rps...
because i have one....haha

 

None taken, but if you read the original question, he was asking why the big price difference($1000), so I assume he was comparing the non carbon exedy to the carbon rps. And Pure Tuning's evo runs 10's on the rps carbon carbon. The RPS also has full carbon clutch discs with carbon friction plates on the center plate, flywheel and pressure plate, so its always carbon to carbon contact. Nothing against the Exedy clutches, but we went with the rps instead. If you took that as a bash against Exedy clutches, it wasnt that at all.

 

No it doesnt matter but who the **** cares. The point was mentioning that he has an Exedy means nothing to me or many others. Its a little more acceptable when its someone that is more recognizeable to the masses and subjects his car to the track on a regular basis. I dont know what the guy does with his car because I dont read every thread that he is involved with. I didnt realize an Exedy twin carbon was that much cheaper than an RPS twin carbon, I see them sold for about the same amount. If the comparison is carbon and non carbon then there is a huge difference but that also accounts for the price.

 

doesn't the rps use a stock "lightnend" flywheel??

 

It may be a pertinent question. Actually, the more pertinent question may be, "How many of those shop cars are running Exedy because they got them for free?"

Do you happen to have the contact information for the rebuild department?

 

MattGold has that info I believe, he used to work there! Call Daiken Clutch in Michigan and ask them. There is more info on this subject on one of my posts! you can check on my threads. I am not that computer bright, so I dont know how to post it here.

 

I see a ad in the mag saying RPS clutch is the last clutch you will ever need. What exatly does that mean... it will never break, and if it does you just need to rebuild it? Arent all clutches rebuildable?

 

Not all, The good ones are. I am not familiar with the Tiltons, but have heard SOME of the RPS clutches have blown apart. I read it somewhere on here!

 

I've been trying to contact what appears to be the only persona at Daiken who handles the warranty and repair issues for several weeks now with no calls back and a bunch of bounced emails. I have also searched here for contact info with no success. Granted, searches here return a ton of redundant results.

That, to me, is another thing that needs to be taken into consideration when deciding between multi-plate clutches like the various Exedy, the RPS, and the Tiltons. Being rebuildable doesn't do you any good if you can't get it to the manufacturer to be inspected and rebuilt.

 

good point my man!

 

Sorry for the OT but what you guys think about the HKS clutches? We are talking about clutches anyways right... ?

 

To contact Tilton rebuilds dial:805-688-2353 (Option: 4) I just spoke to them and to rebuild the twin cermic/organic it is $200-250 and the triple carbon is $400-450.

 

Yeah and that 800ft.lbs or torque will allow you to break drivetrain parts at will with a simple high rpm clutch dump

Everyone go by that clutch

I'll be waiting....

Jon@TRE

 

I've heard of a couple of people having issues with carbon-carbon clutches slipping if they are not hot (exedy specifically, not saying that other brands don't as well). Is this true or are these the result of a poor install, bleeding of the clutch, or something along those lines.

What I'm getting out of it is the main advantage of a carbon-carbon setup is it can be slipped more than organics, grip more as it get hotter and not burn up. How are they for everyday driveability? I don't beat my clutch that much but, when I have to replace it I only want to do it once and be done with it for a good long time.

 

the purpose of carbon in a clutch is for slipping! You can slip a carbon clutch to your hearts content and not overheat it like an organic, ceramic or other type material. Ever heard of carbon brake rotors. Just an example of the benefits of carbon. The reason it costs more, is it's harder to work with and more expensive to manufacture. Not taking anything away from other clutch manufacture's, but RPS is a top notch company and they stand behind their product with good customer service.

I'm by no means a drag strip warrior or even a good driver for that matter, but wouldn't a 7000 rpm launch while slipping the hell out of the clutch be more "friendly" to downstream driveline components than a 6000 rpm clutch dump, because your ceramic clutch isn't designed to slip that much before it blows up?

I guess it's a matter of what you're going to use the car for. I do know that RPS will replace all carbon wear surfaces for free once you pony up the initial investment for one of there setups. That's what they mean by the "last clutch you'll ever buy".