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Hey guys,

I know next to nothing about clutches - so take it easy on me. I have just pulled my gtr engine and box and found my clutch is rooted, so obviously need a replacment. I am only taking the car to roughly 250-260rwkw as I want to keep it reliable on the standard engine so I dont think I need to go overboard with the clutch.

I have heard from many people good advice pointing me in the direction of the NISMO coppermix twin plate but I am afraid the bills are stacking up and I wont be able to fit $2k into the budget. Speaking to N1GTR (Steve) he said the Exedy clutches are OK - just dont go over their power rating or they'll be rooted in no time.

To the question: What exedy clutch should I be looking at? The Sports Tuff or the Single Plate Ceramic? I know i'll get more rattles with the single but this doesn't worry me overmuch. Any hints? I drive the car a lot - 40,000km/yr so want something that can handle traffic and the occasional track day (though I am not seriously competing hard).

Thoughts are appreciated guys.

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40,000 Kms per year is quite alot don't know if you would want to be driving on a ceramic clutch that much. If its a daily driver I would be looking at something else. I've got a Exedy 3 puck ceramic, you can have it on a daily driven car but its not that comfortable im not sure how many km's there good for either.

I agree that Coppermix is probably extravagance on that power level. I'm running a ~$500 organic single with 305kw. IMO track work is not a big concern for clutches - drag on the other hand, is brutal. For my next clutch i'm thinking NPC single.

I agree that Coppermix is probably extravagance on that power level. I'm running a ~$500 organic single with 305kw. IMO track work is not a big concern for clutches - drag on the other hand, is brutal. For my next clutch i'm thinking NPC single.

what brand?

what brand?

I cant remember :) I bought it new from a forum member (Mario? Marco?) who was selling a few different types 3 years ago, and it was only rated for 240kw, but its holding fine. Give NPC a ring and see what they can do.

40,000 kms per annum? are we talking about a gtr taxi??

yea seriously agree with MrStabby, the occasional bit of track isnt a huge deal for a clutch to put up with. but frequent hard launches in a gtr will kill it in no time so drags are out in your case if you want a clutch that wont push you to suicide in peak hour traffic. i found my 3puk an absolute nightmare in peak traffic, now i've got an exedy 5puk and while it is noticeably better, i would steer clear of it if i was doing the mileage you are.

IMO - exedy full face organic, sprung center. heavy duty p/plate might be a good idea. the pedal weight might be heavy to start with but you quickly get used to it after a day or two then you dont even notice it. it'll engage smoothly thats the main thing

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