Its time for me to replace the clutch on my 87 TII. The car is pretty much stock except for and opened up exhaust. By time I'm done with it I expect it to make no more than about 250 to 275 hp (hopefully).

Does anyone have any experience with stock clutches/pressure plates and flywheels under similar conditions?

I have been looking at ACT clutch kits ($330) and RB 17# flywheels ($390), but its alot of cash. I can get an OEM clutch kit ($140 from Advance, Power Torque brand?) for alot less, but I don't know if it will hold up to the abuse.

Anything else I should be concerned with on this job?

Help? Thanx.

 

I seem to be having good luck with the advance, but i'm just a neighborhood stocker, sorry... (get it, a stocker!? Haha, what? it's not funny? oh, nevermind...)

 

get the ACT clutch.. they are great from my experence.. if you are doing this job you will need some air tools, i heard you need to torque the flywheel to like 300ft/pounds somethind like that.. or get a huge wrench arm and twist like hell...

p.s - jeffpullano there no way in hell your pushin that amount of hp outta a 87 T2 with more mods and proper tuneing.. exhaust gives a lot but not that much!

 

oh sorry i didnt read the whole post.. i thought you said u were at 275hp now.. sorry.. yeah.. a stock one for the T2 could hold that.. but you wanna punnish it better get ACT

 

I wish I was puttin that out now, but not yet. Hopefully by next spring.