Tilton Ceremic clutch isnt very mighty!!

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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Default Tilton Ceremic clutch isnt very mighty!!

on my way to work today my car came out of 5th gear and wouldnt go in.

Torn the tranny down.. Low and behold two tilton disc totally stripped.

My car is only putting around 350whp. I thought tiltons were suppose to last?? What am I missing here?

Mine didnt last over 7000-8000 miles. Only 1 drag strip run. I never launched the car either.

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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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Install error?
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Lets start a new bandwagon. Tilton sucks
Got any pics Jordo?
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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man u need to pull the horse shoe out of your ***.......that fawkn sucks man
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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i dont think so
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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if there is a way to break it, you can find it lol. That really sucks, have you talked to tilton yet?
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wantboost &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if there is a way to break it, you can find it lol. That really sucks, have you talked to tilton yet?</TD></TR></TABLE>

havent talked to them yet.
I need two disc though by tuesday..... who sells them? i dont even know the prices of the disc.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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i'd have to imagine the cheapest part of the whole clutch would be the discs. I mean, given all of the machining and design that went into the basket, etc.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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Eh that sucks...noway in hell I can afford the carbon setup. Unfortunately I plan on running well over 350.

Come to think of it, how many people are actually running the ceramic? I always assume most people are talking about the carbons when they talk tilton.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jordo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on my way to work today my car came out of 5th gear and wouldnt go in.

Torn the tranny down.. Low and behold two tilton disc totally stripped.

My car is only putting around 350whp. I thought tiltons were suppose to last?? What am I missing here?

Mine didnt last over 7000-8000 miles. Only 1 drag strip run. I never launched the car either. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sigh.. god is good to me.

sorry to hear about that...
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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8-10,000 miles is about all your going to get out of a clutch like that...

I don't know why yu people think you can get 50kmiles out of a race part.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Suprdave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">8-10,000 miles is about all your going to get out of a clutch like that...

I don't know why yu people think you can get 50kmiles out of a race part.</TD></TR></TABLE>
WTF, no way man.... i did only 7000-8000 miles that were mostly highway miles. i find that very hard to believe.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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^true, doesnt the whole clutch/flywheel assembly weigh in at something like 12lbs
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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yea i would have to agree.. My friends tilton last way past 8-10k miles, and is still counting.
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 09:19 PM
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those plates go for like 150-170 each. there is a dealer in texas that always has everything in stock.

Taylor Race Engineering (800) 922-4327
2010 Avenue G, Suite 914
Plano, Texas 75074

give them a call.

biw did u ever tear the clutch down to check for wear??
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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sucks to hear man... can you get some pics up?? get ATS
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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Ceramic clutches are not made to be slipped, that is about the expected life expectancy of a ceramc clutch unfortunately. If tey genuinely were mostly highway miles that is fairly bad though. Action Clutch's
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Old Jan 15, 2005 | 11:34 PM
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http://www.ericksracing.com/clutch.htm
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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I cant imagine paying 1300 for a clutch that lasts only 9k miles. Post pics of the clutch, Maybe you broke it in or installed it wrong. We might be able to give you some input by the wear on it.
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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could i buy cf disc for my clutch??
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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I would like to see pictures too
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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Clutchmaster Stage 3: 30,000 miles, 2 different turbo setups, 350hp at the beginning and 400hp now in my ITR.

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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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Jordo do you have your foot at all on the clutch pedal while you are driving along? if so that can fawk your discs up real real quick
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoostR41 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Jordo do you have your foot at all on the clutch pedal while you are driving along? if so that can fawk your discs up real real quick</TD></TR></TABLE>

no i dont drive with my foot on the clutch
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Old Jan 16, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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Can you post pics of the clutch????
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