herbiemercman Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Hi Dudes, I love the performance of my recent NA/T, BUT not the clutch, it is a real bitch, makes first and second gear so jerky and very rough take offs from stand still, it must be hammering all the drive train and my composure as well, i nievely thought it might bed in and ease off, TBH i would put up with it, if i had to go back to the pre NA power output, but is there an alternative ? My NA/T man quoted me a F1 Gripforce clutch, but he fitted a Competition Stage4 six pack sprung clutch. This was an extra £250, but i will be asking would the the one i ordered be any better? eg: less agressive. I did not notice on my detailed invoice that i did not get the clutch i ordered, i am not bothered about the cost, it is the type of clutch i am concerned about, which compromises the overall conversion. May be most of the NA/T conversions have been on autos where this situation does not arise, i find it hard to see how some one can live with this clutch other than for a few laps on a race track, for domestic use it is a 100% no, no. Any comments will be appreciated as my NA/T man is hard to contact this past few days. Edited October 18, 2015 by herbiemercman (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'm running an RPS Max with a street disc. It's a full faced organic clutch which actually utilises the factory toyota friction disc. Engagement is no different to stock, pedal feel is stock and its happily holding 450ftlbs of torque no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Its a paddle clutch thats what they do i use the stage 3 full face disc and it grips like hell...bit iffy in traffic but the more i drive it the more i appreciate how good it is at doing its job, competition seem more focussed on the drag racing scene where they are a popular choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Paddle clutches are snatchy as hell. Hold plenty of power but they're a bit of a bitch to drive. Full face discs, as the F1 appears to be, would be much better for your application. I had an RPS Streetmax clutch on the MR2 and it was very heavy, the engagement/useability was spot on though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martincoupe Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 competiion clutch stage 4 is a bit OTT imo for what your doing unless your going on track all the time. Your better suited to a stage 2 sprung fast road clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbiemercman Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hi Guys, Just what i wanted to know, i will contact my NA/T man, he has done his best but not fitted the type of clutch i ordered. Struggling to contact him in past 6 days, but hopefully he will appear soon. He has to date not let me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_sri Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I'm running an RPS Max with a street disc. It's a full faced organic clutch which actually utilises the factory toyota friction disc. Engagement is no different to stock, pedal feel is stock and its happily holding 450ftlbs of torque no issues. It's a great shout I've driven Josh's motor and it's lovely.. Spec stage 3+ is similar will do it too no problems mine is handling 500lbft no dramas and it's a really smooth engagement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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