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Am having a hard time coming up with a decision on the clutch for my 'R. Now, things to know are that this car is mainly driven by my wife, and as such the clutch needs to be fairly easy to use. She's currently driving my Silvia, which has a rather bitey RG clutch in it - which she finds a little hard to live with on a daily basis. She's had it for 5 weeks now and still has problems getting off the line.

Now my dilemma is that I'd like to get an uprated clutch for the 'R while the engine's being done, that's the easy part. Hard part is deciding whether or not a twin-plate is going to be too over-the-top for my missus to drive in everyday. Have got a good price on an OS Giken Twin-plate which comes with a lightened fly-wheel. To get this would be cheaper than having the standard one rebuilt and getting the additional chro-mo flywheel.

Now has anyone had much experience with what I'm going through. Myself, I would go for the twin, but I need to be aware of the WAF (wife acceptance factor). I've been advised that I can get the twin-plate slightly civilised by adapting it with a sprung centre - anyone done this?

Cheers

Brendan

Well, I suppose I should have been clear about the main problem - being the shortened take up. 'cause the GT-R has a power assisted clutch, the weight of the pedal isn't really the problem, it's more the take-up. Any comments?

Brendan,

I had a 9 Puck Ceramic sprung centered brass button clutch installed just yesterday. Its a tiny bit heavier than usual, probably because I opted for the 2500lb pressure plate. After driving it for a while, it bites pretty hard, chrips into gear, and isn't hard to drive once you get used to it. Anyways, go and see Ross at Autoclutch in Ossy Park. All up I got new bearings, a new clutch and a machined flywheel for $800 fitted. But overall it seems like a very nice clutch, and can hold the power easily.

I've never driven a car with a twin plate so I can't comment. Sorry.

Hope this helps.

Dan

You're not making my case to go to the Twin-plate clutch very easy are you. Really want the lightened flywheel as some of you know it's a nice item to have to exploit what horsepower you have and it's response. Appreciate the comments though.

ok dude cant help with regards to twin plate BUT a mate of mine used to drive a my99 and after the addition of the lightened flywheel his gf lost permission to drive it as she often stalled it (HA HA not naming names here :D but yeh just remember quicker to spool up means quicker to spool down ...

Brendan,

for a daily driver I wouldnt think a twin plate would be that easy, especially if its driven around town etc. But in the end it is up to you. I rang C-Red the other day regarding a clutch because mine screwed itself, and they had a Twin os giken there for 1500, supply only.

let us know how you go :(

Yeah, when the clutch is disengaged (ie. you haven't got your foot down), the sound you hear will be the plates vibrating around - it's normal.

Now, back on topic - anyone with twin-plates who have their wives/girlfriends or other female relative/friends that can give me a female perspective on the matter.

Cheers

Brendan

Brenden,

I have a twin plate in my R and my girlfriend has driven it once. She doesnt' have a manual licence so she took it for a 'lesson' and had no problems with it at all. That's someone who has never driven a manual before. I think she stalled it twice, and a mate of mine who has a jap import with a heavy single stalled my car 3 times so go figure..

I'm not sure of the brand of mine, I'm going to get my mechanic to drop the gearbox next time it's in there and see exactly what i've got..

Brett

the os-giken would be managed by a female i suppose. all os-gikens are made to drive on-road. whereas the hks ones are a race clutch. my mechanic told me after i put it in and i could have had the os-giken one for the same price.

there's no play in the clutch i've got at all. u either stall, burnout or just shudder while moving off in 1st. i'd think u should get the os-giken one. btw these twins come with flywheels, but i dun think they're much lighter, i have seen no difference in rpm surge. then again, too light a flywheel and u'd have to rev ur car too hard on a hill start.

Thanks dude, good feedback. Well yeah, definitely looking hard at the OS-Giken. Have managed to arrange to drives on Saturday of twin-plates. Thanks to Paul and Brett on that. The standard R32 GT-R flywheel is about 9.5kg, most lightened flywheels will be around 3kg lighter - well the Nismo single plate flywheel is anyway.

Got a Nismo twin plate in my GTR, and from what people say its the easiest one to drive with (compared to HKS and OS). Although I've had it for three weeks now and still manage to stall it on take off sometimes.

I'd say go the nismo one cause its not heavy on the left leg at all, same as standard clutch, just gotta get used to take offs.

Big difference compared to single, bites much harder.

IMHO if your not going for more horsepower, get a heavy single - good performance and easier to drive for your missus......

ive used them all,my order of preferance for an everydayer.

nismo twin plate

os giken twin plate-sprung centre

os giken solid centre

hks are nasty especially with solid centre.

agura--nasty

any button single is gunna be nasty also

ive used os triple and hks triple,os is much more user friendly.

if my wife was driving i would only go a single if it was standard heavy duty not button.

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