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My My is'nt it posh over here i feel like i should keep my pinkey raised whilst typing

Anyway to business got home today after chasing & beating i might add an Axxx TT in the heat of the moment dumped the clutch on 4000 + RPM slips like a bugger now Ho Hum the garage is filled with the whiff of burning clutch & a large bill looks on the cards.

The Questions are will a Lotus Elise clutch fit,or can you get a fast road kit for the F,Has anyone had a clutch done recently & how much is it likely to cost ? ?

I await some good news

100% positive that an Elise clutch plate will fit an F. Not sure about cost though as I have not had one done recently.

The race car has got to go in an have an engine out over winter and thats not going to be cheap. The flywheel disentregrated or the fly wheel bolts sheared not sure which yet as cannot be bothered to take it apart!!

Crikey ! ! I wouldnt fancy the bill forthat one,

What sort of clutch do you use for the race car then,would that be too agressive for the road ?

Yep done the same thing....dumped clutch,4.5k revs..result.....a clutch that was medium rare to well done.
A couple of months of taking it easy stopped the clutch slipping but still a bit iffy now and again.

I know Brown and Gammons amongst others do an AP (excellent make) fast road/comptetition clutch kit of bearing/plate/cover.
Its just under £200 I think which should be just spot on.
Gratuitous link..... h[url]ttp://www.ukmgparts.com/index1.html?o=110323865130082[/url]

Well the box is out and the friction plate is cremated there dosnt appear to be any damage to the flywheel so looks like a clutch kit will sort it,the garage i use for major work like this has suggested fitting a Black Diamond kit,has anyone got one of these in and if so what are they like ?

I have fitted a black diaamond clutch kit on a previous car 200+hp astra turbo conv...... it was excellent, much better than a standard clutch, noticed especially in circumstances that you have described ie dumping the clutch quickly!!!

Rick

Thanks for that info Rick looks like the Black Diamond it is then

A Black Diamond for Black Magic it seems appropriate