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Just after SEMA 2012 we had an opportunity to make a trip to the West Coast and tour the facilities of some of the biggest names in the Ford performance industry, which means this is going to be a series of articles. Our first stop was at McLeod Racing, where we were given a tour by no other than Mr. Paul Lee, the CEO or McLeod, himself. Paul is a successful NHRA Nitro Funny Car racer, and he brings his enthusiasm for competition level performance to the products his company produces. McLeod clutches and flywheels are built like tanks and can handle massive amounts of power.
In fact, we installed a McLeod RXT Twin-Disc Ceramic Clutch from Lethal Performance in our project 2012 SVTP Mustang GT 5.0 (Check out the article HERE). It performs great with our nearly 600 RWHP Magnuson Supercharged Coyote, and makes the MT-82 6-Speed transmission much more pleasant to drive. Anyone who owns a 2011+ 5.0 powered Mustang knows that the Getrag MT-82 tranny could use all the help it can get. Here, the McLeod clutch really delivers.
Unfortunately, due to legendary Southern California traffic our McLeod shop tour was pushed back to fairly late in the day. As a result, most of the workers had already left for the day and we were unable to get many photos of actual production taking place. Hopefully we’ll be able to make it back out to McLeod’s facility sometime in the future so we can see the full line in operation. Until then, follow along with the pics below to see behind the scenes just McLeod produces there awesome products:
The McLeod factory, like most factories, is fairly unassuming from the outside.
However, one look inside CEO Paul Lee's office lets you know this is a company with a strong racing heritage.
Paul currently races NHRA Nitro Funny Cars.
If you're looking for a new flywheel McLeod has you covered.
McLeod keeps a few of its more popular kits in stock. Most others are built and shipped the same day the order comes in.
These blanks are what a steel flywheel begins life as.
A big box of pressure plate blanks awaiting powder coating.
This is the what they look like after the application of McLeod red powder coat.
Here you see a raw casting and a finished machined component.
Hydralic throwout bearings are another specialty of McLeod.
This classic Mopar is destined to become a McLeod project car.
These clutches were assembled and shipped the same day.
McLeod offers both organic and ceramic friction materials.
The organic material has fiber woven into the fraction material.
It may not look like you get as much friction surface with the ceramic material, but this clutch can actually support over 1,000 HP in some McLeod kits.
This station is where pressure plates are assembled.
McLeod keeps lots of friction material blanks in stock. This discs will be riveted to a backing plate at an assembly station.
I'm not sure how old these machines are, but I think it's safe to say that you don't see great American made industrial machines like this in use everyday.
Remember that old Mopar? This is what it'll be rolling on.
This thing is built to handle serious power.
Anodized floater rings.
This place is Candyland for clutch parts.
These shelves were in the assembly staging area.
Plenty of flywheels awaiting assembly.
The flywheel assembly station.
A serious light-weight racing clutch and flywheel.
One of the assembly stations.
This is destined to be a twin-disc setup.
A worker using "Big Bertha" to rivet friction material to the splined clutch hub.
Had we arrived earlier in the day this line of drill presses would have been very busy.
Serious machine work takes place at McLeod. No computer attached to this lathe.
McLeod clutches being assembled.
Pressure plates awaiting assembly.
These were to be a batch of McLeod RST twin-disc clutches.
Here you can see a fully assembled unit.
McLeod suggests using their flywheels with on the newer Ford Modular engines.
More anodized rings.
McLeod also produces hydraulic slave cylinders.
I bet you didn't know McLeod was working on producing its own line of transmissions.
This is something we certainly don't see enough of anymore.
I wouldn't mind having one of these on my desk someday.
However, one look inside CEO Paul Lee's office lets you know this is a company with a strong racing heritage.
Paul currently races NHRA Nitro Funny Cars.
If you're looking for a new flywheel McLeod has you covered.
McLeod keeps a few of its more popular kits in stock. Most others are built and shipped the same day the order comes in.
These blanks are what a steel flywheel begins life as.
A big box of pressure plate blanks awaiting powder coating.
This is the what they look like after the application of McLeod red powder coat.
Here you see a raw casting and a finished machined component.
Hydralic throwout bearings are another specialty of McLeod.
This classic Mopar is destined to become a McLeod project car.
These clutches were assembled and shipped the same day.
McLeod offers both organic and ceramic friction materials.
The organic material has fiber woven into the fraction material.
It may not look like you get as much friction surface with the ceramic material, but this clutch can actually support over 1,000 HP in some McLeod kits.
This station is where pressure plates are assembled.
McLeod keeps lots of friction material blanks in stock. This discs will be riveted to a backing plate at an assembly station.
I'm not sure how old these machines are, but I think it's safe to say that you don't see great American made industrial machines like this in use everyday.
Remember that old Mopar? This is what it'll be rolling on.
This thing is built to handle serious power.
Anodized floater rings.
This place is Candyland for clutch parts.
These shelves were in the assembly staging area.
Plenty of flywheels awaiting assembly.
The flywheel assembly station.
A serious light-weight racing clutch and flywheel.
One of the assembly stations.
This is destined to be a twin-disc setup.
A worker using "Big Bertha" to rivet friction material to the splined clutch hub.
Had we arrived earlier in the day this line of drill presses would have been very busy.
Serious machine work takes place at McLeod. No computer attached to this lathe.
McLeod clutches being assembled.
Pressure plates awaiting assembly.
These were to be a batch of McLeod RST twin-disc clutches.
Here you can see a fully assembled unit.
McLeod suggests using their flywheels with on the newer Ford Modular engines.
More anodized rings.
McLeod also produces hydraulic slave cylinders.
I bet you didn't know McLeod was working on producing its own line of transmissions.
This is something we certainly don't see enough of anymore.
I wouldn't mind having one of these on my desk someday.
Special Thanks To:
McLeod Racing
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