[Fot] TR6 Race Clutch Release Bearing - Annular or Standard Slave Cylinder?

[Mark Cook]

All,

Thank you for all the feedback!  This is great information based on your
experiences and will give me good food for thought.

As for racing clutch vs stock, I defaulted to a racing setup only because
that was what I was accustomed to using in my BMW Spec E46 race car.  I had
the JB Racing flywheel, with a Tilton racing clutch which was the standard
setup for that class.  I had to replace it 3 times over 5 years.   But, of
course the car was 2,900 lbs instead of 1,900 lbs.

Thanks again for all the helpful information - I am learning a lot from this
group and appreciate it!

Regards,

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of yellow04 via Fot
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 8:57 AM
To: FOT
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Race Clutch Release Bearing - Annular or Standard
Slave Cylinder?

FWIW, Bob and I run similar lap times with our 6 cylinder TR's, typically a
tad faster than the TR4's, and I too run a stock TR6 pressure plate. My
setup is the widely available steel flywheel and a regular AP pressure plate
that costs just over 100 bucks from Moss. My driven plate is a full metallic
paddle disc with no springs. I get seasons of use out of a driven plate, and
I will swap out the pressure plate periodically as they do not last forever.
I ran the same with the TR4.

I just don't see the need for a racing clutch in vintage, we are making
sensible power that the stock stuff can handle just fine. And to stay on
topic, the stock clutch release setup works brilliantly with a stock
pressure plate!

Maybe if I owned a Tilton setup I would see the light, there certainly are
benefits to having the mass of your clutch and flywheel closer to the
rotational center of the engine, but the "KISS" principle works for me!

Henry Frye

On 2024-08-19 09:35, Robert Lang via Fot wrote:

> 
> Regarding clutches - not everyone runs a racing clutch. I use OEM 
> style clutches because I'm not trying to spin the engine like a rotary 
> etc. And I don't build for 3x OEM power. All this is for reliability 
> vs max performance.