Twin Plate Clutches - I Have 2 Choices Which One?

[ash_29]

Hey guys going to be purchasing a new clutch for my 33r vspec in the next few days, from you experience which clutch would be preferrable.

OS Giken STR2C for $2257 off greenline

ORC 559 Series - Twin Plate Clutch - 550ps for $1835

Any feedback would be appreciated as i intend to purchase soon and have had no multiplate clutch experience :S

Cheers in advance

ash

I shall be contacting Jim Berry tommorow, as he seem to be highly recommended by members

[Mandingo]

How much power are you chasing?

Jim berry FTW. I have also heard great things about NPC clutches, I have never used one myself but if its good enough for Mark Jacobsens 7 second 32 they should go alright....

You should try to get a drive in a multi plated car first to see what its like.

[Swiper the Fox]

How much power are you chasing?

Jim berry FTW. I have also heard great things about NPC clutches, I have never used one myself but if its good enough for Mark Jacobsens 7 second 32 they should go alright....

You should try to get a drive in a multi plated car first to see what its like.

Mark uses a slider clutch in his car...but did run 8's with an NPC twin plate...the same clutch i also use. NPC's are good because they dont have the annoying rattle like the jap ones do.

[Swiper the Fox]

dp

Edited February 16, 2010 by DiRTgarage

[Blitz]

Ash, check out the Nismo Super Coppermix twin plate.

I ran one in my last GTR for 3 years and it was nothing short of brilliant.

[ash_29]

car will be running max 400, down the track, but at the moment its running arnd 300... HP that is.

Hey blitz, yeh i saw the nismo's but were quite a bit more expensive than the os and the orc. How much better do you rate them? Have you driven many twin plate's?

Edited February 16, 2010 by ash_29

[snozzle]

how much are the npc twin plates??

[cobrAA]

I'm in the same situation as this member.

I can get the ORC 559 brand new for 1100 $

or

OS giken 400$ used ( so figure 600$ for new disk) and it's 1000$ for an almost brand new twin plate clutch.

My car:

BNR32 425WHP and 350 lbs of torque.

I can get trap in traffic 2-3 times a week,( 30 minutes of stop and go!) so I need something that will be good enought for daily and good for 5k launch!

[T04GTR]

orc is good, but very poor pedal feel. ie easy to stall and/or slip to much. os giken is very good ans great pedal feel.

[cobrAA]

From what I can read, Os giken seems to be really good OVERALL but from what I can read the orc 559 *should* be more easy on stop and go ( daily-driven) but now, you are saying it's easier to slip. Man, I don't know, why there's so much brands and product offered hahahaha!!

By the way, would ORC or OSGIKEN be quieter ? or pretty much the same.

Edited July 30, 2010 by cobrAA

[Brandon]

$2257 for OS Giken? I'd rather pay a couple 100s more for the nismo twinplate coppermix like what Biltz suggested.

[89CAL]

NPC twin plate is about $1400 I think. Choice of twin plate button or twin plate cushioned button

I have an NPC single plate 10" sprung button in mine and its amazing. Nearly as soft as stock clutch and it grabs really hard and also isnt to hard to drivein traffic. Give them a call, the guy that I talked to was very helpful

[SiR_RB]

the OS "str" range is for street, does that price include the push to pull converter for your car?

[Brandon]

Forgot to add, the price for Nismo Coppermix comes with a flywheel too which save you the trouble of machining yours. I doubt the price of the NPC ones comes with flywheel.

If you're after something thats easy on the foot and will manage more than 300 or 400awhp, ATS and Nismo are the way to go. I've never seen/read anyone complaining about them.

[cobrAA]

My GTR make 425whp with 350 lbs of torque.

I found a brand new ORC 559 with brand new flywheel for 1100$

or

an OS giken TS2B used but it was been rebuilt with their A kit. This guy ask me 1300 $.

Which one would last longer on the drag ? i.e takes more abuse.

In terms of daily-driving or streetability ?

In terms of noise ? Does the damper help to make less noise ?

And lastly, does one cluch brand need more modification to fit than another ?

[cobrAA]

I found out that the OS giken TS2B is rated at 500hp while the orc 559 is rated at 550hp. I thought the ts2b could take a lot more power no !??

[T04GTR]

From what I can read, Os giken seems to be really good OVERALL but from what I can read the orc 559 *should* be more easy on stop and go ( daily-driven) but now, you are saying it's easier to slip. Man, I don't know, why there's so much brands and product offered hahahaha!!

By the way, would ORC or OSGIKEN be quieter ? or pretty much the same.

well. my car has a r3c. solid centre etc etc. ive had os ts2,npc built os ts2. girlfriend has orc 709d. and all of my os giken ones are way easier to drive. harder pedal. but way easier.

[heslo]

I wouldn't go past my Nismo Super Coppermix. Fantastic clutch and worth every cent. It's what I run in my GTR and I love it!

[T04GTR]

only reason i prefer the os giken is that they can be really abused and still hold up. but like any multiplate. slip it to much and the centre plates can worp. so id pic the one with the thicker centre plate.

not sure how you would find out but..