[Fot] Clutches

[Paul Ricco]

FOT,

I am not stumping for anyone and I have no firm position in this thread. I just want to throw out there that we have had an excellent experience with SPEC and the clutches that they have delivered to us. We did a tranny swap after two seasons in a clutch so I took the pressure plate off to inspect everything. The friction surface on the paddles had less than 50% wear on them. Everything had worn very evenly and was in excellent shape. 

Our learning curve was getting our hydraulic system to handle the load that the heavily sprung pressure plate required.  We did accomplish that with a few changes and all has been good for over two seasons. Spec’s quality of components and  customer service have been great for us. Their turn around time is also very impressive. We got our most recent clutch disc within 3 days of ordering and it was custom made for us. 

Best wishes to all in finding a solution that they are happy with. We certainly found ours and it has made our lives easier.  

Paul Ricco

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> On Jul 12, 2018, at 5:14 PM, Tony Drews via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Interesting.  My setup is from clutchnet, but "responsive" is not the term I'd have used.  Knowledgeable, yes.  I was happy with the product but not the service.  Maybe it was just that one transaction though.
> 
> - Tony Drews
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>> On 7/12/2018 2:22 PM, Phil Gott via Fot wrote:
>> I’ve recently dealt with California Clutch, aka Clutchnet. Very knowledgeable. They made a custom clutch disc for me and uprated my stock TR6 pressure plate. Very responsive. 
>> Californiaclutch.com
>> ‭+1 (626) 448-7432‬
>> Phil Gott
>> TR4A
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>> On Jul 12, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Jason Sukey via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I purchased mine from Richard Good.  I don't have close ratios, so it's the standard TR6 spline.  I would guess he can get them in the other spline count also.
>>> Jason
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 12:38 PM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:
>>>> I have not - where do I source?
>>>> 
>>>> On Jul 12, 2018, at 12:25 PM, Jason Sukey <jsukey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Scott, 
>>>> Have you tried the AP racing clutch disc (stock size)? Very smooth engagement, claimed increase in torque capacity over stock disc.
>>>> 
>>>> Jason
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 12:13 PM Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>> I’ve apparently reached beyond the limits of a stock pressure plate and a traditional/organic material clutch disc.  I was getting unacceptable clutch slip at the Kastner Cup initially on the 3-4 and then on the 2-3 shifts, to the point I could not apply full power.  It’s not oil, just heat and power, as the clutch disc has only a few events on it.  I’ve got over 180 hp at the crankshaft.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What sources have you all found for uprated components?  I’m willing to change flywheels.  Should I consider a small diameter, solid center/multi-disc racing clutch?  With the close ratio gears and welded diff, I need to do a fair amount of clutch slip around the paddock, and am also concerned about how the on-off nature of one these might further stress the differential.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Scott Janzen
>>>>> GT6
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