Ok, I'm almost at the point of having to make a decision on a clutch... not least cos I'm gonna have to get the money together for it!

 

I've gone with Greddy 16g's (and a rebuilt engine etc etc) & am looking to be making 500+ bhp, with maybe the potential to go a bit further in the future... so, what clutches can people recommend??

 

Obviously RPS are the clutch of choice, will they handle the power/ torque?? Anyone got any experience of Carbonetics? OS Gikken also seem to have a good rep too..

 

Not got a budget in mind (as is apparent from the above!) but I want to get it right first time! The car's a play thing - trackdays and weekends only, so not TOO bothered about a clutch which doesn't like traffic, but not entirely sure I want to go with an on-off paddle clutch.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Rich

If you are going for big power and not just using the car as a track car I would avoid any paddle type clutches.

 

I know the RPS Carbon Carbon is suposed to be the dogs, but its £1500 and I've no personal experience of.

 

I've Had ATC paddle clutch and would never recoment one to anyone. the are just snatchy on or off and really heavy. So you need a leg like Conan.

 

I've Also had the O S Giken Twin plate which will handle what your after. At £850 it is a really good bit of kit and not too heavy to use as a daily drive. Only down side is that after about every 300 miles it starts to get a bit grabby and needs a real good drag start or 2 to clean out the dust and make it feel nice again. + it will need a £400 rebuild kit about every 20 to 30 thousand miles depending on how hard you drive.

 

I then went for the Exedy Twin Carbon Alloy at £1350. This is the nicest clutch I've had other than standard. The thing is that you ain't going to get much of a clutch cheeper than the O S Giken + both the Exedy and the O S Giken come complete with lightend flywheel and ajustable slave.

 

Well not that will live with the kind of power your talking anyway.

Obviously the RPS twin plate carbon clutch is a very good clutch but its also expensive, i think you will be pushing any other RPS clutch to its ragged edge so it wont last long, the only other one i would recommend would be the twin plate OS giken clutch, again its the best part of £800+ but its a cracking clutch

Cheers fellas - gotta admit I always had it in my head that the OS Giken was much more expensive... the exedy is v. tempting too... might see what the old credit card balances are looking like!!

 

Kirbz - this is your old silver zed... I got the shell from you nearly a year ago!! Will swing by some time when it's run in & see what ya think!!

Cheers fellas - gotta admit I always had it in my head that the OS Giken was much more expensive... the exedy is v. tempting too... might see what the old credit card balances are looking like!!

 

Kirbz - this is your old silver zed... I got the shell from you nearly a year ago!! Will swing by some time when it's run in & see what ya think!!

 

bloody hell, forgot you had this ;)

 

yeh when its done would love to see the old gal again :)