update: 2/4/10: ScienceofSpeed is now producing this clutch with the carbon-carbon technology licensed from RPS:
http://www.scienceofspeed.com/produ...oducts/NSX/ScienceofSpeed/billet_twin_carbon/
We're excited to announce a clutch several years in the making. NSX owners finally have access to a heavy duty clutch with a capacity of 700 lb/ft wheel torque that has a relatively light pedal effort.
Although high capacity clutches have been available in the past, including the single discs offered from RPS, the NSX hydraulic design leads to very few options available for the pressure plate. Options in the past have offered stiff pedal effort making the daily driving aspect of the clutch to be subpar.
By designing a new pressure plate, and using a twin carbon disc design, RPS has been able to develop a clutch that has more capacity than any turbocharged NSX we have seen, but still offers smooth engagement and a relatively light pedal effort. The clutch offers several advanced features.
1. carbon-on-carbon engagement: Unlike other clutches, the carbon discs engage on carbon friction surfaces instead of steel. This results in less warpage and greater life of the clutch not to mention smoother engagement.
2. strapless design: the pressure plate is strapless resulting in a more rugged and durable design.
3. pinned plate & balanced: the locking design of the RPS clutch results in a balanced assembly that is checked and adjusted by the factory - a race quality design.
4. organic liner on flywheel side: by using a organic surface on the flywheel side, this promotes smooth engagement for street driving.
5. By using an billet aluminum pressure plate with the floater plate guides built in, the clutch was able to be made lightweight and quieter than other floating multi plate clutches that produce a load tinny bitched rattle when the clutch is depressed.
The clutch will sell for $2395.00. It is available for BOTH 5-spd and 6-spd NSX. The discs have been designed to be compatible with the factory single spline input shaft used by the factory in 6-spd cars.
Further details and photos of the installation will follow soon.
update 8/24 - review here:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126530
Cheers,
-- Chris
http://www.scienceofspeed.com/produ...oducts/NSX/ScienceofSpeed/billet_twin_carbon/
We're excited to announce a clutch several years in the making. NSX owners finally have access to a heavy duty clutch with a capacity of 700 lb/ft wheel torque that has a relatively light pedal effort.
Although high capacity clutches have been available in the past, including the single discs offered from RPS, the NSX hydraulic design leads to very few options available for the pressure plate. Options in the past have offered stiff pedal effort making the daily driving aspect of the clutch to be subpar.
By designing a new pressure plate, and using a twin carbon disc design, RPS has been able to develop a clutch that has more capacity than any turbocharged NSX we have seen, but still offers smooth engagement and a relatively light pedal effort. The clutch offers several advanced features.
1. carbon-on-carbon engagement: Unlike other clutches, the carbon discs engage on carbon friction surfaces instead of steel. This results in less warpage and greater life of the clutch not to mention smoother engagement.
2. strapless design: the pressure plate is strapless resulting in a more rugged and durable design.
3. pinned plate & balanced: the locking design of the RPS clutch results in a balanced assembly that is checked and adjusted by the factory - a race quality design.
4. organic liner on flywheel side: by using a organic surface on the flywheel side, this promotes smooth engagement for street driving.
5. By using an billet aluminum pressure plate with the floater plate guides built in, the clutch was able to be made lightweight and quieter than other floating multi plate clutches that produce a load tinny bitched rattle when the clutch is depressed.
The clutch will sell for $2395.00. It is available for BOTH 5-spd and 6-spd NSX. The discs have been designed to be compatible with the factory single spline input shaft used by the factory in 6-spd cars.
Further details and photos of the installation will follow soon.
update 8/24 - review here:
http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126530
Cheers,
-- Chris
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