I just ran an 8.70 at 171 with the Exedy Triple carbon, and I could let my grandmother pull it in and out of the shop with no problems.

I've driven both and they are both exceptionally good.

 

actually i had the cerametallic in my own car and it was great once the car was moving, but it wasnt for a car daily driving....

It wasnt anywhere near streetable... If i had a second car, sure why not... but i wasnt warned... everyone on here said its a great dd clutch...

 

if you have the money, get a pull to push conversion type, worth the possible headaches later

 

I had an Exedy twin plate cerametallic that lasted about 6k @ 500 HP. The clutch was not up to heavy drag strip use. Now I am on the triple cerametallic; the triple drives no different than my twin, it has very smooth engagement, and for being unsprung it doesn't chatter or make much noise at all. I feel that carbon/carbon clutches aren't really designed for street use, and that is where my car is 99% of the time.

 

I finally figured out my clutch stop and I love this clutch. The Tilton Twin Hybrid is great. Smooth engagement and will hold all the power of a low 10 second car. It is sweet. It shifts instantly dropped my car from a 12.2 on the stock clutch slipping, to a 11.7 on 100 octane. Very nice.

 

Ok, so I've gotten alot of mixed emotions and a few questions thrown my way so far. I plan on running no more than 450 hp (very unlikely I'll break 425) and use it as an AutoX, tracker, and mostly a DD. I'd like something that will last for as long as the engine does, and I am not scared of price. Based on that, if you had 5k to spend on any clutch you want, and were in my circumstances, what clutch would you choose and why?

 

if you want to squeeze every bit of performance out of the car go with the Tilton as it is the more aggressive of the two. but realize that it will be slightly difficult to drive on the street, requires more frequent service and if you live in an area with hills, i would suggest trying one out to see if the drivability is something you can live with.

that said, i recently switched from a Tilton Twin Cerametallic to a Exedy twin & it suits my needs much better. much less noise due to a spring loaded floater, smoother/easier pedal modulation due to the sprung hubs & it should outlast the Tilton due to the larger Dia' Discs.

 

The sad truth is that no matter what clutch you choose and no matter how much $$$ you spend for that clutch,you will NOT and I repeat NOT find a clutch that will last as long as your 450WHP 4g63 will last (properly tuned 4g63 that is) as you will find out.Good luck with which ever one you choose.

 

Ok, let me rephrase that, I want a clutch that can last upwards of 70k miles on it being at a track once or twice a year, and is agressively launched maybe 8 times every month. *What will last the longest!?*

 

And I want a million dollars and a harem.

 

Why?

 

Cause I could flip that house of ****** into a couple more million in a few years. And with the mill, I could easily get the resources to move that business anywhere I wanted.

My point was simply its probably not going to be that easy. You'll be in there replacing friction discs pretty often if you are making power. And every so often everything. You're not going to find a clutch you can beat the daylights out of at the track or autoX at 400 some hp. That's going to last 70k miles.

 

What would you recommend then?

 

Excellent point. As with everything in life there are compromises. Sometimes the clutch used when the car is set on kill 5 times a year is not worth the hassle of driving with for the other 360 days of the year. Choose the clutch that will suit your primary use along with your driving style, at times you may have to compromise on that too . Good luck with your choice.