Solid Clutch Disks Q's

[CA19DET]

are solid disks really that bad on the street in traffic and driving slowly etc, i know that they are more like an on/off switch than sprung hub disks, but isi it really that bad??

i got a chance to get a Stage IV Spec Clutch and Cover, brand new from a guy locally for CHEAP, he is going SR20 and bought one late last year..

i imagine the clamping force to be quite fierce, but can it be handled on the street w/ slight slip etc..????

- later,.

[PacManVR4]

Nah, There not that bad. I have ran a 3 puck unsprung, 6 puck unsprung and a 4 puck sprung. I wouldent run them on the street after what happend to mine. I stripped the spines of the disk that mates to the transmission input shaft.

[CA19DET]

i know i said i wouldnt go with a spec cause of the failures i have heard/read about, but for the price i could break in my engine with it and replace it in about 1500 or so miles when i really start to push the engine..

[CA19DET]

I wouldent run them on the street after what happend to mine. I stripped the spines of the disk that mates to the transmission input shaft.

whoa... not good.. was that because it would vibrate rediculously pulling off slowly??

[boost_boy]

Quote »are solid disks really that bad on the street in traffic and driving slowly etc, i know that they are more like an on/off switch than sprung hub disks, but isi it really that bad??[/quote] They can cause violent convulsions from your car. A bit too rough for everyday street use, but it can be done and know some people who use them on their everyday 240s.

Dee

[themadscientist]

you need to slip them with more precision then a sprung disk but they are streetable. My wife can drive her O.S. twin plate with unsprung disks without trouble.

[CA19DET]

Quote »you need to slip them with more precision then a sprung disk but they are streetable. My wife can drive her O.S. twin plate with unsprung disks without trouble.[/quote]my engine builder seems to think that a solid disk is the only way to go with the kind of power i will hopefully be making, but also thinks that the street driving me really cause some violent vibrating..... and the twin disk set up is ideal cause it displaces the presure between the two disks.... this si what he says i should get..

so i think the ClutchMasters FX600 Twin Plate clutch kit is the next clutch i'll get... unless i can get a OS Giken Twin Plate..

[PacManVR4]

AWD+6k luanches and no sympathey from me=dead clutches and drivetrain. I like the puck style disk better than a organic simply becouse it wont turn to cat hair after a beating.

[boost_boy]

Quote » I like the puck style disk better than a organic simply becouse it wont turn to cat hair after a beating.[/quote] Yeah, but your flywheel will get :owned. I use a kevlar disk with a custom double diaphram pressure plate and it holds just fine without all the added vibrations and shudder.

[PacManVR4]

This page sums up all your clutch tech. And like I have always said about how I set my cars up"Do as I say, not as I do"

Best clutch tech ever...http://www.roadraceengineering...h.htm

[nab911]

Im getting a carbon/kevlar clutch kit from balanced performance for 395 but i gotta find out what are all the specs on it... i realy want an OS giken but i cant afford it.

[240 Trainee]

I have a spec stage 3 sitting in my room, whe I get the engine swap done, I'll let you guys know what I think.

[CA19DET]

well i took the stage 4 SPEC unsprung hub clutch kit from the guy last night... ~$200 without a mile of use on it. (traded a blow off valve and some cash)

it looks good, quality metals used seems to be pretty good, all bolts and fasteners etc look safe.

i'll tell you how it is on the street,

[themadscientist]

I wouldn't use a metal disk, the damage it does to the flywheel is just terrible. You could try a super single, it is put together just like a twin plate but only has one friction disk and no intermediate plate, a good step up from a replacement type.http://www.osgiken.co.jp/pro_c....html

[CA19DET]

yeah but i dont think they lsit it for the CA you got to use the RN14 GTi-R Pulsar kit... and OS Giken stuff isnt the easiest stuff to get... otherwise i would have one...

[NeedCAforS13]

ray is selling his OS Giken CA clutch... might want to email him Aaron:)

Sean

[nab911]

jesus those clutch kits are expensive... about ~650 for the single plate... ~900 for the twin plate

[themadscientist]

you should price a four disk RB carbon clutch:eek:

[nab911]

the dual disk is like 900 and the single disk that the link above is to is like 600... im really liking the deal though because it includes flywheel....

[themadscientist]

those really are'nt bad prices and they are rebuildable.