As soon as you start pushing the horsepower envelope of your car out of the OEM spec, you are going to encounter weak link in the chain. Of course, parts breakage becomes a concern when you throw a ton or power and torque at a stock driveline. However, before that happens, you have to look a little further upstream. After all if your power isn’t making to the driveline you’re simply going nowhere.

This is where an upgraded clutch system comes into play, shortly after most power upgrades any enthusiast for spirited driving is going to encounter clutch slippage. The OEM compounds used for power transfer are designed for comfort, driveability and longevity, not necessarily maximum load-holding.

McLeod Racing uses the technology they’ve developed in materials science and design to deliver options with minimal concessions to pedal feel and other important factors. With their RST, RXT, and RXT 1200 clutch options you may face the commonly asked question: Why do I need to change my flywheel?

To better explain this question and the reasoning behind the answer, Joe and Krista of McLeod provide some visual aides. When we look at the stock flywheel and clutch assembly of a 2001.5- and-up model year Mustang we see a difference of diameters. Changing the diameter of a clutch changes things like moment of inertia which affects engine responsiveness. With McLeod’s reduced diameter clutch the stock flywheel creates and overhang were the organic friction material will not make contact.

To ensure the proper function and lifespan of you performance clutch make sure you have components that are meant to work together.