new clutch going in

[markblack172]

some of you may have seen my last thread regarding the last clutch
well its given up all hope after just 2 weeks, so heres the new baby thats going in

better luck this time

 

[iimushroomzii]

Why not just get a standard Renault one?

 

[markblack172]

its had matched inlets, decat, s/s exhaust, remap, itg filter and i'm looking into cams too so wanted something a little more reliable and rugged, plus the other half wants to use it in the summer while i'm at work so the stiffer the clutch the less she'll want to drive it lol :clown:

 

[172Ben]

I used to run one of these-

That was fookin stiff!!

 

[markblack172]

i was gonna go down that route but was put off by ...... well everyone i spoke to lol

 

[172Ben]

Pain in the arse on hill starts, especially because i had an alluminium flywheel aswell. Right dog up hills!

Is that an organic one you got?

 

[markblack172]

yeah its a helix one

looks good quality too

 

[Icarus]

I used to run one of these-

That was fookin stiff!!

Unsprung centre paddle clutch............. you were bloody brave! We don't even run those on the race cars! Paddle clutch? Oh yes - unsprung one? Not on your nelly!

Cheers
M

 

[Fred@BTM]

some of you may have seen my last thread regarding the last clutch
well its given up all hope after just 2 weeks, so heres the new baby thats going in

was that the dodgy one "custom made" that had been spray painted?

 

[sideways danny]

was that the dodgy one "custom made" that had been spray painted?

techniclutch??

 

[Fred@BTM]

dunno thread was on here not long ago, was apparently kevlar cerametalic paddle

 

[ForceIndia]

Gold spray paint edition IIRC.

 

[172Ben]

Unsprung centre paddle clutch............. you were bloody brave! We don't even run those on the race cars! Paddle clutch? Oh yes - unsprung one? Not on your nelly!

Cheers
M

LOL, this is what i did to a standard clutch--

The paddle also had an uprated clutch plate. Was a monster, was like--

No power, no power, boooooooost, change gear and then a big clunk once it engaged. Could hear it. Was immense!

 

[172Ben]

dunno thread was on here not long ago, was apparently kevlar cerametalic paddle

Ahhh the old techniclutch. Im pretty much certain they are just standard but painted red. One guy bought an "organic" clutch kit from them, didnt last more than 1000miles. Others have had no problems.

 

[Icarus]

LOL, this is what i did to a standard clutch--

The paddle also had an uprated clutch plate. Was a monster, was like--

No power, no power, boooooooost, change gear and then a big clunk once it engaged. Could hear it. Was immense!

Unsprung paddles are bloody harsh on the rest of the drivetrain though. You tend to need the bit of give a sprung center gives you to smooth the delivery of torque to the box during rapid gear changes.

The sprung 4 paddle clutches we developed for the X85 endurance car are pretty impressive. Several thousand gear changes and 24 hours of racing and it came out looking as good as it went in!

Cheers
M

 

[sideways danny]

Ahhh the old techniclutch. Im pretty much certain they are just standard but painted red. One guy bought an "organic" clutch kit from them, didnt last more than 1000miles. Others have had no problems.

I know people who've fitted red techniclutch clutches that wont take standard power (not clios BTW), so i dont think they're stock re-painted. Cheap chinese tat