Jump to content
SAU Community

Help With Twin Plate Clutch

chan

By chan,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

chan Community Regular

chan

Posted
Posted

I am in need of a new clutch asap. I have a s14a and have been looking into getting a twin plate clutch and have pretty much decided on an ORC unit.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me the exact difference between the ORC's the normal metal twin plate and the Pro carbon twin plate for driveability purposes and also spec wise?

the two clutches in question are the

ORC-559D-02N and

ORC-559CC-02N

the car will be used mainly for street use but will be tracked once in a while. (as in maybe once in 3 or 4 months or so)

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/183378-help-with-twin-plate-clutch/
Share on other sites
VB- Veteran

VB-

Posted
Posted

cant tell you about those two exact clutches, but i general the twin plate will probly be rather difficult to drive with, where as carbon/carbon clutches maintain a very light pedal, and factory-like engagement

chan Community Regular

chan

Posted
  • Author
Posted
cant tell you about those two exact clutches, but i general the twin plate will probly be rather difficult to drive with, where as carbon/carbon clutches maintain a very light pedal, and factory-like engagement

thanks for the reply VB. Its just such a hard decision to make considering you won't know how it feels until you actually buy it and it is not a small thing you can replace whenever you feel like it.

VB- Veteran

VB-

Posted
Posted

find other people with the same clutch if you can (look around on here for someone local to u) ask if u can see it/maybe even drive it to get a feel for it. if not get opinions from everyone on here, ask what they've got, see how good it is for the street.

BUT, first off how much power are you making? i doubt you really need a twin plate, just get a good solid single plate (speak to jim berry, he is a god when it comes to clutches apparently)

chan Community Regular

chan

Posted
  • Author
Posted
find other people with the same clutch if you can (look around on here for someone local to u) ask if u can see it/maybe even drive it to get a feel for it. if not get opinions from everyone on here, ask what they've got, see how good it is for the street.

BUT, first off how much power are you making? i doubt you really need a twin plate, just get a good solid single plate (speak to jim berry, he is a god when it comes to clutches apparently)

I've already got a heavy duty clutch and it does not hold the power. I've got quite a bit of power.

I've already called Jim Berry and had a long chat about his clutches. He gave me a very good explaination of everything and told me about his Full Monty clutch. He makes a very very good argument but (feel free to flame me) I just can't get my head around the fact that one Australian man can make one of the greatest clutches whereas all these Japanese brands like ORC and OS Giken can get it so wrong. I know ORC probably make custom clutches for all the Top Secret cars hence giving the general public the impression that their clutches are all that. I have thought long and hard and really contemplated getting a Jim Berry but I don't think I can.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • jtha7
      Replacing turbo water line - any recommendations or advice?

      By jtha7 · Posted

      Hi all, Restoring r33 series 1 rb25det. All the heater hoses were on their way out, have replaced them and put it all back together. After testing I noticed a small leak from behind the head on the actual metal water line to the turbo when cars warm. I tried running a longer hose over it but it kept leaking...   I am about to take the (stock) manifold off again😔 to change the water line does any one have any lines they recommend? I was looking at Aeroflow Turbo Oil & Water Line Set but not sure what everyone else recommends. Car is completely stock but want to upgrade turbo eventually. it looks like ill have to disconnect a lot just to replace these lines so if there's anything else recommended to do please let me know. Thank you in advance!
    • MBS206
      RB20DE NEO smallbox clutch.

      By MBS206 · Posted

      From memory, on the R33 GTSt at least, while everyone says "It's not adjustable", I found when I changed clutches in mine, it just needed a small adjustment on the rod length. But be very wary here, as you could end up trying to push the pushrod in the master too far, or blowing out the slave.   Most likely though, if the master/slave isn't bypassing internally or leaking out, then the throw out is the wrong height compared to the fingers on the clutch, so when it moves to disengage the clutch, it isn't 100% disengaged. You can check part of this out too by jacking the car up, having the engine running, put your foot on the clutch and try to engage 1st gear. If it goes in pretty easy (Compared to the ground) and/or the wheels start turning a fair bit and it takes a bit too much brake pedal to bring them back to a stop, this is likely the issue.  I'm not sure if you can adjust the height of the forks etc in these though, it's been that long since I've touched any RB gearbox.
    • MBS206
      Lock up the old for sale / wtb threads.

      By MBS206 · Posted

      That's all good, I thought I was missing some interesting feature! Maybe @PranK can double check if that is something that is meant to be operating or not.
    • Kapr
      RB20DE NEO smallbox clutch.

      By Kapr · Posted

      I hope that is not something that bad. From what i remember he said that only first gear is "hard" to get in and that he has couple of ideas what to try next but idk 😕  hope it is not gearbox out. I will let you know.
    • GTSBoy
      RB20DE NEO smallbox clutch.

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      If it's not the hydraulics, it is probably gearbox back out. Usually as per @Duncan's post, or otherwise associated with not getting the throwout fork positioned correctly. All the way up to catastrophically bolting shit back together without it being aligned properly and wrecking the clutch/input shaft/flywheel/something else.
×
×
  • Create New...