jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Well after an awesome day at Bruntingthorpe yesterday with the Supe holding together real well, the inevitable happened on the way home from work today & the clutch have up I posted in Technical a week or so ago about it becoming increasingly hard to get the biting point, I guess this is the outcome. I managed to restart the car in 1st then get to 2nd & 3rd and limp home. The car is going to Motoscope very soon for diagnosis. The clutch fluid is under the min now (it was fine yesterday as I checked it when we came home). It's also making a slight noise (best I can describe is like the chatter from a car with a lightweight flywheel only slightly worse). I'm assuming the slave (or master) cylinder seals is the most likely point of failure here? The biting point has dropped & selecting reverse has become increasingly harder over the last week. I'm hopefully going to use this event to ditch the pig hard RPS Stage 3 for something that can handle the power equally yet drive a lot better, would appreciate your comments. I myself always said the RPS Carbon Carbon, does this drive like stock or is it very "on / off"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Loved my exeddy twin, took serious amounts of abuse made next to no noise and was easy to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Loved my exeddy twin, took serious amounts of abuse made next to no noise and was easy to use. I phoned Motoscope as soon as it happened, they say they can get Exeddy to make one to the requirements of the car and make it as drivable as I want, so Exeddy is also high up on my list ATM. Would it be better to buy an off the shelf Exeddy Supra clutch, or getting them to make one specially? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Mine was off the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 They're pricing it up for me anyway, I'm not going to pay silly money for one if an off the shelf job works as well, also getting prices from Kyle US side for the RPS C/C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Iirc the exeddy is an OS Giken clutch, id give Chris a pm as i remember him rating the osg stuff and saying he can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Iirc the exeddy is an OS Giken clutch, id give Chris a pm as i remember him rating the osg stuff and saying he can get it. Many thanks Jamie, will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Mine's an Exedy Twin Steel Jay, was similar in feel and bite to the Carbon i had before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hey mate I have run the Exeddy twin plate in my old supra it takes a while to get used to but after that I loved it, took some abuse and never let me down. I now have the RPS carbon carbo n in my new supra its the nuts, pedal is not far from stock the warmer it is the easyer it drives apparently the only clutch you will every have to buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hey mate I have run the Exeddy twin plate in my old supra it takes a while to get used to but after that I loved it, took some abuse and never let me down. I now have the RPS carbon carbo n in my new supra its the nuts, pedal is not far from stock the warmer it is the easyer it drives apparently the only clutch you will every have to buy how much "rattle" do you get with this uint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Mine's an Exedy Twin Steel Jay, was similar in feel and bite to the Carbon i had before Looks like these 2 are neck & neck ATM, PM'ing ya now bud Hey mate I have run the Exeddy twin plate in my old supra it takes a while to get used to but after that I loved it, took some abuse and never let me down. I now have the RPS carbon carbo n in my new supra its the nuts, pedal is not far from stock the warmer it is the easyer it drives apparently the only clutch you will every have to buy Again these 2 clutches are very highly rated from people who have driven both, it's gonna be on the toss of a coin I think. I went hunting through the ads for that clutch and saw you got it damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I was going to get another exeddy twin plate off a trader on ebay but this one come up I could not resist, the rattle is the same as the others I have had. I would go for the exeddy unless you get a good deal on the Carbon carbon, both great clutches just the price of a new rps scares me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 I've organised to have another go in Kopite's tomorrow night so I can get a good feel for the Exeddy, I've also had a go of Michels RPS C/C so I can compare. These 2 are def the leaders at the minute though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnd-mkiv Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 To be honest most of the twin plates are the same but some will engage a little easyer but most will take a few days to get used to, bedding them in is something else I was either stalling mine or doing rolling burn outs in it just to pull away normally, was a bloody embarresment but after a couple hundred miles it beded in and become a nice clutch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 ill state mvp motorsports came out the best for a rps carbon carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I hate my OS Giken, mainly because of the lightened flywheel. It rattles and can be a pig to drive away from a standstill at times. It MIGHT not be set up correctly, and it's on it's way out, so maybe a new one is different but for £1,250 + fitting I doubt I'll be finding out any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Dont get the HKS twin plate. Although it is as soft as my smart car it rattles like hell. Gaz has an RPS carbon carbon for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 The southbend clutch is mine is lovely and civalised, I can't comment in comparison to a standard Supra clutch but it does feel very similar to how the standard clutch in my MR2 turbo was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Dont get the HKS twin plate. Although it is as soft as my smart car it rattles like hell. Gaz has an RPS carbon carbon for sale. Gaz James? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 I have a RPS clutch on mine ... plus RPS lightened flywheel. The clutch is great ... flywheel sometimes noisy, but OK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Gaz James? Yep, the one and only gaz1 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=152395 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Cheers for the tip Jon, but unfortunately it's a street disk max (not the carbon carbon ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Tilton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Tilton Over $5k gulp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Over $5k gulp More like *choke* I could not bring myself to pay that for a clutch for any of my cars, as serious as I am about the '2 and the Supra ... It's 10 sessions with a hooker for god sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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