How well tested is RTS now?
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I have to decide on the clutch wether I should go pre verto or RTS my verto and was wondering how many miles have people done with no problems?

Thanks dan

I've done around 1000 miles without a problem so far. It's got better with age if anything.

RTS all the way!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

3-4k,

robert has probably done about 10k now

What is RTS????

there is nothing wrong with a A-series that a turbo can't fix.

www.turbomini.nl

Joe are you still doing kits for these? I have decided this is the option for me

I do have some bits somewhere,

IMO your best baseing them on the AP units that have the pressed steel ring on, they are much easier to do, and they seem to work better too.

how much does making one of these setups cost, it looks good, however i dont really understand it fully. im not 100% sure what clutch im having in mine yet.

you need two AP Verto clutches to pull apart,

9 x M8x20mm cap heads,
9x spacers 11mm OD, ID M8 clearance, Length depends on the thickess of the springs fromt he verto's

apart from that you obvoisly need the Verto slave assy, and if you want a light flywheel either an MED or minipsares verto rear.

im not sure what my flywheel assembly is, its an ally one but not sure on which type yet... ill have to find out.

if its right tho i think im gonna havea try at this setup, will it handle around 200 nanas?

Edited by Rick.SPI on 9th Mar, 2011.

If its ally it wont be a verto,

the Verto has Fingers like a convetional clutch,

this is an AP one,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINI-VERTO-FLYWHEEL-...=item19c3c65558

Roberts running one at 200+ nana's and matty is running one on probably more.

esentially you pull apart 2 std vertos (that will hold about 100hp) and double the springs up, pretty much doubling the strength, the added benifit is that you get much less pressure on the crank thrusts in comparison with a normal mini clutch of the same strength, (approx 1/3), I also think they give better feel too.

joe mate i think it would be good if you or somone could do a how 2 on them.

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

ah well thats a bummer...

If someone sends me two AP verto's I'll do a how to.

i was trying to read up on this last night, bit over my head. A how to would be helpful

i have one Joe postage will be a killer though

Joe - might have a couple at the workshop. I'll check tonight - I'm heading down to Southend next weekend for a few days so could catch up then

Rob

Sounds good Rob.

Joe,

Silly question time......

How you tell the AP and (presumably) Valeo apart ???

I don't mean for genuine ones, presumably they are stamped by the manufacturer, but I have a brand new one, NOS but unboxed, and it has no markings.

So how do I know which it is a copy of ???

Rod.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Thanks for the back-link Colin, seems my non-genuine is a Valeo copy, not an AP copy.

Bugger

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Just so you are aware, the tech info on lever ratio under the picture, is as far as I can determine, wrong. The AP has a larger lever ratio than the Valeo type. I measured both springs in the same manor and came up with a far different results for both. I don't know what Joe was using to measure his springs, but it wasnt a calibrated rule

Edited by Sprocket on 10th Mar, 2011.

Well reminded Colin I must re measure mine while the flywheel is still off,

They all seem to be different though, certainly most of the friction plates I have seen seem to be machined differently where they meet the spring :/

joe, just checked and the pressure plates i have are all valeo ones

Rob