Act New Twin Disk Who Running One?
Nov 21, 2023, 10:19 AM
#196
Last edited by EvokidIX; Feb 26, 2024 at 06:08 PM.
Nov 21, 2023, 11:23 AM
#197
Evolving Member
I‘ve seen the clutch pedal failure happen a lot. The pedal bracket itself starts to crack. The one on my 9 started doing this but l had a spare pedal assembly I replaced it with. I’m gonna have my buddy weld mine up since it wasn’t as bad as others I’ve seen.
I’m actually surprised mine broke since I’ve never ran a heavy clutch set up like the ACT single discs. Since I bought the car new, I’ve only ever ran the Exedy organic, Clutchmasters single disc, Exedy twin disc, 8 leg Quartermaster twin disc, and this ACT mod twin. All soft pedal clutches compared to the ACT singles
I’m actually surprised mine broke since I’ve never ran a heavy clutch set up like the ACT single discs. Since I bought the car new, I’ve only ever ran the Exedy organic, Clutchmasters single disc, Exedy twin disc, 8 leg Quartermaster twin disc, and this ACT mod twin. All soft pedal clutches compared to the ACT singles
I'd rather catch and reinforce it now if there is something happening.
Feb 15, 2024, 09:53 PM
#198
Evolving Member
Guys how is the act twin working so far. I have qm 8 leg and love how it shift at 9krpm but I hate the noise. If I would have rod knock I would probably not notice it because clutch is rattling all the time hahah I am considering act twin. Do they still have problems or was it fixed by act? Thanks
Feb 16, 2024, 01:37 AM
#199
Guys how is the act twin working so far. I have qm 8 leg and love how it shift at 9krpm but I hate the noise. If I would have rod knock I would probably not notice it because clutch is rattling all the time hahah I am considering act twin. Do they still have problems or was it fixed by act? Thanks
Feb 16, 2024, 08:47 AM
#200
Evolving Member
You would know if you had rod knock. Specially on cold start ups and if your clutch is rattling all the time then you have something wrong. The only time it should rattle is when the clutch pedal is pushed to the floor. And for what I have been reading and researching ACT says that the engagement issues at high rpms is due to the clutch not being out far enough and the discs are still hitting the flywheel. Idk if I believe that or not. I know most people go by what Jacks clutch adjustment but I don't buy that either. I have killed multiple Exedy tripples doing it that way and those aren't exactly cheap to rebuild even at cost. So with that said I would say no problem isn't fixed yet unless someone has come up with a solution and I haven't seen it yet.
I know I was just purposely exaggerating with the rod knock etc, what I mean QM 8 leg is crazy loud, you can hear it on idle and on deceleration, and when you push the clutch to the floor and it is completely normal. Besides the noise it is the best clutch to beat on. I can make 15k-20k miles beating the hell out of it, lunching at 900whp evo and this clutch is just awesome, but as I am getting older the noise is making me crazy but I guess it's the way it needs to be. I was thinking to switch to act twin but looks like they have some issues so I think I will stay with QM for now.
Feb 16, 2024, 09:39 AM
#201
No slicks, locked tunes and a really laggy *** turbo lol . No matter what I did with my launch control I was still at 16 lbs of boost off the line and it would blow the tires off in first, second and churp them good in 3rd according to a couple of logs I had. First pass I blew the coupler off the turbo lol. After that I just couldn't get it to hook at all and 2.5 seconds for the turbo to recover (53 lbs to 3 lbs on shift) just made it miserable. I wanted to ask you about your turbo. Aren't you running a 6871 or a 7175 or something like that? I may go down to a 6466 size myself but I wanted to ask what the spool was like on either one if u had them?
Robi passed away a while back, but I just started building the same exact bushings again that he was selling. If you’re interested let me know
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Justin Morrill (Feb 20, 2024)
Feb 20, 2024, 04:55 PM
#202
Why does ACT hate me? And that makes #2 now ...less then 1500miles ... wouldn't let transmission go into gear without the car turned off. Anybody wanting to buy this pos? Cause im done with it.
Feb 20, 2024, 08:31 PM
#206
Feb 21, 2024, 01:36 AM
#207
Trying to help you with this little issue. How far would the pedal go before it felt like the clutch released? I know on my car it is fairly low or maybe half way off the floor before it starts to engage. I know some people follow the Jacks video to adjust theirs but that puts the pedal way up high and makes the car really hard to drive. Either way that sucks my man I would keep sending it back and make them fix it. I mean it sucks but better then dropping 1500 or more on an Exedy.
Feb 21, 2024, 08:59 AM
#209
If you are really fixing it and selling, how much would you be asking? I may be interested
Feb 21, 2024, 04:55 PM
#210
Trying to help you with this little issue. How far would the pedal go before it felt like the clutch released? I know on my car it is fairly low or maybe half way off the floor before it starts to engage. I know some people follow the Jacks video to adjust theirs but that puts the pedal way up high and makes the car really hard to drive. Either way that sucks my man I would keep sending it back and make them fix it. I mean it sucks but better then dropping 1500 or more on an Exedy.
Thank you for trying to help!
Last edited by Justin Morrill; Feb 21, 2024 at 05:01 PM.