Quartermaster 8 Leg Review for DD
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Quartermaster 8 Leg Review for DD
Hey everyone I decided to do a review of my QM 8leg Street version. I know when I was researching this clutch up I couldn't find a good answer on the Life length of this clutch for the DD guys. Im gonna keep updating the thread as I go.
Now for background on my car. Its an 05 VIII full bolt-ons, cams, supporting fuel mods, FP HTA Green, Stock bottom end, built tranny with 4.11fd, built TC, and rearanged Rear diff, 2 piece DS.
Power: 468whp/428wtq @30psi, E-85 very low reading Mustang Dyno
Again this is my DD and yes some might say its too much clutch for my power level, but I was tried of constantly trying to adjust my clutch pedal and slave cylinder to keep from getting High RPM lockout, Previous clutches (Act HDSS & Comp Stage 2 unsprung). Now with the 8-leg I can once again shift fast without worrying about getting a lock out and possibly messing up the transmission again. I'm no longer afraid of actually using my NLTS.
Yes the clutch is loud but its a trade off I was willing to make, I could care less what other people think that my car sounds like. It does squeak/squeal like a dying whale on slow take-off (no noise during launching). Yes when you downshift you have to rev-match to keep it from squealing also. Gear changes will be rough until you get use to the feel of the clutch pedal due to the HTOB. At first I was always getting nervous driving in traffic thinking I was gonna Stall it, but after a couple weeks I was golden.
If you have the stock DS, I would suggest getting a 2 piece asap. The clutch engages pretty hard and will make the stock Drive shaft Clunk like crazy, especially on launches. The 2 piece eliminated the clunking for me 100%.
During the break in period it was really hard to get a feel on when the clutch was gonna start grabbing for take offs, I waited till I hit 1500mi before launching it. After I launched the car a few times the clutch then got a lot more DD friendly and easily slippable for easy take offs.
So far I'm almost at 9k with the clutch No issues of slipping at WOT or anything. Also since I just got back from afghanistan I took my 30 day vacation back home to Cali from Texas and decided to drive the Evo both ways a little over 3k miles. The clutch had no issues whatsoever when I got back to both destinations.
I also do a WOT pull a day so it gets put to work a little. I always say "A WOT pull a day keeps the Mechanic Away" lol
Along with the 9k miles of driving on this clutch it also has seen 20 launches so far without a single issue. A couple of them were hot lapped where I launch did a pull and turned right around and launched again the clutch took it like a champ.
So minus the noise this clutch is pretty DD friendly, you can also just turn up the stereo and you wont hear any of the noise lol. Well like I said I will keep updating the thread as I keep racking up the miles and if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.
Now for background on my car. Its an 05 VIII full bolt-ons, cams, supporting fuel mods, FP HTA Green, Stock bottom end, built tranny with 4.11fd, built TC, and rearanged Rear diff, 2 piece DS.
Power: 468whp/428wtq @30psi, E-85 very low reading Mustang Dyno
Again this is my DD and yes some might say its too much clutch for my power level, but I was tried of constantly trying to adjust my clutch pedal and slave cylinder to keep from getting High RPM lockout, Previous clutches (Act HDSS & Comp Stage 2 unsprung). Now with the 8-leg I can once again shift fast without worrying about getting a lock out and possibly messing up the transmission again. I'm no longer afraid of actually using my NLTS.
Yes the clutch is loud but its a trade off I was willing to make, I could care less what other people think that my car sounds like. It does squeak/squeal like a dying whale on slow take-off (no noise during launching). Yes when you downshift you have to rev-match to keep it from squealing also. Gear changes will be rough until you get use to the feel of the clutch pedal due to the HTOB. At first I was always getting nervous driving in traffic thinking I was gonna Stall it, but after a couple weeks I was golden.
If you have the stock DS, I would suggest getting a 2 piece asap. The clutch engages pretty hard and will make the stock Drive shaft Clunk like crazy, especially on launches. The 2 piece eliminated the clunking for me 100%.
During the break in period it was really hard to get a feel on when the clutch was gonna start grabbing for take offs, I waited till I hit 1500mi before launching it. After I launched the car a few times the clutch then got a lot more DD friendly and easily slippable for easy take offs.
So far I'm almost at 9k with the clutch No issues of slipping at WOT or anything. Also since I just got back from afghanistan I took my 30 day vacation back home to Cali from Texas and decided to drive the Evo both ways a little over 3k miles. The clutch had no issues whatsoever when I got back to both destinations.
I also do a WOT pull a day so it gets put to work a little. I always say "A WOT pull a day keeps the Mechanic Away" lol
Along with the 9k miles of driving on this clutch it also has seen 20 launches so far without a single issue. A couple of them were hot lapped where I launch did a pull and turned right around and launched again the clutch took it like a champ.
So minus the noise this clutch is pretty DD friendly, you can also just turn up the stereo and you wont hear any of the noise lol. Well like I said I will keep updating the thread as I keep racking up the miles and if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.
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How is the pedal feel? I just did mine and the feel is crazy light, like way lighter than my ACT Stage 4. But I second all of the above, I have only drove it about 10 miles but so far so good.
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no problem man and its the same reason why i was hesitant on getting the clutch myself, could never really find any info on how long the clutch lasted for people running it. Also every morning this thing gets slipped a lot with the line to get on through the Fort Hood gate. Normal time in that stop and go line is usually 30 minutes.
