Help With Twin Plate Clutch

[chan]

I am in need of a new clutch asap. I have a s14a and have been looking into getting a twin plate clutch and have pretty much decided on an ORC unit.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me the exact difference between the ORC's the normal metal twin plate and the Pro carbon twin plate for driveability purposes and also spec wise?

the two clutches in question are the

ORC-559D-02N and

ORC-559CC-02N

the car will be used mainly for street use but will be tracked once in a while. (as in maybe once in 3 or 4 months or so)

any help will be greatly appreciated.

[VB-]

cant tell you about those two exact clutches, but i general the twin plate will probly be rather difficult to drive with, where as carbon/carbon clutches maintain a very light pedal, and factory-like engagement

[chan]

cant tell you about those two exact clutches, but i general the twin plate will probly be rather difficult to drive with, where as carbon/carbon clutches maintain a very light pedal, and factory-like engagement

thanks for the reply VB. Its just such a hard decision to make considering you won't know how it feels until you actually buy it and it is not a small thing you can replace whenever you feel like it.

[VB-]

find other people with the same clutch if you can (look around on here for someone local to u) ask if u can see it/maybe even drive it to get a feel for it. if not get opinions from everyone on here, ask what they've got, see how good it is for the street.

BUT, first off how much power are you making? i doubt you really need a twin plate, just get a good solid single plate (speak to jim berry, he is a god when it comes to clutches apparently)

[chan]

find other people with the same clutch if you can (look around on here for someone local to u) ask if u can see it/maybe even drive it to get a feel for it. if not get opinions from everyone on here, ask what they've got, see how good it is for the street.

BUT, first off how much power are you making? i doubt you really need a twin plate, just get a good solid single plate (speak to jim berry, he is a god when it comes to clutches apparently)

I've already got a heavy duty clutch and it does not hold the power. I've got quite a bit of power.

I've already called Jim Berry and had a long chat about his clutches. He gave me a very good explaination of everything and told me about his Full Monty clutch. He makes a very very good argument but (feel free to flame me) I just can't get my head around the fact that one Australian man can make one of the greatest clutches whereas all these Japanese brands like ORC and OS Giken can get it so wrong. I know ORC probably make custom clutches for all the Top Secret cars hence giving the general public the impression that their clutches are all that. I have thought long and hard and really contemplated getting a Jim Berry but I don't think I can.