Help Please!

[Madaz]

you've had NPC clutches fail on you

[Blue32]

you've had NPC clutches fail on you

When I said local - I meant in our state........

[Madaz]

ah ok then whole different kettle of fish

[Blue32]

If by Kettle of Fish you mean input shafts swimming in a sea of stripped and broken metal shavings - then yes

[Damo_R34]

yummy

[Brezza]

At the end of the day, with clutches i think you get what you pay for.

don't pick the cheapest, mass produced clutch on the market because you'll find once your pushing 300+kw through it, its going to start to wear and have a short life.

you don't need to be a brand whore, but if you talk to genuine people in the business that know their stuff and arent just trying to make a sale. you'll soon find out what is good and what isnt.

simple little things like pivot point at which the clutch engages has a big effect on pedal feel.

i'd say you're going to be up for $1500-$2000 for a full clutch kit which will be reliable and hold a fair amount of power.

trust me, from my experience. do it right once, and not have to change or rebuild it every 12-18 months

if you're after a single plate, i reccomend talking to Jim Berry. but if you're dying for a twin plate. probably go for a Nismo

i went for single plate because it is cheaper to rebuild, whereas nismo can be costly for a rebuild kit.

but sometimes you never know how long a clutch will last. if the material is good and all your pads are even then it should last a long time. but if they aren't all equal width like mine were when i had it rebuilt by someone other than Jim Berry (not mentioning names) it didnt last and because of the uneven wear the engagement wasnt very good at all, it would slip because the load wasnt evenly spread over all pads.

[SLED]

Other than the power you're producing and the way you drive the thing, you also have to consider how much street use vs track use the car will get.

The only thing you've told us is that it's for a 34GTR.

Answer the above questions and the guys will be in a better position to properly reply.

Last thing we want on here is Andrew and Steve getting into a pissing competition

[Madaz]

Andrews will go further he's taller

[Blue32]

Andrews will go further he's taller

I am the most bang for a buck guy you will meet. I have no experience with the NPC, but numerous examples of a certain other well advertised local clutch which just does not suit the applications it applies to. Trust me, spend once, spend less. You want to argue with 450+ rwkw on a mainline with slicks and semi slicks on the track, numerous 9000rpm launches, come see me, got the experience. When it comes to this, I don't even think of the clutch, simply, it works. Or you could spend half the money, at least twice, and worry about the clutch. Simple really. And yes, I am taller Steve you joker you

[Madaz]

NPC's main clutch guy used to work at excedy he has run on the boards and doesn't talk rubbish either

i tell him the application and he tells me if he can build it

this is his HD skyline clutch

The pressure plate I use is a standard Exedy cover that is pulled down and fitted with the same diapghragm spring nismo uses in some of their pressure plates. I then modify the Exedy pressure

plate to suit a 5 puk sprung center disc that I make using a 4.2 ltr patrol clutch plate.

[mungy]

what about Keith from KB clutch? he built me a cluch to handle 300 rwkw for a great price, no complaints from me so far!