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Got one in mine as it came with it.

pros,

handle high HP

handle a shit load of abuse(high rpm launches)

last a long time still going after 5 years of use

well built and engineered

no slippage

con's

gearbox breaker (no spring dampers or give)

bitch in stop start traffic

I thought more torque loading etc that the clutch lets through (quad vs triple) would mean more stress on the gearbox (physics), unless it has damper springs etc to take up shockloading. Still punishing gearbox though.

OS GIKKEN STR twin sounds good.......

Yeah i thought the same thing, Kier wilson explained it to me and showed me the differance between the clutches. Somehow the quad plate puts less effort on the driveline than the triple. if indoubt feel free to give Willalls a call, they had the trpiples in both there GTR's and now run the quad's as they found them easier and more friendly to drive. YEs they are the OS distributers here in S.A and would try to make a slae off the quad rather than the triple but i got the quad at the same price.

Fair enough, main thing is as long as you are happy with it, go with it.

I'm happy with my os triple as it has lasted so long (daily driver, 380ish RWHP) and only one busted g box so far, 3rd gear.

well the number of plates has very little bearing on driveability at all.

two equal clutches. both puck type. both metallic friction material. both same pressure plate. both solid centre. one is a tripple, one is a quad. I can tell you now they will both be the same to drive.

things that affect driveability of a clutch:

force of pressure plate

type of friction material used

style of plate (full face, puck type etc)

sprung/dampened centre

saying a quad plate is easier to drive than a tripple is still a useless statement. there are hundreds of types of each clutch. if I had a sprung centre, full faced, 1000kg pressure plate tripple plate. and on your advice that a quad plate will be better went and bought one. and it was solid centre, puck style plate, 1600kg pressure plate which do you think would be easier to drive? and kinder on the gearbox?

exactly. :) my point is. saying quads are better than tripples for driveability is not acurate. of all the factors in clutch design it probably has the least impact on driveability. and yes I've driven plenty of singles, quite a few twins, a number of triples and a couple of quads. I had an OS tripple in my GTR for over a year, and an OS twin in it for about a year.

so you guys wouldn't recommend a triple plate for daily driving? What power will a streetable twin plate hold up?

I converted my solid centre HKS twin plate to a sprung centre. Absolutely transformed the car (was a bitch to drive previously in stop start traffic) and seems to be surviving 400 rwkw abuse OK.

yep, massive difference between solid/sprung centre clutches.

and ookami, like i said, it depends on the type of tripple we are talking about.

if you are talking OS solid centre, puck style, tripple then no, it's no good for daily driving. if you are talking full face, sprung centre tripple, with a not too extreme clamp force then yes, it should be fine for street use.

Just get Jim to make you a clutch if your worried.

Tough as nails, great for street driving

best advice anyone could give you....

i daily drive my GTR, jim berry built mine.. it is a single plate button with a carbonics plate.. bites HARD.

and considering he built it cheaper than what a stock replacement costs... can't go wrong

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