rwkw??

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 09:09 PM

http://www.xtremeclutch.com.au/products.htm#

take a look if this helps

philstoj · 16-07-2007, 09:55 PM

I have this Xtreme clutch kit on my XR8 ute, DCB Heavy Duty Clutch Kit KFD27001DCBHD.

Mine puts out 180 rwkw's and has no dramas with it except for some shuddering, but it holds the power well.

Make sure your diff is nice and tight, and also your gearbox input shaft isnt sloppy as it will make the shuddering worse.

Its reasonably heavy, slightly more than stock one, probably max id go with that sort of power, i dont think you would need much more than that.

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 10:06 PM

thanks mate, this clutch would be the same for my 5ltr xls even tho it says its for an xr8 or what?

philstoj · 16-07-2007, 10:16 PM

Yeah exactly the same.

If you could stretch the budget, get yourself a better flywheel aswell, atleast a steel one, and one that is a bit lighter than stock one, im sure they do a complete kit with flywheel, do it all at once, will be better.

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 10:21 PM

im going too, i want a yella terra light weight flywheel, will this go with the clutch set up?

XH5LWEPN · 16-07-2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by drracing108

im going too, i want a yella terra light weight flywheel, will this go with the clutch set up?

Yeah mate i'm running the same clutch with a Yella Terra billet steel flywheel, i've also had the clutch cover modified to 3000lb clamp load.
As Phil said it can get quite chattery on take off etc and my T5 having the above mentioned sloppy input shaft doesnt make situations any better. But all it takes is abit of getting used to, it will definately keep the missus away from driving it lol, at least it has to mine.
As far as performance goes it handles well. I'm running over 200kw @ the wheels and hasnt failed to grab once, although if you have a harsh driving style/habit you may want to rethink that as this will kill your gearbox. My mate learnt the hard way with this clutch in his AUII XR8 220, done alot of dumping the clutch and snatching gears hard and ended up with a T5 in a 100 pieces and an empty wallet.

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 10:40 PM

hahaha yeh, dont want anyone else driving it lol, i dont dump the clutch ever, so is ur flywheel the light weight one?

XH5LWEPN · 16-07-2007, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by drracing108

hahaha yeh, dont want anyone else driving it lol, i dont dump the clutch ever, so is ur flywheel the light weight one?

Nah i'm running the std weight one (P/N=YT9909 i think). I just decided on std weight due to the obvious fact that it will let your engine rev up quicker but then again you lose torque by the reduced weight. Also i have the underdrive pullies to allow the engine rev up more freely.
Other people may have a different opinion but thats just my 2c.

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 10:53 PM

so if its the standard weight, whats the advantage?

XH5LWEPN · 16-07-2007, 10:58 PM

Advantage being that its Billet Steel compared to the cast iron std one. This making it explosion proof, ever heard of a cast flywheel shattering? can cause quite a mess and not too good on the wallet either. So obviously the Billet one is stronger, safer and more durable than the std one and i'm pretty sure it'd be cheaper too.

drracing108 · 16-07-2007, 11:02 PM

yeh well flywheel is 100% happening, just not sure what one to go with, will have a look at the same as yours