~800whp turbo capable clutch
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~800whp turbo capable clutch
Currently I have a stock t56 with a Monster stage 3 clutch and tick master cylinder, and I'm doing a 5.3 swap and turbo kit. The clutch I have is rated to 700ft/lb but I'm wondering what kind of longevity it'll have once the car starts seeing lots of boost. It's been very good with the cam'd ls1 so far, but I do take the car to the track and I'm not sure what kind of life it'll have with all the extra power. When this one dies, which hopefully wont be for a while what kinds of clutches should I be looking into, a twin setup? At the track this past year I ran slicks dumping the clutch around 5k, and I can only imagine I'd need a serious clutch to launch like that with increased power.
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I plan on making 800-1000 to the wheels. I have a McLeod RXT with their flywheel. If it doesn't hold they sell a disc upgrade that should do the trick. But at ~800hp the normal RXT should be perfect...
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" If using our 28lb billet flywheel the best bang for the buck would be to resurface it and upgrade to a 11" Pressure Plate/Ceramic Disc. It's been 9.3s in an F-body fwiw"
Thats what I picked up based on a few factors. There is a dude here that made a thread not too long ago about the Monster 11" Ceramic clutch and the F-body owner spoke highly of it. I spoke to him via PM and it seemed that is the best clutch for a single before going twin disc...which he switched to and running 8's if I am not mistaken. If he abused his setup like he did and the clutched held up not skipping a beat then my modest driving and occasional drag event should be no problem. Food for thought.
Thats what I picked up based on a few factors. There is a dude here that made a thread not too long ago about the Monster 11" Ceramic clutch and the F-body owner spoke highly of it. I spoke to him via PM and it seemed that is the best clutch for a single before going twin disc...which he switched to and running 8's if I am not mistaken. If he abused his setup like he did and the clutched held up not skipping a beat then my modest driving and occasional drag event should be no problem. Food for thought.
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yes the 11" unit is a badass piece. i had great luck out of it for two hard seasons of low 1.3 60's then put it in my daily driver when i upgraded to the twin that i went 8.80s on and was just as good of a unit.
one of my buddies just put down 750rwhp on his 5.3 turbo project and his level 3 monster that has been in the car for 3 years or so and prob 15k+ miles getting beat on a lot.
one of my buddies just put down 750rwhp on his 5.3 turbo project and his level 3 monster that has been in the car for 3 years or so and prob 15k+ miles getting beat on a lot.
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Currently I have a stock t56 with a Monster stage 3 clutch and tick master cylinder, and I'm doing a 5.3 swap and turbo kit. The clutch I have is rated to 700ft/lb but I'm wondering what kind of longevity it'll have once the car starts seeing lots of boost. It's been very good with the cam'd ls1 so far, but I do take the car to the track and I'm not sure what kind of life it'll have with all the extra power. When this one dies, which hopefully wont be for a while what kinds of clutches should I be looking into, a twin setup? At the track this past year I ran slicks dumping the clutch around 5k, and I can only imagine I'd need a serious clutch to launch like that with increased power.
just my 0.02.
good luck with whatever you choose. i gave up on "hp ratings" long ago. ever heard of those 1200 hp capable transmission parts from G force, that is bull fawking $hit!
as well, i also actually put thousands of street miles on my clutch setup, my car is more a street car than race car. i am not knocking anybody else's clutch, but i know what works for me.