Direct Clutch

[Nissan power]

Has anyone had any good or bad experience with direct clutch. Out of direct clutch npc or Jim berry what do people recommend.

[89CAL]

Cant speak for the other two, but I'm extremely happy with my NPC Clutch and Flywheel

Edited December 17, 2011 by 89CAL

[Nissan power]

Cant speak for the other two, but I'm extremely happy with my NPC Clutch and Flywheel

What type of clutch do you have and what power is the car making

[89CAL]

Its an NPC 10" sprung button clutch, good for 300+rwkw, car is making 255rwkw atm

Clutch bites hard and the pedal is pretty soft. Takes a bit to get used to but once you do its an easy clutch to live with. Cost about $760 from memory. If your gonna get one think about getting there billet flywheel while your at it. easy to do it all in one go.

[Nissan power]

Ok yea I'm going to need a twin plate 455 kw atw I need something strong how long you had it for and have you done any big launches

[89CAL]

NYC do twin plates. i don't do to many crazy launches but I've broken a drive shaft once doing a big launch. several 4k-4.5k launches at the drags. im not much for high rev launches since my drive shaft let go lol

[Nissan power]

Do you know what power they handle. Have you got Gtr 32 33 34.

[monty_r33]

Posted 16 December 2011 - 11:23 PM

monty_r33, on 06 April 2010 - 09:30 PM, said:

Round 1: lasted 1 week

I had one in my rb30/26 running 580hp and the preasure plate smashed after a week and destroyed my gear box. I was only running the cluch in no launches at all. It was a single plate 5puk from npc

Round 2: built stronger lasted 3weeks

From the last time it shit its self I sent it back and had it rebuilt to handle even more power. Funny thing is I'm running less power then last time. Now 450hp and the piece of shit clutch let go yet once again but this time it smashed the box clean off the block. I was changing from 2nd to 3rd. I should of learnt from the first time it let go. Now I will use what I know works. Hks or OS GIKEN or a orc or back to mal wood to get a custom built. So I don't have to pay labour to remove the gear box and pay for a new box and clutch because some price of shit clutch can't handle half of what it is built for. Buyers be warned. And customer service is f**ked when you send them back. They try anything to get out of it

[SiR_RB]

i got a custom organic clutch 3800lbs pressure from direct clutch, holding almost 300kw no problems, and is perfect for street duties that my GTR see's.

[Nissan power]

Ok thanks Monty I won't buy npc then. sir rb yea I am looking at getting a direct clutch or a Jim berry special but Jim went to hospital so I might go direct hope it can handle the torque and launches

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

I had a twin plate with flywheel from Direct. I welded it once but it was my fault. Handled 8k launches in an Autech Stagea with 500rwhp. Was a light switch clutch but you get that when running big power. Steve was excellent to deal with and Ive bought many clutches personally and refered him to mates on countless occasions. Theo Wollet ran his clutchs in the drag car. Speaks volumes.

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

Remember that a wet with driver Autech Stagea is around the 2 tonne mark, still ran a 11.7 on a hot Darwin night.

[Nissan power]

What do you mean by light switch clutches

[89CAL]

Button Clutch probably?

What power are you looking at making?

[tricstar]

he said he's making 455rwkw,

you'll hear horror stories from any brand.. I had a couple with Jim's.... no point getting into that...

with that power go a multi plate, with over 600rwhp in a GTR with literally 100's of 7-8k launchs and over 20000kms, and still going I can vouch for the OS Giken 3SC ( triple plate ) not the easiest to drive but you get used to it.

my2cents

[89CAL]

NPC do twin plates but I dont know to much about them. Agree with above, single plate is not going to be good enough at those power levels. Whatever you end up choosing, Go for a twin plate or better

[Nissan power]

Yea I am going twin plate but don't no which one to get npc or direct or Jim berry

[Nissan power]

Thanks tricstar I was looking at them but double the price of a direct clutch

[Majestic]

I'm having a NPC 10" ceramic button sprung clutch installed in my R33 GTR today (costs $1200 including flywheel). The GTR has around 380awkw. I was told that this clutch has proven to handle 600hp at the wheels so it should handle my power ok. I guess I will find out soon enough after running it in lol

I am having my OS Giken twin plate rebuilt - ready to swap back when the new NPC clutch gets tired.

Happy to report back in a month's time on the NPC ceramic button clutch.

Yea I am going twin plate but don't no which one to get npc or direct or Jim berry

[Nissan power]

Ok can u pm when you know thanks heaps so it handles 600hp I need more than that but I would like to know how it goes