Time for a long overdue update...
Lets see...suspension out and packed but i can't ship it due to covid-19
head ports tapped, aluminium foil tray idea from
@doublespaces was awesome! didnt get a pic of it but just make a box and stuff it into the hole to catch all the metal shavings, almost dropped a plug into the engine after applying loctite to it, luckily my garbage bag wrap caught it...
RB high flow oil drains arrived and installed, thanks to rob from rb turbo, parts got here pretty fast
i sent a email to pure and asked if my turbo needs a rebuild, they claimed oil leakage from this location is due to oil drain issues/pcv issues
without pcv delete, my car would smoke occasionally whenever it wants, after pcv delete, car only smokes when it is idling downhill
hope the high flow rb drains fixes the issue completely.
disassembled my front turbo to see if any damage was done, no shaft play, no oil in outlet or downpipe, put it back together and send it
Xclutch 9" Twin Disc Rigid Ceramic arrived and installed, thanks to
@MFactory to their excellent customer service despite my numerous questions
initial thoughts
kits is very complete, comes with everything you need to do the install except for loctite 243 for the flywheel bolts
i shouldve just went for this clutch in the very beginning.....not sure if it will hold but at least its a lot lighter than the southbend i had
i think it might be lighter than stock if my memory serves me correct....engagement point is very very low, will need some time to get used to it
it is grabby but definitely streetable IMO...for comparison, i'd say its similar to my southbend which i used on the street for ~8000KM
the 'whirrling' sound is quieter than let say ORC or Exedy, theres no smfw rattle like my mfactory but the flywheel is definitely heavier than the mfactory one.
my southbend stage 3 endurance clutch with an upgraded sprung ceramic disc + mfactory smfw assembly.
previously my kevlar disc started slipping after 3000 km, proper run in for 1000km has been done. disc had virtually no wear at all (18 PSI pure stage 2 DD on 93 pump)
upgraded ceramic disc has around 5000 km on it before it started slipping, proper run in for 1000km has also been done. flywheel has been resurfaced before upgrading to the ceramic disc (21 PSI pure stage 2 DD on 93 pump)
clutch assembly, clutch disc and mfactory smfw all have grooves in them. i dont think it has anything to do with the mfactory smfw
most likely there were issues with the stack height/clearance for the clutch assmebly and the disc
anyways, like i said, i appreciate the customer service from southbend for giving me a partial refund on the clutch
i am still out a lot of money on labor and the mfactory smfw.......
at this stage, as long the clutch doesnt slip, i dont care about anything else. i am sick of wasting money on stupid things like this
now i just need to wait for covid-19 to pass over so i can ship my suspension off to get rebuilt and refund for my clutch
still need to rework my whole pcv delete setup, will take some pics of it when i do