Mcleod clutch

[mopar-or-no-car]

I used mcleod clutches for a TT smallblock foxbody stang (5 speed) that i played with back in the day-had very good luck with them...anybody using one in their ram?

 

[ZCx]

thats one of the choices for the big horse guys.

hot one now is the Spec clutch with Stinker's hyd.'s

 

[SrtBrad]

Spec clutches are prone to blow up in our trucks i know of a yellow fever Guy us lucky he still has his legs

 

[mopar-or-no-car]

Thats kinda why i was thinkn a mcleod- id like to do it right the first time....unless its unbearable on the street...

 

[VPRPWRD]

I'm glad somebody started this thread because I saw the Mcleod twin disc and was wondering if anyone ran that?

 

[Trainman]

I have a McLeod twin disc, and the peddal pressure was very high until I installed the JTS Venom upgrade (metal) master and slave. Now its very managable. Clutch has been great at the strip, no problems ever, going on 2 years plus and lots of passes (50-100+), I can't count them all but I have a drawer full of time slips!

 

[VPRPWRD]

I have a McLeod twin disc, and the peddal pressure was very high until I installed the JTS Venom upgrade (metal) master and slave. Now its very managable. Clutch has been great at the strip, no problems ever, going on 2 years plus and lots of passes (50-100+), I can't count them all but I have a drawer full of time slips!

Great info. thanks for the response. I better start saving for that, the aluminum flywheel and hydraulics upgrade now.

 

[yellowfever#154]

I am using a RAM dual disc clutch setup with the 900 series sintered irons discs (I dont recommend the organic discs), it comes with the flywheel as a assembly. The price was right and so far I am very happy with it. Using Tony's hydraulic kit with this clutch the pedal has less resistance than the factory setup.

If you buy the aluminum flywheel now it will be a waste of money, if you buy from either McLeod or RAM they will come with flywheels.

 

[yellowfever#154]

Heres what happens with organic discs, this was at 4000RPM if I remember right.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzXjDL2Ldac&feature=plcp]2005 SRT-10 Ram F1C Procharger - clutch slip on dyno - YouTube[/ame]

 

[VPRPWRD]

I didn't realize they came as an assembly, thanks for the heads up.

 

[RagunCajun]

I abuse my spec 3+ a lot. Works fine.

Going with a Mcleod dual disc asap though. I want a lighter pedal. That's my only reason.

 

[mopar-or-no-car]

I have a McLeod twin disc, and the peddal pressure was very high until I installed the JTS Venom upgrade (metal) master and slave. Now its very managable. Clutch has been great at the strip, no problems ever, going on 2 years plus and lots of passes (50-100+), I can't count them all but I have a drawer full of time slips!

Yeah.....i was planning on the master and slave upgrade when i do the clutch this winter...i abbused the crap out of the one in my TT stang and had no issues!...

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

I abuse my spec 3+ a lot. Works fine.

Going with a Mcleod dual disc asap though. I want a lighter pedal. That's my only reason.

Wonder what size your clutch master is compared to ours, my spec 3+ feels like a Honda accord

 

[RagunCajun]

Good question. It's the plastic OEM one from a gen 2 viper. Same goes for the slave. Of course the slave is metal.

I'm going to call up a local shop to see if they can shim my clutch for me. I have had it with this thing. I want it to shift easy under load and/or WOT.

I dont see how your spec 3+ feels light. The only reason i want to go to a dual disc is for a much lighter clutch pedal.

 

[mjd91]

I can back up ARRESTme's light pedal post.
My stock pedal pressure is way higher than his with the 3+

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

Good question. It's the plastic OEM one from a gen 2 viper. Same goes for the slave. Of course the slave is metal.

I'm going to call up a local shop to see if they can shim my clutch for me. I have had it with this thing. I want it to shift easy under load and/or WOT.

I dont see how your spec 3+ feels light. The only reason i want to go to a dual disc is for a much lighter clutch pedal.

All you need to shim is the slave cylinder, might try a gen 3 master for the pedal pressure issue?

 

[RagunCajun]

two other people i know have spec 3+ and theirs feels hard like mine. One is a cable on a terminator, other is in a 05+ body style mustang which is hydraulic. So i will keep my current master cylinder. Although if the external dimensions of the gen 3 are the same, i can swap easy.

Is there a picture of a gen 3 viper clutch master cylinder?

However, i am going to shim it as soon as the a shop can do it.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

Clutch Master Cylinder, 03-10 Viper SRT-10


That's a gen 3 setup

 

[RagunCajun]

That looks exactly like the gen 2. You might be into something.

 

[mopar-or-no-car]

I have a McLeod twin disc, and the peddal pressure was very high until I installed the JTS Venom upgrade (metal) master and slave. Now its very managable. Clutch has been great at the strip, no problems ever, going on 2 years plus and lots of passes (50-100+), I can't count them all but I have a drawer full of time slips!

I missed this post somehow......were you using the oem viper hydraulics?