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I really appreciate you making this thread. Been searching a lot on clutch info and haven't really liked what I've been reading. I was hoping it wouldn't be too overkill until my next round of mods.. Sounds like the noise is the only downside, but that's something I'm expecting. Thanks man!
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I really appreciate you making this thread. Been searching a lot on clutch info and haven't really liked what I've been reading. I was hoping it wouldn't be too overkill until my next round of mods.. Sounds like the noise is the only downside, but that's something I'm expecting. Thanks man!
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Hey everyone I decided to do a review of my QM 8leg Street version. I know when I was researching this clutch up I couldn't find a good answer on the Life length of this clutch for the DD guys. Im gonna keep updating the thread as I go.
Now for background on my car. Its an 05 VIII full bolt-ons, cams, supporting fuel mods, FP HTA Green, Stock bottom end, built tranny with 4.11fd, built TC, and rearanged Rear diff, 2 piece DS.
Power: 468whp/428wtq @30psi, E-85 very low reading Mustang Dyno
Again this is my DD and yes some might say its too much clutch for my power level, but I was tried of constantly trying to adjust my clutch pedal and slave cylinder to keep from getting High RPM lockout, Previous clutches (Act HDSS & Comp Stage 2 unsprung). Now with the 8-leg I can once again shift fast without worrying about getting a lock out and possibly messing up the transmission again. I'm no longer afraid of actually using my NLTS.
Yes the clutch is loud but its a trade off I was willing to make, I could care less what other people think that my car sounds like. It does squeak/squeal like a dying whale on slow take-off (no noise during launching). Yes when you downshift you have to rev-match to keep it from squealing also. Gear changes will be rough until you get use to the feel of the clutch pedal due to the HTOB. At first I was always getting nervous driving in traffic thinking I was gonna Stall it, but after a couple weeks I was golden.
If you have the stock DS, I would suggest getting a 2 piece asap. The clutch engages pretty hard and will make the stock Drive shaft Clunk like crazy, especially on launches. The 2 piece eliminated the clunking for me 100%.
During the break in period it was really hard to get a feel on when the clutch was gonna start grabbing for take offs, I waited till I hit 1500mi before launching it. After I launched the car a few times the clutch then got a lot more DD friendly and easily slippable for easy take offs.
So far I'm almost at 9k with the clutch No issues of slipping at WOT or anything. Also since I just got back from afghanistan I took my 30 day vacation back home to Cali from Texas and decided to drive the Evo both ways a little over 3k miles. The clutch had no issues whatsoever when I got back to both destinations.
I also do a WOT pull a day so it gets put to work a little. I always say "A WOT pull a day keeps the Mechanic Away" lol
Along with the 9k miles of driving on this clutch it also has seen 20 launches so far without a single issue. A couple of them were hot lapped where I launch did a pull and turned right around and launched again the clutch took it like a champ.
So minus the noise this clutch is pretty DD friendly, you can also just turn up the stereo and you wont hear any of the noise lol. Well like I said I will keep updating the thread as I keep racking up the miles and if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.
Now for background on my car. Its an 05 VIII full bolt-ons, cams, supporting fuel mods, FP HTA Green, Stock bottom end, built tranny with 4.11fd, built TC, and rearanged Rear diff, 2 piece DS.
Power: 468whp/428wtq @30psi, E-85 very low reading Mustang Dyno
Again this is my DD and yes some might say its too much clutch for my power level, but I was tried of constantly trying to adjust my clutch pedal and slave cylinder to keep from getting High RPM lockout, Previous clutches (Act HDSS & Comp Stage 2 unsprung). Now with the 8-leg I can once again shift fast without worrying about getting a lock out and possibly messing up the transmission again. I'm no longer afraid of actually using my NLTS.
Yes the clutch is loud but its a trade off I was willing to make, I could care less what other people think that my car sounds like. It does squeak/squeal like a dying whale on slow take-off (no noise during launching). Yes when you downshift you have to rev-match to keep it from squealing also. Gear changes will be rough until you get use to the feel of the clutch pedal due to the HTOB. At first I was always getting nervous driving in traffic thinking I was gonna Stall it, but after a couple weeks I was golden.
If you have the stock DS, I would suggest getting a 2 piece asap. The clutch engages pretty hard and will make the stock Drive shaft Clunk like crazy, especially on launches. The 2 piece eliminated the clunking for me 100%.
During the break in period it was really hard to get a feel on when the clutch was gonna start grabbing for take offs, I waited till I hit 1500mi before launching it. After I launched the car a few times the clutch then got a lot more DD friendly and easily slippable for easy take offs.
So far I'm almost at 9k with the clutch No issues of slipping at WOT or anything. Also since I just got back from afghanistan I took my 30 day vacation back home to Cali from Texas and decided to drive the Evo both ways a little over 3k miles. The clutch had no issues whatsoever when I got back to both destinations.
I also do a WOT pull a day so it gets put to work a little. I always say "A WOT pull a day keeps the Mechanic Away" lol
Along with the 9k miles of driving on this clutch it also has seen 20 launches so far without a single issue. A couple of them were hot lapped where I launch did a pull and turned right around and launched again the clutch took it like a champ.
So minus the noise this clutch is pretty DD friendly, you can also just turn up the stereo and you wont hear any of the noise lol. Well like I said I will keep updating the thread as I keep racking up the miles and if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me.
But Else the noise, the clutch is badass.