6speedXR8 Mal Wood Automotive Member 537 Member For: 21y 10m 22d Location: WARWICK QLD Posted 12/12/06 11:09 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:09 AM Sorry I didn't reply earlier Fat-Tony, regards Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 10m 19d Posted 12/12/06 11:12 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:12 AM Sorry I didn't reply earlier Fat-Tony, regards Mal←No need to be sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 21y 7d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 12/12/06 11:13 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:13 AM F6, Your clutch is a glowing testamant to what the new and improved F6 clutch can cope with. I would have one in heart beat, butwhilst I have not done the research, I would imagine for the cost of purchasing an F6 clutch from Ford and then paying to have it fitted, it would be easier for me to drive tio Mal Wood and get one of his jobbies.Scotty←You would have to buy a bloody expensive mal wood item to hold up to the punishment that F6 ute has given his clutch. Seeing as I aint got a response to my earlier post I am quite doubtful that even his option 3 would handle F6 ute treatment←I have option 3... whilst I dont go to the drags.. I do drive it hard and with a wog tune... still holding that said... raphs F6 clutch is slipping←I think Robin runs a option 3, holds over 400rwkw on the road, but as ive said 5000rpm clutch dump will more than most likely sheer it a new ars*h*le. Give me the keys to your car Jet and I will show you how we f*ck clutches down here in melb ←no worries fat LOL... but theres an F6 clutch here that has let go with only mid 300's and never seen a strip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 10m 19d Posted 12/12/06 11:15 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:15 AM F6, Your clutch is a glowing testamant to what the new and improved F6 clutch can cope with. I would have one in heart beat, butwhilst I have not done the research, I would imagine for the cost of purchasing an F6 clutch from Ford and then paying to have it fitted, it would be easier for me to drive tio Mal Wood and get one of his jobbies.Scotty←You would have to buy a bloody expensive mal wood item to hold up to the punishment that F6 ute has given his clutch. Seeing as I aint got a response to my earlier post I am quite doubtful that even his option 3 would handle F6 ute treatment←I have option 3... whilst I dont go to the drags.. I do drive it hard and with a wog tune... still holding that said... raphs F6 clutch is slipping←I think Robin runs a option 3, holds over 400rwkw on the road, but as ive said 5000rpm clutch dump will more than most likely sheer it a new ars*h*le. Give me the keys to your car Jet and I will show you how we f*ck clutches down here in melb ←no worries fat LOL... but theres an F6 clutch here that has let go with only mid 300's and never seen a strip!!←You got to wonder, F6 ute made 300+ when he ran wog tune and he never had a drama, so is it just a pick of the bunch with these AP racing clutches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 21y 7d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 12/12/06 11:16 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:16 AM (edited) F6, Your clutch is a glowing testamant to what the new and improved F6 clutch can cope with. I would have one in heart beat, butwhilst I have not done the research, I would imagine for the cost of purchasing an F6 clutch from Ford and then paying to have it fitted, it would be easier for me to drive tio Mal Wood and get one of his jobbies.Scotty←You would have to buy a bloody expensive mal wood item to hold up to the punishment that F6 ute has given his clutch. Seeing as I aint got a response to my earlier post I am quite doubtful that even his option 3 would handle F6 ute treatment←I have option 3... whilst I dont go to the drags.. I do drive it hard and with a wog tune... still holding that said... raphs F6 clutch is slipping←I think Robin runs a option 3, holds over 400rwkw on the road, but as ive said 5000rpm clutch dump will more than most likely sheer it a new ars*h*le. Give me the keys to your car Jet and I will show you how we f*ck clutches down here in melb ←no worries fat LOL... but theres an F6 clutch here that has let go with only mid 300's and never seen a strip!!←You got to wonder, F6 ute made 300+ when he ran wog tune and he never had a drama, so is it just a pick of the bunch with these AP racing clutches←exactly... but yeah his is a definite slipper Edited 12/12/06 11:17 AM by jetute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedXR8 Mal Wood Automotive Member 537 Member For: 21y 10m 22d Location: WARWICK QLD Posted 12/12/06 11:16 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:16 AM When we had the Tremec guys here from the US and Mexico about 18 months ago I was showing them how my ute launches, 300 rwkw and on the limiter and just dumping the clutch. Lots of tyre smoke and sideways action and I have still got the same clutch in it. These are a great clutch for most applications and give great driveability. Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 10m 19d Posted 12/12/06 11:28 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:28 AM When we had the Tremec guys here from the US and Mexico about 18 months ago I was showing them how my ute launches, 300 rwkw and on the limiter and just dumping the clutch. Lots of tyre smoke and sideways action and I have still got the same clutch in it. These are a great clutch for most applications and give great driveability. Mal←Which clutch were you running? and assume this was street tyres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedXR8 Mal Wood Automotive Member 537 Member For: 21y 10m 22d Location: WARWICK QLD Posted 12/12/06 11:32 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:32 AM When we had the Tremec guys here from the US and Mexico about 18 months ago I was showing them how my ute launches, 300 rwkw and on the limiter and just dumping the clutch. Lots of tyre smoke and sideways action and I have still got the same clutch in it. These are a great clutch for most applications and give great driveability. Mal←Which clutch were you running? and assume this was street tyres?←I was running our option 3 11''clutch, Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlnt6 Donating Members 350 Member For: 20y 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 12/12/06 11:40 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:40 AM Hi All,As stated I have an Option 3 from Mal. It's been in the car for over 12 months, and must say that it is an excellent choice for my application. I don't do drags, it's a street car and I've done some track work as well, (but that was at a lower power level around 380-390 rwkW). I've had as much as 440 rwkW going thru it, but I didn't do clutch dumps, as I didn't want to spit out CVs, etc. In general around town street tune I run around 360 rwkW, and I haven't had any problems. Pedal feel is excellent, streetability as good as factory. Now that said, I like to give it a blat every now and again, standing sub3000 rpm side steps, etc and all has been good, result is just two black lines and another 2000km removed from the life of my $$$ yokos. I figure I've probably done 15000km-20000km on the clutch.With any organic material based clutch if you slip it (ie for a high RPM lauch) and heat the material it's bound to slip and eventually fail. If your looking to do that on a regular basis then get the Option 4 or higher.That said I know the FPV twin plate is also an excellent clutch, but again it can and will slip if abused. I've tried a different cIutch as well (an earlier twin plate - not from Mal), and from what I have seen the Option 3 from Mal and the FPV twin plate are the only two high HP street based clutches worth considering. I have an FPV twin plate as well, but from personal experience with the Option 3, I can't find any justification to fit it. Maybe one day things will change, or eventually the Option 3 will just wear out, but I must say I'd have to give some serious thought about using anything else before going past the Option 3.CheersRobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 18y 10m 19d Posted 12/12/06 11:41 AM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:41 AM When we had the Tremec guys here from the US and Mexico about 18 months ago I was showing them how my ute launches, 300 rwkw and on the limiter and just dumping the clutch. Lots of tyre smoke and sideways action and I have still got the same clutch in it. These are a great clutch for most applications and give great driveability. Mal←Which clutch were you running? and assume this was street tyres?←I was running our option 3 11''clutch, Mal←Furry muff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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