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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Thu, 02 September 2004 12:11
 
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It might help if you told us which car/engine/power level you have. 
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Thu, 02 September 2004 12:17
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I did  , oh one more thing estimation on price if possible.
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Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Thu, 02 September 2004 13:13
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Direct Clutch in Albion
Jim Berry/Race Clutch in Buranda
Nick's Clutches in Archerfield
Look up their phone numbers/addreses in the phone book - they all make custom clutches. Take them your clutch assembly (flywheel/driven plate/pressure plate/thrust bearing), tell them what weight your car is, how much power it has, and what you want to use it for. They will custom build you a clutch that will do all of those things without going overboard.
I have dealt with all of these companies over the years. In my experience:
* Direct Clutch are small on chit-chat but have good pricing, excellent products and excellent service
* Jim Berry/Race Clutch can talk your ear off, have excellent products but intermittent service and high pricing.
* Nick's clutches are cheap and friendly but both service and products are of intermittent quality
As for a button plate - some people have trouble driving on them and can find them annoying, they cause you to break stuff when driving enthusiastically, and they're just plain unnecessary with your desired power output. I guarantee that each of these shops will have a quiet chuckle to themselves if you ask for one.
I suggest you go in and ask for "A flywheel surface, new thrust bearing, uprated clamp and a full face driven plate to suit 150rwhp in a car that weighs xxxx. The car will be used primarily for street driving and occasional circuit work."
Expect somewhere between $250 and $500 for a quality job - but it's hard to pigeonhole. You can pay as little as $100 for a stock clutch, up to $1000 for a custom single plate, and upwards of $4000 for some multi-plate clutches.
[Updated on: Thu, 02 September 2004 13:15]
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Thu, 02 September 2004 23:51
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From my dealings with direct clutch I can highly recommend them.
I have a 4 puck solid centre clutch and custom pressure plate (sorry I don't know the pressure rating but it is higher than what they rate as their heavy duty rating). I just told them what I was after (car type, power output etc), sent them my old set up and the new stuff came back. The previous heavy duty pressure plate began slipping in 3rd, 4th and 5th on boost (1st and second just slipped the wheels instead  )
It works brilliantly, was well priced and IS very driveable on the street (my girlfriend can drive it no probs in the traffic). It bites nice and hard though if you drive it that way.
I will be going back to them in the future.
They do take a couple of weeks to a few weeks when I have ordered from them, so try not to be in a rush if you go with them.
Cheers.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Fri, 03 September 2004 00:09
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Direct clutch = the goods. Always expect them to take a bit longer than they say though!
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qld
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May 2003
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Fri, 03 September 2004 07:55
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Yeh im still lerning the clutch lingo, i have been recomended a brass button clutch with the four different sigments and also told that i shoudl try get onme with the springs in the center so it still has osme drivability.
thanks
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brisvegas
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August 2004
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Fri, 03 September 2004 11:55
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http://www.xclutch.com.au
Try out the cushion button line that they offer. VERY SEXY
Cheers Adam
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Location:
qld
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May 2003
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Location:
qld
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May 2003
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Re: Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
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Sun, 05 September 2004 23:17
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yeh agreed i wonder if there are any othere companies which do.
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Othere heavy duty clutches othere than rpm
