EVOeng
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Hi All,
As you may be aware, Maserati UK no longer have any 3200 manual clutch discs in stock, from what I have been told by Sachs; they will no longer be manufacturing them for Maserati.
I've since been talking to a friend of a friend about making some from scratch but the cost of doing this is very high and as such we probably won't get enough numbers. However, he is able to refurbish existing clutch discs and pressure plates and will even make new flywheels (as soon as we can get hold of an old one).
There are two options available, both organic (as the original) or Kevlar (uprated) and both include refurbishing the existing pressure plate. For the Kevlar upgrade, the flywheel also needs to be sent away to be reground.
Some of the benefits of the Kevlar upgrade are:
- A higher burst strength, this material stays on the plate
- Stays cool and doesn't cause the damage hot organic does
- Withstands the high temperatures of track day use
- Does not cause the wear damage ceramic does
- Copes well with high revving engines and quicker, more aggressive, gear changes
- Cost effective, this clutch lasts for years
- Incredibly, it is dust free!
- Retains the feel of organic
The exact cost is yet to be confirmed but both are considerably cheaper than buying a new set (if it was possible).
Is there any interest in this?
As you may be aware, Maserati UK no longer have any 3200 manual clutch discs in stock, from what I have been told by Sachs; they will no longer be manufacturing them for Maserati.
I've since been talking to a friend of a friend about making some from scratch but the cost of doing this is very high and as such we probably won't get enough numbers. However, he is able to refurbish existing clutch discs and pressure plates and will even make new flywheels (as soon as we can get hold of an old one).
There are two options available, both organic (as the original) or Kevlar (uprated) and both include refurbishing the existing pressure plate. For the Kevlar upgrade, the flywheel also needs to be sent away to be reground.
Some of the benefits of the Kevlar upgrade are:
- A higher burst strength, this material stays on the plate
- Stays cool and doesn't cause the damage hot organic does
- Withstands the high temperatures of track day use
- Does not cause the wear damage ceramic does
- Copes well with high revving engines and quicker, more aggressive, gear changes
- Cost effective, this clutch lasts for years
- Incredibly, it is dust free!
- Retains the feel of organic
The exact cost is yet to be confirmed but both are considerably cheaper than buying a new set (if it was possible).
Is there any interest in this?
