Ceramic Or Organic Clutch

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Ceramic or organic clutch.

230mm ceramic carbon clutch listings information 99 106 230mm organic clutch listings information 250mm kits 107 109 270mm clutch listings information 110 114 single plate performance upgrade flywheels 115 116 clutch actuation 117 120 xclutch accessories 121 122 xclutch bellhousings 123 12 custom work gearbox drawings. Between the variations in design the jargon and the lack of specifications things can be confusing. Ceramic vs organic dd clutch. It s hard to buy a replacement clutch at least if you want to understand what you re buying.

What i m asking is. I didn t run the buttons around the full face but only placed one pair on each of the four quadrants. Ceramic clutches can absorb more heat than organic ones thus making them better suited to high performance applications. I mainly use it for daily driving but would like to track it eventually and possibly add a turbo to it in 5 years or so.

How much torque can the stock clutch handle. I have a 350z 2003 need a clutch job. Organic clutch discs are. Single or twin plate clutch.

Ceramic clutch disc material is not made of ceramic like you d imagine is used for pottery. Btw my 16 button single disc ceramic clutch weighs less than my old organic single disc clutch. Instead it s a mixture of copper iron silicon dioxide tin bronze and sometimes graphite. So all of the material between the four quadrants was removed further lightening the hub disc plate itself.

You will find that the price of a ceramic clutch is reflected in fact that they specifically for high performance driving. Clutch friction materials explained organic kevlar ceramic etc. The friction material is secured to the clutch disc backing plate in one way or another. To repeat the important point do not buy more clutch than you need.

Ceramic clutch discs are far more resistant to heat and perform well at higher temperatures unlike organic clutch discs. Jump to latest follow 1 20 of 30 posts. Discussion starter 1 apr 21 2012. In fact scca its racing rules require a standard oe spec organic disk.

This makes them ideal for performance use such as in racing and drifting because of the high revs and torque going through the transmission. 1 of 2 go to page.