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Im still using an OS twin. Was cheap to rebuild ($600 ea for plates)

Its nie and heavy. But i prefer that to a light feeling clutch my laser has :P

So im not using a Jim Berry... but that many people here have changed over the them and are raving. Pedal feels light, takes massive abuse etc.

Pulled the OS out, no problems after 6 months. As new

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I'm sorting out putting my RB25 gearbox in my R31 in preparation for the RB30DET that is being built.

Looking at ~250RWKW. Unsure what sort of clutch to look at - want something practical, but am on a tight budget.

Im still using an OS twin. Was cheap to rebuild ($600 ea for plates)

Its nie and heavy. But i prefer that to a light feeling clutch my laser has :P

So im not using a Jim Berry... but that many people here have changed over the them and are raving. Pedal feels light, takes massive abuse etc.

Pulled the OS out, no problems after 6 months. As new

abcent Mentor

abcent

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Yeah Jim Berry is the clutch GOD..

he made my 1200pound clutch into a 4300pound clutch within minutes of me walking into his shop.

so you have the "full monty" single plate set-up? whats it like to drive? does it cope well under abuse (dragging, track work, or burnouts etc...). what sort of power an torque are you putting through it?

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I have yet to use the clutch above, built by Jim berry. I am still working on getting my freshly built engine back into the skyline. However I am looking for 320rwkw +.

I orginally had a NPC heavy duty clutch, which according the Jim actually started out as a VL commo clutch. He modified the preasure plate to more than tripple it's clamping pressure, and built me a new clutch plate using a new excedy 5 puck sprung clutch centre from a nissan patrol modified with his own carbotic buttons. This cost me $850.

Ring him, listen to what he has to say about clutches for 3 hours and in the end he'll tell you exactly what you want.

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abcent

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yeah he spoke to me for quite some time!! certainly a world of knowledge. He said he may be able to use my old excedy button clutch depending on what parts it had (some of the older ones have same diaphrams an stuff as Nismo aparantly, but the new ones he cant use?)

so next weekend i'm pulling out the g/box & clutch to see if I can use it or not. hopefully it'll be all back together an like new before christmas.

Not looking forward to pulling the clutch out on the ground of my garage, shoulfnt take too long though

redline2003 Community Regular

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The NISMO Coppermix is rated at 420HP at the engine and is a single plate full-faced clutch(smoother for street driving). This is the clutch i'm getting for my S15 as a twin plate would most likely kill the fragile 6 speed gearbox. Best price I found would be a Melbourne dealer named RMS Motorsport, quoted me $1450 pick up from the stoe in Melbourne. This price included the lightened flywheel, clutch plate, pressure plate, fork etc. Speak to Henry at RMS if you decide to go for the NISMO clutch, a nicer guy you won't find.

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The NISMO Coppermix is rated at 420HP at the engine and is a single plate full-faced clutch(smoother for street driving). This is the clutch i'm getting for my S15 as a twin plate would most likely kill the fragile 6 speed gearbox. Best price I found would be a Melbourne dealer named RMS Motorsport, quoted me $1450 pick up from the stoe in Melbourne. This price included the lightened flywheel, clutch plate, pressure plate, fork etc. Speak to Henry at RMS if you decide to go for the NISMO clutch, a nicer guy you won't find.

the one Jim Berry can make is also a single full faced clutch, using a better friction material of some sort and much stronger diaphram. From what he tells me, it can handle 550hp+ and a fair amount of abuse. he quoted me $1100 for this brand new clutch, delivered from QLD to my door (VIC). the only thing it doesnt have is the light flywheel, which from what im told on Skylines makes gear changes rough an the car a bit harder to get off the line hard?

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Hey fella, my mate works at Xtreme Clutch here in Adelaide below is thier website have a bit of a look around it, the phone number is 1800 CLUTCH and you can speak with Brad, tell him your power and what you want out of it and he will sort you out with what you need.........hope this helps you out

http://www.xtremeclutch.com.au/

Good luck

Darren

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