Any interest in a new clutch setup? - Page 2

hemidoc · 12-18-2008, 05:50 PM

I am interested. Allan

kmillen · 12-18-2008, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeritageBruce

Kyle,
Any chance the Socal guys can try your car out, in a parking lot or after C&C to get an impression?

Unfortunately our car is in New Zealand still. We haven't brought it back yet after the rally.

pe2unia · 12-18-2008, 07:22 PM

Kyle, I to have an interest in the group buy. Keep us posted.

STORMCAT · 12-18-2008, 11:55 PM

Any way to adapt some of the light weight parts to the other AP clutch ?

kmillen · 12-19-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STORMCAT

Any way to adapt some of the light weight parts to the other AP clutch ?

Unfortunately no. It's not really that the parts are lighter, it's more that the entire assembly is much smaller so the overall weight drops due to the lesser amount of material in the assembly.

I will try to post some comparison pictures today that we took of the clutch before putting it in the race car.

kmillen · 12-19-2008, 11:52 AM

Here are some photos of just the clutch. These photos do not show the ring gear adapter, the fulcrum nose cone, or the new flywheel. Unfortunately we did not take any photos of those pieces prior to installing them in the car. My engineering team is going to get me the 3D CAD drawings that they did of the parts and I'll post those up.

First-
Comparison between the factory (Ford. O.E., not STILLEN replacement) clutch.

Second-
Here is a picture of the two clutch discs lined up next to each other. You can see how much smaller the race clutch discs are.

Alex911 · 12-22-2008, 03:06 AM

Sounds like exactly what I need. Kyle - one of your new clutches is going to Russia :)

kmillen · 03-03-2009, 02:31 PM

Hey Guys,

I am sorry about not getting the information for this clutch sooner. AP Racing has been gearing up for the upcoming racing seasons so it has been hard to extract information from them.

It looks like we have a sufficient interest to go into a production run with these clutches. I will PM all the parties interested with a price and see if we can get this ball rolling!

Thanks!

Beach-GT · 03-03-2009, 05:28 PM

Why is the clutch material smaller than the Ford's?

kmillen · 03-03-2009, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beach-GT

Why is the clutch material smaller than the Ford's?

Anytime you can reduce rotational mass you're helping your car. It's the same philosophy as light weight wheels, brakes, flywheel. Anytime you can reduce the drag on the drivetrain it's good.

Keep in mind that this is made by AP Racing so it's the same company that produced the clutches for Ford.

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12-18-2008, 05:50 PM	#11
hemidoc GT Owner Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 22	I am interested. Allan

12-19-2008, 11:52 AM	#16
kmillen Supporting Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 441	Here are some photos of just the clutch. These photos do not show the ring gear adapter, the fulcrum nose cone, or the new flywheel. Unfortunately we did not take any photos of those pieces prior to installing them in the car. My engineering team is going to get me the 3D CAD drawings that they did of the parts and I'll post those up. First- Comparison between the factory (Ford. O.E., not STILLEN replacement) clutch. Second- Here is a picture of the two clutch discs lined up next to each other. You can see how much smaller the race clutch discs are.

12-22-2008, 03:06 AM	#17
Alex911 FORD GT OWNER - FROM RUSSIA TT FGT Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 73	Sounds like exactly what I need. Kyle - one of your new clutches is going to Russia :)

03-03-2009, 02:31 PM	#18
kmillen Supporting Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 441	Hey Guys, I am sorry about not getting the information for this clutch sooner. AP Racing has been gearing up for the upcoming racing seasons so it has been hard to extract information from them. It looks like we have a sufficient interest to go into a production run with these clutches. I will PM all the parties interested with a price and see if we can get this ball rolling! Thanks!

03-03-2009, 05:28 PM	#19
Beach-GT GT Owner Join Date: May 2006 Location: Seminole Florida Posts: 523	Why is the clutch material smaller than the Ford's?