Brassy Clutches

[PRO_32]

Hey gang

my clutch is dead and it's pissen me off i was thinking bout a brassy jus so i dont have to worry bout it again for a long ass time (hopefully)

But then again this could be overkill for a relatively stock r32

any thoughts suggestions on this would be great.

[JNR24]

This will be perfect for your application PRO32

have the best of both worlds!

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/mall/ck06.asp

[dabigbolf]

just make sure you drive the brassy like it should be driven. a few revs, then dump.

otherwise u bee chewing through them, as they have a really thin face.

and cant be ridden. they are on/off

[PRO_32]

Traction is a prob so a clutch that could be ridden a bit would be better but i dont know if you can get a clutch you can ride that still wont wear out

$750 is a bit steap for me apperently daiken do brassy's for 500

i gotta decide soon though it's startin to slip really bad though a commondore almost kept up with me. hehe

[Guest Yoda]

this the same as a button clutch? dont know if it would do it on a 'fairly stock' car, but they will chew through flywheels before the clutch itself wears...

[Guest INASNT]

Originally posted by JNR24

This will be perfect for your application PRO32

have the best of both worlds!

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/mall/ck06.asp

thats the clutch i might be getting, will hold apparently 260+rwkw!

[Squizz]

Don't be a shmuck, go a puck...

I should write ads...

[Bl4cK32]

I've got a brassy in my 32, and have had no trouble with it. It is true, you do have to give it sum then dump it. Only thing its a bitch in carparks, or goin slow in general....not that I go slow.

[PRO_32]

Originally posted by Bl4cK32

I've got a brassy in my 32, and have had no trouble with it. It is true, you do have to give it sum then dump it. Only thing its a bitch in carparks, or goin slow in general....not that I go slow.

hey black32 ive got a balck32 too hehe:D

i dont mind so much the parking and the slow driving hassels it will cause that jus goes with the territory likethe rest of the hassals that go along with hi-po cars.

Not that im complaining or anything i wouldnt have it any onther way

My biggest concern is take-offs as traction is a problem already

do you find that your tiptoeing on take offs or are you still able to drill it off the mark???

[Guest Yoda]

PRO_32,

have you fixed your rear wheel cambers? make a heap of difference to off the line traction...

[Bl4cK32]

I can take off like normal, without tiptoeing it, as well as drilling it whenevr I want.

Give yourself a month to get used to it though.

BTW I've got my car in the shop now coz it split the clutch hose due to it being old, and the clutch is heavy as, so replace it when you do the upgrade.

[PRO_32]

Yoda. do you mean to get rid of my rear wheel camber or have more cause rite now ther is a bit of camber.

[Roy]

When i installed my puck clutch i wish instead i had installed an R32 GTR OE clutch. Im sure it would hold the power of stock turbo, even up to 200kw with small aftermarket turbo.

It would have all the driveability of stock unit, handle some moderate abuse (any clutch can be fried) and would have been cheaper.

Whether the puck clutch is that much harder on the drivetrain or not, i dont know. I suspect they are as they sure as hell sound/feels like it, so cant imagine the gearbox/driveshafts/diff are immune to additional loading transmitted thru the drivetrain.

[dabigbolf]

brass button clutches can destroy diff's, axles, tailshafts, and gearboxes.

i am getting a 1 piece tailshaft, and if i blow up my diff, i will just get a mini spool.

but when you are building a performance car the brass button cluth does give u better acces to the power.

either clutch is good for the power though.

just like saying how longs a piece of string.

many answers

[Guest Yoda]

And they are still 'relatively' street driveable? how does it compare to, say a twin or triple plate?

[dabigbolf]

i have never driven a twin plate, but a friend with a r32 gtr has a twin plate, and he says it is also on/off.

you cant ride any clutch and expect it to be good for it. But the full face clutches are just easier to do it in.

twin plates are very expensive, and not really warranted for say 200rwkw. if you can afford it twin plates are better than brass buttons, but not really warranted unless you got a hipo motor to back it up.

[Guest Yoda]

pro_32,

get rid of. stand em straighter. when you lower suspension and put wider tyres, the car rides on the inner bit of the tyre, instead of the whole rubber. thats why they wear unevenly. put em flat on the ground again, and away you go!

[PRO_32]

yoda i got 265-35-18 on the rear's it's not stitting to low

ie there is clearance from tha gaurd and the top of the tyre but im worried if i do that and lower it will rub against the gaurds.

basically is there that much to gain from doing this ??

[Guest Yoda]

it wont make your car any lower. it might cause to rub, if you are already really low. pm metblue_gts. he's had it done. convinced me. i get done next week.