McLeod RXT or Centerforce DYAD

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I drove my friends 04 cobra with the RST clutch with light weight flywheel and it was completely different. Rev crazy fast and had a very light peddle feel. The only thing I did not like about it was the engagement was all or nothing. That's probably due to me being used he stock clutch engagement.
 

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I’m on my second RXT with a Fidanza flywheel and it’s by far the best clutch I’ve owned and I’ve had a lot.

Excellent street ability, no chatter at all and great for the track. My last track outing, best of 1.4 60’. My car is making around 700
 

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Is there a reason I see a lot of people running the Fidanza flywheel opposed to the McLeod lightweight aluminum flywheel that is available with the rxt?

I’ve always used a steel fw, goes back years ago to the debate between what was better for clutch longevity and what was better for a mostly track dedicated car. A steel fw seems to be a little more forgiving and there have been a lot of discussions about what the actual benefit of an aluminum fw actually is. The setup I use has worked well for me for years and I’m very happy with it so I just stuck to what I knew.
 

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I've never heard this before about a DYAD. I have one waiting to go in this spring. I hope you're wrong, because that will annoy me. Anyone else experience this with a DYAD?
I have a dyad with around 1k miles? It doesn't make any noise. Heck I had little to no chatter during the break in period.

Only thing that took me awhile to get use to is, it releases with the clutch pedal about 1" off the floor.

Otherwise, awesome clutch.

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I have ordered the RXT for my car. Can anyone here tell me if the McLeod clutches come with arp hardware?
 

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Thought I would update this in case anyone needs the info. Just finished up my install with the following parts: Tremec 26 spline input shaft, Lethal release bearing retainer, McLeod RXT with aluminum flywheel, McLeod adjustable pivot ball, ford racing release bearing, ford racing high torque pilot bearing. I shortened the pivot ball by 8mm. I came to this measurement by placing the stock clutch bolted to the stock flywheel on a flat surface and measuring the distance from the bottom to the pressure plate fingers where the bearing makes contact. I then did the same thing with the McLeod. The difference was 8mm. This was the same method explained earlier in the thread by @Comp04svt. Keep in mind everything has to be torqued down when taking these measurements so the pressure plate fingers are drawn in. I drove the car today and it felt great. The release point is right where the stock clutch was. It is a tad more toward the top of the clutch throw which I prefer. Pedal effort is very close to stock if not a bit lighter. Didn't get any unusual noises. I did hear a little hiss on engagement just as @01yellercobra described earlier in the thread. Time will tell if that stays or goes. Didn't really bother me much so I'm not too worried about it. The street manners of this clutch are surprisingly pretty good. Light pedal effort with smooth engagement. I'm very pleased with this setup. I do plan on doing the full 500 mile break in before I really get into it. I will report back after that.
 

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Thought I would update this in case anyone needs the info. Just finished up my install with the following parts: Tremec 26 spline input shaft, Lethal release bearing retainer, McLeod RXT with aluminum flywheel, McLeod adjustable pivot ball, ford racing release bearing, ford racing high torque pilot bearing. I shortened the pivot ball by 8mm. I came to this measurement by placing the stock clutch bolted to the stock flywheel on a flat surface and measuring the distance from the bottom to the pressure plate fingers where the bearing makes contact. I then did the same thing with the McLeod. The difference was 8mm. This was the same method explained earlier in the thread by @Comp04svt. Keep in mind everything has to be torqued down when taking these measurements so the pressure plate fingers are drawn in. I drove the car today and it felt great. The release point is right where the stock clutch was. It is a tad more toward the top of the clutch throw which I prefer. Pedal effort is very close to stock if not a bit lighter. Didn't get any unusual noises. I did hear a little hiss on engagement just as @01yellercobra described earlier in the thread. Time will tell if that stays or goes. Didn't really bother me much so I'm not too worried about it. The street manners of this clutch are surprisingly pretty good. Light pedal effort with smooth engagement. I'm very pleased with this setup. I do plan on doing the full 500 mile break in before I really get into it. I will report back after that.

Awesome, thanks for the update. I also just finished up installing basically the same exact parts that you did. Except I shortened my pivot ball 5.1mm, I have not yet driven the car though.

Does your clutch fork weight come in contact with one of the front casing bolts on the trans? I noticed mine it touching so I'm going to remove the weight and that should fix the issue.

If you did it again would keep the pivot ball at 8mm?
 

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Does your clutch fork weight come in contact with one of the front casing bolts on the trans?

When the cable (OEM clutch cable) is hooked up and everything is adjusted properly with the firewall adjuster, it does not contact the bolt. I know exactly what your talking about because there is only about 3/8 of an inch clearance between the fork weight and that bolt when it's all hooked up and adjusted. I can take some photos when I get home from work if you need them.

If you did it again would keep the pivot ball at 8mm?

Yes, if I did it again I would keep it at 8mm shorter. In this position, at least for my car, the release bearing has plenty of travel and the engagement of the clutch is where I like it. Like I mentioned above, the engagement is closer to the top of the pedal travel but I prefer this because when I'm shifting fast it will release sooner and there is less chance that I will grind or miss a shift.
 

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The clutch fork problems get even worse with a Magnum, one of the many reasons the DYAD is king.
 

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