Clutch options for 5.0ltr V8
Discussion
MikeE said:
It's £540 plus release bearing etc so going to be very expensive!
Maybe so but someone’s producing one for these cars ! What happens when they don’t bother!
I presume they are factoring in extremely powerful engine specs so built to cope with all but the most powerful I’d expect which is why it’s heavy to operate would be my guess.
Classic Chim said:
Maybe so but someone’s producing one for these cars !
What happens when they don’t bother!
I presume they are factoring in extremely powerful engine specs so built to cope with all but the most powerful I’d expect which is why it’s heavy to operate would be my guess.
Yeah, that's my concern. The price as such doesn't bother me - as we say in The Netherlands 'better too expensive than not for sale'...What happens when they don’t bother!
I presume they are factoring in extremely powerful engine specs so built to cope with all but the most powerful I’d expect which is why it’s heavy to operate would be my guess.
900T-R said:
Classic Chim said:
Maybe so but someone’s producing one for these cars !
What happens when they don’t bother!
I presume they are factoring in extremely powerful engine specs so built to cope with all but the most powerful I’d expect which is why it’s heavy to operate would be my guess.
Yeah, that's my concern. The price as such doesn't bother me - as we say in The Netherlands 'better too expensive than not for sale'...What happens when they don’t bother!
I presume they are factoring in extremely powerful engine specs so built to cope with all but the most powerful I’d expect which is why it’s heavy to operate would be my guess.
My combination of an AP racing pressure plate and a John Eales ceremetallic friction plate has lasted years of drag racing abuse over 500 bhp with zero slippage but it is quite heavy in traffic.
macdeb said:
Vote for McLeod here and oh so light on the foot too.
Though the OP originally was wincing at £300 odd?
So probably not a contender.
I’m having Powers do a full 4.5BV rebuild, new clutch and rebuilt LT77, plus while the engines out I’m stripping everything out of the engine bay and replacing everything that needs it (or looks a bit shabby). So expecting a large bill fir that lot on top of the high purchase price I paid for this pre-cat 18 months ago, it’s going to be eye watering expensive once complete Though the OP originally was wincing at £300 odd?
So probably not a contender. Edited by macdeb on Thursday 7th January 19:22
MikeE said:
macdeb said:
Vote for McLeod here and oh so light on the foot too.
Though the OP originally was wincing at £300 odd? So probably not a contender.
I’m having Powers do a full 4.5BV rebuild, new clutch and rebuilt LT77, plus while the engines out I’m stripping everything out of the engine bay and replacing everything that needs it (or looks a bit shabby). So expecting a large bill fir that lot on top of the high purchase price I paid for this pre-cat 18 months ago, it’s going to be eye watering expensive once complete Though the OP originally was wincing at £300 odd?
So probably not a contender. Edited by macdeb on Thursday 7th January 19:22
Evening all.
I put a 241mm AP clutch with 50% updated pressure plate and 50% updated drive plate in my 450BV. LT77 box.
Much like other's feedback on AP units, very progressive, smoth and not grabby. More than up to the job and a pleasure to use. Good value at £140 ish if I recall correctly.
I put a 241mm AP clutch with 50% updated pressure plate and 50% updated drive plate in my 450BV. LT77 box.
Much like other's feedback on AP units, very progressive, smoth and not grabby. More than up to the job and a pleasure to use. Good value at £140 ish if I recall correctly.
[quote=DangerousDerek]
I believe Barrie Piper was sent one of Powers billet twin plates to try and it lasted 2 minutes. He does have 600lb/ft of torque and a heavy right foot though. Its probably good for most of the uprated TVRs out there but not the extreme examples.
My combination of an AP racing pressure plate and a John Eales ceremetallic friction plate has lasted years of drag racing abuse over 500 bhp with zero slippage but it is quite heavy in traffic.[/quote)
It was a single plate. Powers don't do a twin plate for the RV8.
I believe Barrie Piper was sent one of Powers billet twin plates to try and it lasted 2 minutes. He does have 600lb/ft of torque and a heavy right foot though. Its probably good for most of the uprated TVRs out there but not the extreme examples.
My combination of an AP racing pressure plate and a John Eales ceremetallic friction plate has lasted years of drag racing abuse over 500 bhp with zero slippage but it is quite heavy in traffic.[/quote)
It was a single plate. Powers don't do a twin plate for the RV8.
Thebaggers said:
Evening all.
I put a 241mm AP clutch with 50% updated pressure plate and 50% updated drive plate in my 450BV. LT77 box.
Much like other's feedback on AP units, very progressive, smoth and not grabby. More than up to the job and a pleasure to use. Good value at £140 ish if I recall correctly.
I think its a case of that was then and this is now not helped by the fact there are some greedy I put a 241mm AP clutch with 50% updated pressure plate and 50% updated drive plate in my 450BV. LT77 box.
Much like other's feedback on AP units, very progressive, smoth and not grabby. More than up to the job and a pleasure to use. Good value at £140 ish if I recall correctly.
s out there that when something becomes in short supply they exploit the situation and up the dollars , brake servo's being the perfect example not including Hanns in Europe 
Hi all, my clutch is getting a bit long in the tooth after 14 years (500 / T5) and I thought I'd buy a replacement now and arrange fitting later. Given the AP appears to be unobtanium now what is the preferred option? I understood that TVR parts (Racing Green) supplied something suitable from Borg and Beck but it has arrived in a Helix box, which I specifically thought was a bad thing for pedal weight 
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I'm sure my 500 has been running a 400 clutch for all this time anyway but guess it isn't possible to check that from the access hole on the bottom of the box?
Any help much appreciated.
? I'm sure my 500 has been running a 400 clutch for all this time anyway but guess it isn't possible to check that from the access hole on the bottom of the box?
Any help much appreciated.
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