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Ive been ringing around doing the rounds on getting a new clutch and ive had jim berry say go single and Mercury Motorsport say go double.

Both have good reps and both are saying things that directly contradict each other, so, whats best?

bearing in mind theres a nismo twin in there at the moment which I quite liked the drive of.

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mercury wanted like 3 grand to replace the twin plate in there, thats huge for a clutch!

I can prob get a rebuild for about half of that tho...

is that installed? and what brand? ud be supprised how much a brand spankin new twin/tripple costs :stupid:

have a talk to some gtr owners as to what clutch they run, get their first hand experience

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Hi Guys

Ive been ringing around doing the rounds on getting a new clutch and ive had jim berry say go single and Mercury Motorsport say go double.

Both have good reps and both are saying things that directly contradict each other, so, whats best?

bearing in mind theres a nismo twin in there at the moment which I quite liked the drive of.

If anyone else says 'new' i'm gonna kick them in the nuts!

mercury wanted like 3 grand to replace the twin plate in there, thats huge for a clutch!

I can prob get a rebuild for about half of that tho...

Mercury are full of shit, what the hell are you doing ringing them anyway! You don't need to replace it. PM Dan (3lit3 32), he is the clutch MASTER! I guarantee it will be well under what Mercury quoted you. Hell you could find another workshop and it would be well under what Mercury quoted you.

And what's with the thread creation on every single question? You didn't listen to peoples' opinions from whoretown, so why is this any different.

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That was installed, and he said it was custom made, wouldnt tell me the brand or who made it... Real shady if you ask me... I never have liked mercury much.

Dans not answering his phone :stupid:

I can get my current one rebuilt for under 1k, wont say where or who however. Then theres install costs...

Jim Berry wants 1500 for a rebuilt nismo twinplate. Mercury reckons a GTR will shread a singleplate.

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And what's with the thread creation on every single question? You didn't listen to peoples' opinions from whoretown, so why is this any different.

Oh anna just for once, nothing personal and dont fire up, but *please* give up being the forum cop. I didnt break any rules...

The reason I created the thread is because in whoretown the shit gets lost and its hard to keep a track of it. If I loose something and want to come back to it, its hard to remember what page its on and I have to sort through it.

I havnt ignored anyones advice at all. People say rebuild but jim berry told me otherwise, said the nismo's arent good for rebuilds. I have to weight his experciance against his business objectives and then add in what people on this forum say.

Also isnt mercury a sponsor of this club? Thats why I rang them...

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That was installed, and he said it was custom made, wouldnt tell me the brand or who made it... Real shady if you ask me... I never have liked mercury much.

Dans not answering his phone :stupid:

I can get my current one rebuilt for under 1k, wont say where or who however. Then theres install costs...

Jim Berry wants 1500 for a rebuilt nismo twinplate. Mercury reckons a GTR will shread a singleplate.

Yeh take your own advice and steer clear! If it was a brand that was good, they'd tell you. If you order your own OS TS2CD it will handle your power easily (they are rated to 600hp) and they cost $2400)

Dan is busy during the day and at night as well as he has family commitments. Basically if you leave him a message, he WILL respond, don't worry about that.

If you can get a twin rebuild for under $1000 then FARKING WELL DO IT!!! That is a hella good deal! Dan can take care of installation at his work, and they will give you a fair price on it too!

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Oh anna just for once, nothing personal and dont fire up, but *please* give up being the forum cop. I didnt break any rules...

The reason I created the thread is because in whoretown the shit gets lost and its hard to keep a track of it. If I loose something and want to come back to it, its hard to remember what page its on and I have to sort through it.

I havnt ignored anyones advice at all. People say rebuild but jim berry told me otherwise, said the nismo's arent good for rebuilds. I have to weight his experciance against his business objectives and then add in what people on this forum say.

Also isnt mercury a sponsor of this club? Thats why I rang them...

Actually you know what? You can do whatever you like big boy. I like that kind of toughness in a man :stupid:

Jim Berry will say anything that goes against twin plates. They work, regardless of whether he likes it or not.

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i vote for less shit fight, more useful info posted in this thread...

I believe if you have a read, I have posted more useful info that shitfighting. Ian likes to take everything personally and to the heart. It's his 'thang'.

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I say go with dan he will be busy until the weekend but leave a message and he will get back to you (this is an very stressful week for him so he won't be answering his phone much). But I do remember you asking about this in whoretown and were told the same thing :stupid:

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I say go with dan he will be busy until the weekend but leave a message and he will get back to you (this is an very stressful week for him so he won't be answering his phone much). But I do remember you asking about this in whoretown and were told the same thing ;)
I have rung him and left a message :yes:

im waiting on him to get back to me.

He needs a secretary to book appointments for him :stupid:

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He needs a secretary to book appointments for him :stupid:

I have considered offering him that service.

Back on topic though. Ian, if you have the $ then get a OS Giken triple plate or double plate.

Just make sure that if you plan on upgrading power in the near future that you get a clutch that will cope with your power output.

I think the doubles handle 600ish and the triples can do up to 850hp.

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I have to agree with mrbenno, I've seen how his car goes with the clutch and he didn't have the usual issues most people complain about with the extra plates.

Using what is commonly used isn't a problem, it's the best idea! Proven and working, why stuff with it.

If you like yours, get it rebuilt. And if you asked already, and people answered asking again really wasn't needed.

Surely you can wait for Dan, unless you've run the clutch into the ground and are now risking your flywheel... which is just a stupid thing to do as everybody can tell when their clutch is going... sometimes for the better service you have to wait, dan is but one man.

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lol I dont really have the dollars for OS Genkin. Im hoping the rebuild for 800-900 I can get from a friend is the go, but I will hold of and wait for dans reply.

Also main reason I was asking is because I was told by jim berry, who would probably know when it comes to clutch's, to go with a tough single.

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