Anyone know about clutches for Rover v8s?

[dnb]

I have a slipping clutch in my TVR. It's a little modified, so the standard 500 clutch I have in there is having a hard time.

What are my options? I don't really want anything that's going to be heavy or be an on/off switch!

Thanks

[Pupp]

dnb said:

I have a slipping clutch in my TVR. It's a little modified, so the standard 500 clutch I have in there is having a hard time.

What are my options? I don't really want anything that's going to be heavy or be an on/off switch!

Thanks

Raceproved seem to do some alternatives to the usual suspects. I stuck a 500 'large' unit in mine last time with a new 500 flywheel and still get occasional judder/slip issues. Just drive round them for now.

[dnb]

That sounds like the clutch I have at the moment. It's getting difficult to drive around the issues now

I'll have a look at raceproved - thanks.

[rev-erend]

I've got a McLeod clutch in mine - it requires the flywheel to be re-drilled as it's 1 inch bigger..

Have a Word with THENICK as he has a Helix clutch - which seems very good. No mods needed and it can take a lot of power.

How much power you got ?

[dnb]

I don't know how much power there is yet. The clutch died finding out!

Best guess is 350+ bhp and 370+ ftlbs. I have a few more things to do to the engine as well

I thought it was torque that kills clutches.

[Boosted LS1]

rev-erend said:

I've got a McLeod clutch in mine - it requires the flywheel to be re-drilled as it's 1 inch bigger..


How much power you got ?

I loved my McLeod twin plate and like you say had to redrill the flywheel. It had huge clamping ability but a nice street friendly pedeal pressure. Downside was the huge cost but a single plate would be a lot cheaper. I've driven a single plate version with 12 carbon fibre paddles and it to was street usable. Available from Real Steel iirc.

[rev-erend]

My McLeod is a single plate diaphram type clutch - like the TVR jobbie except bigger.

TheNick has reported good things about the Helix clutch - so I might be going that route next.

[stevieturbo]

I had a McCleod street twin. Straightforward bolt in clutch, although the bellhousing did need a little relieving.

Not cheap, but it drives like a normal clutch, and it grips.



Although a basic AP racing paddle clutch will grip too....just wont drive as nice. It will be a fraction of the price though.

If you wanted a rather worn, but still working perfectly twin, I have my old one here.
The friction surfaces on the Ally flywheel have bevelled for some reason, but the clutch itself was working fine on my TT RV8.
They would need the Rover centre hubs rivetted back in, as I had Supra hubs made up to suit the Supra box.

[350Matt]

Dave

The Mcleod kit is £250 + redrilling flywheel good for 350 Bhp

http://www.realsteel.co.uk/

Have also heard good things about helix and they list several options for rover V8's

http://www.helix-autosport.com/

Matt

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350Matt said:

Dave

The Mcleod kit is £250 + redrilling flywheel good for 350 Bhp

http://www.realsteel.co.uk/

Have also heard good things about helix and they list several options for rover V8's

http://www.helix-autosport.com/

Matt

Dave,

I did not mention it but the McLeod is also deeper - so required the release bearing to be shallower too.. so factor in £30~50 to get this done.