I need a clutch. HELP!!!
 

Well it looks like I'll be replacing a my clutch on my Nismo. I'm asking for all of your expert, valued opinions. I need a cost effective good clutch and want to go aftermarket.

Thx ahead of time for your help!

People say good stuff about ACT and Jim Wolf. I have used ACT on my 240z's and they are excellent.

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+1 for ACT stuff. I have used The ACT HDSS on my Evo and beat the piss out of it for three years in Auto-X. Held up perfect with zero slipping.
For your Nismo, I believe the HDSS is rated at 435tq clamping force. If you wanted to step up to a puck'd disk, that will increase your tq clamping force to 555lbs. I wouldn't recommend a puck'd disk if you DD in a lot of traffic though.

Oh yeah -- replace the flywheel at the same time.

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What he said..... I really like Chromoly FWs over aluminum ones, just for their strength. Although they are a little heavier than the aluminum ones though and harder to resurface later.

Good point. I have heard the aluminum flywhels for the 370 are TOO light and screw around with thte synchro-rev too much.

Yeah, lighter is good but too light isn't always better. The lighter the FW, the more you have to keep the revs up to stay in your powerband. With a LWFW, the RPMs drop faster than a medium weight FW, thus causing you to loose a "feeling" of TQ. Not too sure how syncroRev would compensate for a LWFW though.

lwfw would also cause more chatter.

word of advise to OP... you only want to do this once, so do it properly. tho you already have posted a cost effective one... i would first think, on a serious note, what are the realistic future plans for the car? as far as power /torque is concerned. That way you choose a setup that would work for your future goal.

second, definitely upgrade the flywheel if you can... you're already in there... so why not get it done already. i'm a fan of chromoly flywheels for 90% of our clients. Its a common thing to say that you will be tracking and beating the car up all the time, but then how many times do you REALLY track / race the car? a little fun in the highway / streets isnt the same as drag racing or circuit racing at local tracks every weekend. So the lightweight stuff might sound tempting adn a better upgrade, but at what cost? more chatter, and less friendlier drive feel at daily driving speeds? sometimes a little less goes a long way in enjoying the car's feel.

third, DEFINITELY do the slave cylinder upgrade if you can. Zspeed has a great product and just like the flywheel situation... you're already in there, so why not???

last but not the least, if you are not boosting that car in the near future. Go with a Giken super single setup ;)

Hey OP I got a really good clutch here

http://www.gtmotorsports.com/product...cat=263&page=3

Its a good deal for $2200 and helps for any power you do in the future it holds up to 800hp

Man, that triple plate would be a b**** to DD! Great clutches tho!

I drive just fine lol its not bad. But its not my DD you got a point.

For a DD, a triple plate is harder to slip smoothly and would be a PITA to start on a hill! But I have heard that the Giken RC3 is easier to drive than other triple plate clutch kits.

According to Nissan I have to replace the clutch release bearing. But while it was all apart I wanted to do the clutch as well. I don't plan to put in major upgrades to the car but I have no idea where to start on this. Thank you all thus far for the information.

stick to the giken super single OP

also i believe Alex (JDMFairlady21) had the RC3 when he had his TT 370z. daily driven from the shop to nyc everyday

+1 on all especially the slave cylinder. This is the one i plan on getting when i do my clutch. From what i've been told, the stock slave cylinder is made out of plastic!! And that an aftermarket clutch will easily burn it out.

Few things, A One piece flywheel like the South Bend will add slight noise in the trans, If you use a good fluid it is fairly quiet.

I absolutely HATE the OE Dual Mass, It makes the car a PITA to drive. Ever notice when you take off no matter how hard you try you can't keep the car from bucking on you? This is ALL from the stock flywheel, When you pull it and put a 1 piece in it makes the car so much better to drive.

IMO the South Bend flywheel is the ONLY option for these cars, The others are too light, Inserted aluminum that will warp sooner or later, or cheap stamped steel of some kind that makes the trans rattle like mad.

I see a lot of opinions on clutches here, what you are going to be doing with the car? Big decisive factor when choosing a clutch is too get one that will work for how you will be driving the car, Drag racing? Track, Street ect.

It will be all street driving with the occasional race at a red light or something but no track driving. I've always had the slight bucking though

I just received my south bend set up from Joe. Awesome guy to work with and he knows his stuff. The car goes in for install with AMS this Thursday.