Xtreme H/D ceramic clutch experiences

[Timd]

Does anyone have any experience with the Xtreme H/D ceramic button clutches?

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com./HPIAB2/ca...ategory17_1.htm

Theyre nice and cheap, says theyre good for 300 at the wheels. Are they a bit over the top for say, 220kw at the wheels?

cheers, Tim

[cameron]

Yes their good, but a bit of a b!tch to drive.. ON or OFF no riding.

[LANFOH]

Ive driven a five puck ceramic button clutch before and they take a bit of practice to get used to compared to your organic clutches but definitely a good upgrade. A bit of a bitch in traffic but practice makes perfect. Im thinking of getting a 6 puck ceramic button which will be a bit easier to drive than the 5 puck.

[Timd]

im not worried about the feel, ill drive anything. More worried about my poor old gearbox. Its reconditioned but ill really crack the shits if i shatter it with an over the top clutch.

Lanfoh, what 6 puck are you looking at?

[Cillham]

i have a ceramic face xtreme clutch and love it

was on/off when first put in, now its enough to play with for traffic driving and tough enough for those gear slams

[LANFOH]

im not worried about the feel, ill drive anything. More worried about my poor old gearbox. Its reconditioned but ill really crack the shits if i shatter it with an over the top clutch.

Lanfoh, what 6 puck are you looking at?

Was looking at the one UAS website as I know they do some good work, a bit pricey but they do have a fair bit of experience with skylines. Havent really decicded yet though. My standard clutch is slipping like a **** so Ive gotta act quickly. :headspin:

[LANFOH]

What gearbox have you got? RB20DET gearbox?

[gtrken]

Use the 9 puck cushioned button ceramic from extreme.

Have fitted and sold heaps of them and are a very good, progressive clutch that your mum could drive but will bite when launched.

We have them in everything from RB silvia's in drifting to GTR's with 400rwhp and they work well.

Cheers

ken

[Zahos]

How much do they go for Ken? (full kit)

[Timd]

Lanfoh......its an rb20 box

I've been looking at the cushioned ceramic from extreme, although looks like theyre not a puck design plate like the button?

"The cushioned ceramic is one disc option and is not a puck design like the

ceramic button units. The next step from a cushioned disc is a twin."

Plus they are an extra 100 bucks, 650 delivered and every dollar counts for me at the moment.

If the ceramic button isnt going to destroy my gbox it seems like a cheap option

[Green_s13]

I cushioned cermamic clutch is what i was looking at with my chaser i think for daily driving with a bit of track use they are worth the extra money. i ended up with a twin plate clutch which i love easy to drive but they ain that cheap

[Ryno]

I have an Extreme 9 puck cushioned button clutch in my R32. It is excellent, and definately worth the extra $100.

[someonestolecc]

 

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com./HPIAB2/ca...ategory17_1.htm

How many puk is this clutch?

The price is nice, but for the same price I have found a exedy clutch plate with pbr pressure plate (or $650 for a full exedy organic 5 puk kit). Don't mean to hi-jack but are clutches pretty much all the same?

For those who have this clutch - I'd like a step up from a heavy duty organic but a step down from a full on brass button, will the xtreme one listed on that page be ok?

[Memph]

i couldnt disagree more...

i just installed the 6 puk cerametallic one hoping for a nice on off feel.

and was quite dissapoint.

there is SO much ride in it.. have i done something wrong?

i dont mean like HEAPS of ride. but about the same as mine old organic exedy boring heavy duty.

quite dissapointed indeed..

this is with a freshly machined flywheel too..

[Cubes]

I run the Xtreme 9 puk 1tonne clutch, I bought it from Tim the previous owner of Horsepowerinabox.

Its fairly nice to drive. Shudders a bit when you try to ride it but still has enough give to take off smoothly at the lights.

It is very easy to have it chirping the wheels when letting it out.

When parking you basically have to either let the clutch totally out and idle in or let the clutch out move forward and dip the clutch before it shudders, then repeat the procedure until you have parked/reversed etc.

I have grown to quite like it. The grab & ride-ability is very similiar to a OS twin plate I've driven, BUT obviously the pedal feels harder.

[mitchy_]

Use the 9 puck cushioned button ceramic from extreme.

Have fitted and sold heaps of them and are a very good, progressive clutch that your mum could drive but will bite when launched.

We have them in everything from RB silvia's in drifting to GTR's with 400rwhp and they work well.

Cheers

ken

what he said

got mine yesterday.. tis very nice.

[LANFOH]

what he said

got mine yesterday.. tis very nice.

Did you get the HD or the XHD?

[Cubes]

Pics of the 9puk.

From memory the HD is around 800kg's, the XHD is 1000kg's or 1tonne.

My previous clutch was a HD 800kg organic clutch. Wasn't too bad. Fairly light.

There is a noticable difference with the XHD.

My little mum can't drive the car, the clutch is too heavy with the XHD.

Probably because she's used to a Landcruiser and prior to that Patrol that had power assisted clutches.

What I would give to adapt one of those Nissan power assisted clutches to the r32.

[Timd]

what did that set you back mate, looks exactly like what im after

[Cubes]

back then.. $600 without exchange for the old one.

Tim said it holds 300rwkw with no reliability issues. BUT the ceramic clutch do tend to chew standard flywheels quite quickly.