I'll have to see what they say when I hear back from them. This whole situation is a bit of a shit show. :frusty:. I've started looking at clutches on Lethal's website, I know the McLeod Rxt is the go-to clutch for our cars but I have a friend out in Texas that installed an Exedy Mach 500 on his pro-charged S550 about a month and a half ago and I know he's not gentle on his car. Just waiting to hear back from him about how that clutch is holding up.
Already PM'd [MENTION=7992]FordService[/MENTION] a link to this thread. I'm sure they're backed up a bit, it seems the TSB's section of this site is booming.
http://www.americanmuscle.com/exedy-mach500-stage3-grooved-1114gt.html
Yeah it's a toss-up between that and the McLeod RXT at this point. I figure if the kit is $576 and the flywheel is $370 I might as well just get the RXT + steel flywheel combo. I spoke to a Lethal Performance customer service rep. over the phone and he said the RXT will take the punishment a lot better than the RST would. He also stated that I could expect a long life out of the RXT, especially compared to what I got out of the OEM unit. There must be a reason why everyone keeps recommending McLeod.. Almost forgot, I found a local shop that'll do the clutch job for $400 bucks as well. So that saves me over 50% in labor cost.
Thank you for the PM and glad to learn you had it towed in to your dealer, SD_GT! I sent you a response.
Thank you for the mention, DivineStrike!
Thanks for getting back to me, Deysha. Truth be told, I caved and bought a McLeod RXT with the steel flywheel. I figure it should hold whatever I throw at it.
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You will enjoy it. I am probably roughly 80 or so miles away from the end of the 500 mile street break-in period. I initially was hesitant as this is my first manual car and I heard the RXT is tougher to daily (which doesn't matter anymore as I bought a DD lol), but I did it anyway since I ordered FI. It had some rough chatter at first but that went away within the first 100 miles and honestly, I like the driveability of it in stop and go traffic better than the stock clutch. You are going to be VERY happy.Thanks for getting back to me, Deysha. Truth be told, I caved and bought a McLeod RXT with the steel flywheel. I figure it should hold whatever I throw at it.
Thanks for the feedback, Jon. I was discussing my purchase with some friends and family last night (all car people) and they were giving me hell for purchasing a twin disc clutch saying that it would be "impossible" to daily.
I got the McLeod steel flywheel. Honestly, I was worried too, but at least in my case it seems even easier to DD. Like I said too, this is my first manual car (about 8K miles so far) so if the RXT was as bad as everyone says I definitely would have noticed. I just give it a little more gas than the stock clutch and I find it likes to be slipped just a tad longer. Still smoother than stock in my opinion and my wife noticed it too when I drove her.
