Guest ON3GO Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 i have a spec stage 4 unsprung clutch that is gonna kill the slave cylinder on my 280zx n/a 5-speed right now. im like 3 parts away from driving my Z so i wanna get everything correct right now so i dont have to work on this Z anymore lol. what slave cylinder is gonna be up to the task to this clutch? also what clutch master cylinder should i look into getting as im sure that will go also. specs are.. L28ET Spec stage 4 unsprung turbo clutch spec 10lb alum turbo flywheel. 280zx n.a 5 speed. any ideas guys? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 anybody??? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 73Turbo240z Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 mike, when i was looking into this stuff, the tilton 7/8ths clutch master came up alot, they say you have to grind on the firewall a bit, re-bend the line a tad, and i don't remember what the deal was w/ the actuator rod, but it's not like we couldn't fab one up anyway. allegedly there pretty strong, and fully rebuildable, so no more down time waiting for new parts, just order in a spare seal kit to keep around. as for the clutch slave... i thought there was a unit from a pathfinder you were going to use or somthing? why don't we just look into finding more durable seals,cause it's not the metal that fails on the slave, it's the o-ring seals and such, find a tighter fitting seal setup, and you get a higher pressure capacity for the clutch slave to operate with. and needless to say i hope you got a braided stainless clutch line like i did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I'm using a wilwood 3/4 with a spec stage 3 clutch, no problem. It fits the firewall and the stock plunger fits into it so it hooks up clean. Pic below. http://album.hybridz.org/showphoto.php?photo=3481&cat=500&page=4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 where ya get that part dale? ill get one now. i guess with that a new turbo slave should be fine right.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 mike' date=' when i was looking into this stuff, the tilton 7/8ths clutch master came up alot, they say you have to grind on the firewall a bit, re-bend the line a tad, and i don't remember what the deal was w/ the actuator rod, but it's not like we couldn't fab one up anyway. allegedly there pretty strong, and fully rebuildable, so no more down time waiting for new parts, just order in a spare seal kit to keep around. as for the clutch slave... i thought there was a unit from a pathfinder you were going to use or somthing? why don't we just look into finding more durable seals,cause it's not the metal that fails on the slave, it's the o-ring seals and such, find a tighter fitting seal setup, and you get a higher pressure capacity for the clutch slave to operate with. and needless to say i hope you got a braided stainless clutch line like i did...[/quote'] Tim240z once posted about putting a stainless sleeve in the slave. I guess the idea is that it is the aluminum in the slave cylinder that corrodes and then tears up the seals. I think he had said that he did this himself. It's been at least a year, but maybe he'll see this thread and tell us what the deal was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I got the cylinder at Jegs. http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10002&storeId=10001&categoryId=13601&parentCategoryId=11421&langId=-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Tim240z once posted about putting a stainless sleeve in the slave. I guess the idea is that it is the aluminum in the slave cylinder that corrodes and then tears up the seals. I think he had said that he did this himself. It's been at least a year, but maybe he'll see this thread and tell us what the deal was. I was thinking about that post aswell. I'm going to do something to solve this proublem some day but, who knows when that will be. I even have a couple of old units laying around to play with. One of the biggest proublems I've had is that the piston wears on the top and bottom and eventually rocks back and forth in the bore causing uneven loading of the seal which makes it eventually fail. I've learned that when I notice on about to fail I get a new one on ASAP. They don't last long after the first sign of failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Tim you around to give some info on this? i searched for that post but didnt find it. i finished my fuel cell fab today so all thats left is put tranny fluid in, get a slave and master cylinder, shifter bushings, and finish the rest of the wiring and she is done. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Risin' Outlaw Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 You guys are really helping my figure out what diff I'm going to need to run with but I'm not sure what I have in my car all ready its a 75 280Z all stock( for now) do they have these numbers on them somewhere? I'm not really all that concerned about the ratio, but knowing where to find this on the diff' would help. thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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