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[caged]

Whats the latest fad for single plates? Was tossing up between getting a southbend single with the full face kevlar/ceramic TZ/B disk from the states or just get a direct 4 puck single. Car is a daily with a new built 2L and gtx3576 setup around 400kw and will probably see the strip a few times.

[leadfoot]

from everything i've read the 4 puck "should" hold more power than the full face. due to the way the pressure plate load is applied

[EV0300]

Ive got a sprung centre 6 puck in mine and its horrible to drive in traffic

[caged]

Yeah i was trying to avoid a 4 puck but after speaking to direct clutch and npc this morning, a solid center 4 puck in reality is what im going to have to go to if i want to keep things cheap and stay on a single plate.

[evo-gsr]

Ive got a sprung centre 6 puck in mine and its horrible to drive in traffic

Really?
I have the same and I dont have any dramas.

[86psi]

Why stay on a single plate? Why not go twin

[bazeng]

Twin with that power.

[EV0300]

Really?
I have the same and I dont have any dramas.

Start stop traffic its really grabby you have to rev it abit when you take off or its chattery nothing like a heavy duty.

[evo-gsr]

Thats pretty much the nature of a puck clutch compared to a full faced clutch.

[bazeng]

I quickly got over my manual setup overall in traffic hence the auto conversion.

Manual good if you are young. Haha.

[evo-gsr]

Even better if you live in an area where traffic isnt an issue!
And no...I dont live in the middle of no where!!

[VIN18M]

I have a 7 puck with a sprung centre and it's very driveable, almost like stock. Nowhere near your power figure but was told a full faced disc would never hold the power I was making, no matter what material.

[caged]

Why stay on a single plate? Why not go twin

  Its just a budget daily driver and a twin plate doesn't fit the budget theme lol.

 

I quickly got over my manual setup overall in traffic hence the auto conversion.
Manual good if you are young. Haha.

My race cars auto, this is just a fun daily that has to drive 14kms through twisty hills every day then a heap of boring hwy and city driving.

[bazeng]

What's the budget for the single plate?

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[caged]

Sub $800

[Evo-00x]

I did a write up on my SPEC Stage3+ clutch in here in my rides thread and several other threads. I quite like it and it's cheap enough to buy. Bang for buck for sure!!

It's got a full face, cerametallic friction surfaces. Holds great. Is slippable in traffic and on hills. It has a sprung centre. Stock like feel. Great for the street. You dont need a left leg like Arnie to push it in either. It is softer underfoot and held much better than any other single plate clutch GSR/EVO I've driven with up to 300kw atw. I had 28psi and 330kw atw through mine and it was still holding on launches and hard pulls. I also did 10 runs down the strip on a hot 30+ degree day and it didnt smell not one bit like it was burning (unlike so many other clutches that cant handle the heat). Still to this day I swear by them as being the best clutch for a 300kw 4G63 to date at a cheap affordable price. When I had my engine out and inspected the clutch and my flywheel, there was no signs of heat discolouration, burning or warping on either one. I reckon it was the best decision I ever made to buy that clutch instead of going for a multi puck or heavy duty brass button Exedy piece of shit clutch instead. Seen way too many Exedy's fail and break springs in the clutch disc or simply just burn out and slip - they are totally over-rated in my opinion.

In saying that though and as much as I put the SPEC Stage3+ (the plus model) up high on the pedestal, I agree with the other boys. A big single wont handle the torque that 400kw atw AWD would be producing. I've even purchased a twin plate Competition Clutch thats still sitting on my shelf waiting for the day my big single decides to slip or the next time I have the engine or gearbox out - it'll be swapped out for CC twin clutch and flywheel setup.