Hey people,

My clutch is shot. Had a heavy duty organic in there for less than a year. I'm a pretty tame driver in comparison to most and yet it didn't take long for the clutch to go. So I want to upgrade.

So I'm researching other options and have sourced a lot of info from old posts. I had decided upon a twin plate, utill I had a conversation with a mechanic I was recomended to speak to. He said it would be a bitch to drive on the road.

Has anyone here got a twin plate clutch? What do you think of it? If I could organise for someone to let me drive tamely up and down the road to see what it is like for normal driving, that would be ideal (but unlikely I guess).

Currently have a PPG/helical straight cuts, 340hp atw (goal is 400hp, for weekends/cruises/kwinana).

I don't want to be changing the clutch every 6 months.

I have a tilton twin plate.. and absoulute bitch to drive slowly especially on a hill its either in or out. And itcomes with a lightened flywheel so makes driving much harder.

but it holds nearly 600 hp atw time after time no slippage..

Talk to sean at asg apparently hes running a more friendlier twin plate..

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I'm a jockey kunts...

If your car is a daily don't even bother with the twin plate. I currently run a brass button, its holding up quite well and being easier to live with than the Excedy 5 puk organic crap I previously which only lasted about 4-6 months.

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i thought it was clutch material that made the difference to the driveability. for ex. a brass button single plate would be harder to drive than a twin plate organic?? i knew extra plates to be just extra surface area to handle more torque?? but i'm probably wrong

hey guys i am in the market for a new clutch.
i have heard a lot of theories with wrx 5speed box's and their weak strength.
i have a 99 sti with a 5speed 1-4 straight cuts and roughly 185kw's
anyone suggest a new clutch? i would like a strong brass button or twin plate but have no idea on strength.

1.daily driver
2. would like it to last for a good amount of time
3. sorry for hijacking

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upgrade ur gearbox a twin plate will smash it to pieces.. hahah

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I'm a jockey kunts...

right-o i figured.
heavy duty excedy?
can you recommend anything

for you guys running straight cuts just get a hd organic plate & get a reputable clutch joint to modify the pressure plate (they will replace the finger plate with a heavier one and change the pivot ring) this will give you about 30% extra claping force which is more than enough grip to blow a standard box most clutch shops will charge you and axtra $300 on top of the price of the clutch for this mod

i had one like this in my forester & it lasted for ages (at least 2 years) before i inevitably blew the crap out of second gear whilst flat shifting i'm still using the same clutch plate now & head heaps of meat on it when i put the new box in - although i'm now using a stock exedy pressure plate through fear of blowing my dccd ra box

Is it just more clamping force I'm after? Is this going to make the clutch last longer? (Sorry for the noob question haha.)