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Hey just bought a GTR 33 and its either got a twin or triple plate clutch in it.....

I hate it with a passion!!

Its noisy, makes terriable *Ting* sounds etc etc

Its hard to get used to... You let the clutch out slowly.. nothing nothing nothing nothing then ALL the clutch is fully out... theres no play in it or riding the clutch....

Does anyone else have one? Whats your thoughts?

Are they put in for big horse power aplications? is that the reason... cos i hate it!

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Well I have a twin plate. It is perfectly driveable (lightened flywheel effects aside) but when cold rattles like a bitch.

And yes they are used because they have more torque capacity than most single plates.

only when cold it rattles??? mine as soon as u touch your foot on the clutch it rattles like s**t...?

If its "that" bad it's probably a triple

Best bet is to wait until you're at a skyline meet, an ask if anyone has a triple and wouldnt mind you driving it around the block. Then see if its the same (within reason as all clutches will be different).

Or just pull it out and put a single plate in there

I have an excedy twin plate in my GTST which is my daily driver, and I now I really like it. But at first I was exactly like you and hated it, the rattle really pissed me off (now I dont mind it) and it took me a good month to become 100% efficient with the on/off nature of the beast(hill starts in the wet were a killer).

But honestly now I love it, drive yours for a while, get use to it, enjoy it.

If its "that" bad it's probably a triple

Best bet is to wait until you're at a skyline meet, an ask if anyone has a triple and wouldnt mind you driving it around the block. Then see if its the same (within reason as all clutches will be different).

Or just pull it out and put a single plate in there

Was thinking about it but to be honest i guess i want to spend money on making it go better and then i guess the clutch is already upgraded so no need to worry about it... was just wondering what other people thought of them thats all... and ive never come across one before and was wondering if it was adjusted right etc and had to make the noise etc...

I have an excedy twin plate in my GTST which is my daily driver, and I now I really like it. But at first I was exactly like you and hated it, the rattle really pissed me off (now I dont mind it) and it took me a good month to become 100% efficient with the on/off nature of the beast(hill starts in the wet were a killer).

But honestly now I love it, drive yours for a while, get use to it, enjoy it.

PHEW thats what i was hoping to hear....

Yer drove it today to work... at a set of lights on a hill.... thank god i was the only one at it lol... roooooolling!

only when cold it rattles??? mine as soon as u touch your foot on the clutch it rattles like s**t...?

Well yes it only rattles when you put your foot on the clutch. If the gear stick is in neutral & your foot is ff the clutch the plates are engaed & there is nothing to rattle.

What I was saying was that once the clutch itself has some heat in it when you depress the pedal it doesn't make anywhere near the same amount of noise.

You can, I'm sure find a more driveable example. It is only ever about the friction materials & whether or not it has a sprung or unsprung centre.

There are good twin plates and bad ones. Good ones still drive just as nice/easy as a single... or at least very close to. Then there are really crap ones that have no give in them.. pain in the ass to drive, you can get used to them however.

There are good twin plates and bad ones. Good ones still drive just as nice/easy as a single... or at least very close to. Then there are really crap ones that have no give in them.. pain in the ass to drive, you can get used to them however.

HAHA GUESSING MINES SHIT THEN! LOL

I *believe* I have an OS Giken twin plate clutch, it has a very small slipping point and groans and rattles IF you take off with low revs or attempt to slip it.

Give it a little power when your just near the friction point (ie. something like 1200-1500RPM) and then let it out fairly quickly and its nearly silent. Ie. don't try to slip it too much.

Last time I tried to drive a normal car I couldn't feel the clutch too well, so I think I might be used to it now.

Although, as others said you may have a triple plate which are said to be much harder.

More importantly than your clutch concerns, congratulations on your purchase!!! mine is purple too :)

not sure if your aware that multiplate clutches of the non-damper type are horribly on/off in operation, and for street your best off with a sprung centre, or damper type, that makes the on/off transition as good as a nice single plate amongst the better ones.

I just purchased an OS giken STR2CD twin plate for my gts, cost about 1700 delivered through greenline, apparently has very light pedal pressure and very easy to use. My GTR has a pretty heavy rebuilt OS twin plate, must be the TS2CD. Its still a damper type, but is quite on off, and makes your leg tired in stop/go traffic situations!

End of the day, if you use your car regularly, from my experience its eventually worth spending the $ on making it more driveable or friendly. if its a bit of a pig you may not look forward to driving it as much! My old clunky mechanical diff would put me off driving in the city!

cheers

Just installed a extreme 1650kg clamp load single plate with alloy flywheel.

Pedal feels like its just a fraction harder than the standard unit, although it judders a little on take off due to the button clutch plate but very happy with the performance.

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