Time for clutch? Your opinion appreciated.

[apd252]

Went for a drive tonight to the local car show. Only drove a total of about 5 miles. Noticed slight clutch chatter when pulling from a stop. I also notice a slight vibration in the shifter. Time for a new clutch or anyone think its something more serious?

Stock clutch with about 4800 miles and approximately 20 passes with the roush tvs and et streets.

Whats a good replacement? Not looking at the expensive twin disc.

 

[RI_2011_GT]

I head people are having good luck with the Boss clutch

 

[jayman33]

Dude I'm going to tell you to use the search button before some else does. By searching you'll most likely find Mcleod RXT, SPEC, Exedy and RAM just to name a few. You'll get different opinions on any forum and never a straight answer.

 

[apd252]

I'll look into the boss clutch. What are some aftermarket good street strip clutches that anyone has experience with.

 

[MindIfISmoke?]

I'm pooping right now

 

[apd252]

I'm pooping right now

How does that answer any of my questions?

 

[Juiced 66]

I have a feeling I will be in the same boat as you soon. Hopefully somebody points you in the right direction.

 

[Juiced 66]

Fwiw.. I have had good luck with ram clutches on other mustangs in the past, but never had any experience with the new 5.0 stuff.

 

[5PointOHNO]

Hrmmmm, I may be in the same boat as you in the near future. Things are great so far, perhaps my saving grace is the centri blower. Less torque and a steady increase of HP vs the instant delivery of a TVS. Time will tell I guess.

 

[stkjock]

If you are looking for suggestions then use the search


If you are trying to diagnosis the clutch being good or bad, we need more info.

Is it slipping in gear under load? does it smell?

 

[Seer]

Exedy Mach 600 stage 4, will set you back about $600

 

[Wicked97]

We have had nothing but good luck with the McLeod Series of clutches.

The RXT and RST are soild preformers that will handle just about anything you throw to them. I cant give you much input on the single discs in a 2011 just because we have not used any. We had a long streak of bad luck with various clutches, now that we have one working its hard to stray away. We install on average 150-200 clutches a year.

 

[Seer]

We have had nothing but good luck with the McLeod Series of clutches.

The RXT and RST are soild preformers that will handle just about anything you throw to them. I cant give you much input on the single discs in a 2011 just because we have not used any. We had a long streak of bad luck with various clutches, now that we have one working its hard to stray away. We install on average 150-200 clutches a year.

where everyone would recommend the RXT... he did say "not interested in the expensive twin disc"

 

[Wicked97]

where everyone would recommend the RXT... he did say "not interested in the expensive twin disc"

Well i am giving our opinion being that we install more clutches in one year then most people install in a life time. Here is my take, you might find a few people belive spec is the way to go, and others will swear by RAM, We choose to use Mcleod on anything newer then 2005. If you want to know why you can shoot me a PM. All im doing is giving you some input on what was worked great for us, Less transmission faliures, longer life and more holding power. If you a completley against it, then thats fine.

carry on

 

[Seer]

Well i am giving our opinion being that we install more clutches in one year then most people install in a life time. Here is my take, you might find a few people belive spec is the way to go, and others will swear by RAM, We choose to use Mcleod on anything newer then 2005. If you want to know why you can shoot me a PM. All im doing is giving you some input on what was worked great for us, Less transmission faliures, longer life and more holding power. If you a completley against it, then thats fine.

carry on

dont get me wrong, you cant go wrong with the RXT but it does have a lofty price tag

 

[captdistraction]

another vote for the RXT. I'm using it with a stock flywheel which saved me some money, and just had the chance to review the "overhang" (which is significant, btw), however I saw nothing in my review that looked like a problem.

I have 8k on mine and couldn't be happier. (well, maybe if the release was a bit more low).

 

[JGrein05]

Exedy Mach 600 stage 4, will set you back about $600

That’s what I just put on my car with the lightened steal flywheel. I really like how it shifts compared to stock, way smoother and a little more grabby with a slightly stiffer pedal than stock. I also replaced the clutch line.
And also I have a whipple on my car just for a FYI

I have pictures on my phone that compare the stock to the exedy 600 if you PM me your number.

 

[KungFuHamster]

when doing the clutch swap is there anything else that should be swapped as well? i know ive seen upgraded hydraulic fluid lines and what not.

 

[apd252]

If you are looking for suggestions then use the search


If you are trying to diagnosis the clutch being good or bad, we need more info.

Is it slipping in gear under load? does it smell?

Im looking for both really. As far as slipping, none that i noticed. No smell either. Last time at the track it launched hard and no slipping. Just had the chatter and small vibration on the street.

Thanks to everyone else for their preference.

 

[stkjock]

Iirc isn't there a TSB on FW bolts backing out?