R33 GTR - Clutch/Flywheel kit recommendations?

[MIU]

os giken twin plate!!

[2rismo]

os giken twin plate!!

What a reply!

Adrian

[Beer Baron]

brotecs new 'power slipper' clutch is the best for sure. it's a six plate kevlar/unobtanium mix...

ATM I have OS Giken twin plate. it's not too bad but it is pretty brutal. I reckon I'll go for the sprung centre option next time too.

[doubled]

All these people Quoting OS gieken and the like priced at $2g ???????

Jim Berry is the man, he CAN give you the clamping preassure of your new clutch, (mine 37000) and for a 5 finger carbotic clutch for a GTR with approx 500rwhp (mine) for under $1g (with flywheel) why go anywhere else??

Im not an expert in clutches but as far as i know if you have a spring rated and tested at 37000 pound and you are forcing 5 fingers onto a flywheel rather than a WHOLE plate or even a similar spring trying to grip two full plates the 5 fingers are going to have a GREAT deal more GRIP on the flywheel and less chance slip

DONT RIDE THE CLUTCH if you are finding that you are burning clutches out on a regular basis might be worth while to change your driving techniques

Oh he is in Brissy and he DOES love a GOOD chat!!!

P.S it might bee a good idea for some of the sau members to go to someone like JIM and listen to someone with some actual experiance not just come on here and dribble total

SH!T

[2rismo]

P.S it might bee a good idea for some of the sau members to go to someone like JIM and listen to someone with some actual experiance not just come on here and dribbel total  

SH!T

A truer word was never spoken.

Adrian

[Duncan]

The other guys to talk to if you want someone in Sydney are St Marys Brake and Clutch, we got the race car's single plate and pressure plate from there for $800. over 300kw atw no problems after a full year's racing and 2 targas.

[ferni]

How do Jims clutchs (wonder if its like jims mowing? ) handle daily driving (in traffic)?

I'm after a clutch that can hold decent power and last longer than a year in daily driving (traffic etc..) Does he provide a flywheel with it as well? or does he modify your std flywheel? I've lost my std flywheel only have the lightweight one from my twinplate (in my car atm)

[Scooby]

The other guys to talk to if you want someone in Sydney are St Marys Brake and Clutch, we got the race car's single plate and pressure plate from there for $800.  over 300kw atw no problems after a full year's racing and 2 targas.

Hi Duncan;

how would you rate that clutch for street use? god or dog?

Mark

[Duncan]

well kinda hard to say since its on a race car. but it is nice and easy on the left foot. I'm pretty sure Moanie is running the same one on street car atm too

[Kinell]

Blitz how did you go with the clutch? I am interested in getting one too

[GZ R33]

At that power level I wouldn't bother going less than a triple plate, I would go the OS quad plate - last clutch you will ever buy.

[Blitz]

Blitz how did you go with the clutch? I am interested in getting one too

Kinell, due to a few issues with availability in Japan the clutch took a while to arrive but here it is.

I went for the brand new Nismo Super Coppermix twin plate kit, with lightened flywheel. The Nismo clutch was recommended to me by various people a a nice compromise between strength and drivability - I wanted a clutch that can take a hammering but wouldnt be a pain on the street so the super coppermix fitted the bill, and if it still proves to be rather heavy for street use, the Nismo larger clutch operating cylinder is also available for further improve the feel

Its being fitted as I type this, so i will provide more information on its drivability once I have taken it for a test run.

[benm]

Looks too pretty to be fitted to a GTR

What approx did it cost you?

[ferni]

Whats the Nismo larger clutch operating cylinder all about? are you talking about a master/slave cylinder? How much are they worth, what are they ment to do?

Edit: ok quick search shows its a slave cylinder - what benifits does it provide over a normal slave?

Edit2: Ok bit more searching tells me

"When using with NISMO racing clutch kit, this product changes heavy clutch pedal feeling to lighter feeling. Bigger cylinder diameter (20.54mm) comparing with standard one (19.05mm) enables you to control clutch pedal much easier. Best matched with NISMO racing clutch series."

So how is it different using it with a nismo clutch rather than any other clutch?

Correct me if i'm wrong but it will just make the pedal lighter, its nog going to actually make the clutch less on/off?

[Blitz]

Its supposed to help improve driveability and is designed for use with the Nismo multiplate clutch series.

Its an option, though it remains to be seen wether its actually needed.

[Beer Baron]

but it will just make the pedal lighter, its nog going to actually make the clutch less on/off?

you are not wrong. that's exactly what it does. it does so at the expense of travel. I had one in my GTR (OS twin plate). Pedal was remarkably light, but I found it didn't have quite enough travel. so that sometimes even with the pedal all the way to the floor it was hard to engage first gear. could have been a bit leaky too though, so possibly a brand new one would be ok. i just replaced it with a stock nissan slave and the pedal was much heavier, but everything worked fine.

[Ronin 09]

I'm awaiting the results, as I was looking at the G-Max II which unfortunately is no longer in production... looks very pretty haha

[Blitz]

Ronin, the G-max is what I was originally after, this is the replacement and rated to 640PS

[ferni]

Cool thanks for the info - Interested to see how you like your clutch Nick - give it a couple of months before making final judgement, my twin felt great when i first put it in, then after a couple of months didn't feel so good, i'm going back to a single.

Also if you end up changing the slave cyl to the nismo one, let me know what difference it makes.

[Blitz]

Will do Andrew