Re: Clutch for a 200HP L20B

[mark brettle]

hi Rob  i use a Standard pressure plate with Sprung centre Ceremic button clutch plate looks like normal clutch plate but with 4 pucks on it you can drive the clutch like normal and ride the clutch when you need to but when you abuse the clutch it holds i have never had any problems with L20 dyno with 153HP at wheels   hope this helps as i have tried lots of different types of clutches and this was the only one i found that would hold up to my abuse ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob P To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 6:57 PM Subject: Clutch for a 200HP L20B Listers, It is nearly time to put my worked L20B rally motor into the Datsun 1600. What are my clutch options? My intended use is mainly for rallying on sealed roads and motorkhanas but also has to be driveable on the street occasionally. The twin 45 Webered motor apparently puts out 200 HP (150kW) at the flywheel. The flywheel is aluminium but with a hardened steel insert faceplate wear surface. The gearbox I will use is probably gonna be my trusty old 240K 5-speed or an untested Stanza SSS box. The clutch that came with the motor was a 3-puck brass button clutch but it is nearly gone and I've been told that they are pretty much either on or off with virtually no slippage (scarey in the wet). I checked my archives and Mark K says an RB30 VL Commodore clutch will fit an L/Z series motor. Is this a heavier duty clutch than your standard L20B Bluebird replacement?   Andrew smith wrote; I use the clutch factory who are also known as precision clutch.Mines a 240mm job.It uses a competition brass plate with a 3100lb pressure plate.Its not just a standard type pressure plate with a heavier diaphram it has a different fulcrom point and steel plate.The l20 flywheel had to be redrilled to suit.It has stood up pretty well so far.Ive used there old style brass clutch  with a heavy diaphram pressure plate and that lasted a couple of weeks.The daikin clutch i had lasted less than a week and was sliping in top gear from the word go. Andrew Smith   Now I don't want to redrill the flywheel, so will a standard type heavy duty clutch suffice? Can I get the 3-puck brass button redone?   Sorry to waffle on but clutch changes are not my favourite job, I just want something with some slip that will stand up to some thrashing.   Cheers,   Rob P --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------