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Old May 8, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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Hi i'm going to change my clutch now! it needs to handle 220HP+.
Any suggestions?
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by sonmic
Hi i'm going to change my clutch now! it needs to handle 220HP+.
Any suggestions?
From what I was told you should source a clutch on the torque it can handle and not the BHP

*EDITED* Removed the useless part of my information

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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Big-Dan
From what I was told you should source a clutch on the torque it can handle and not the BHP, still saying that there only really seems to be 2 choices for your power range from what I've read on here in the past.

AP 4 paddle clutch or Helix 4 paddle clutch.

Apparently you have to really battle with the AP clutch as it's not very driver friendly but is the more sensible option of the 2 if your looking to launch it hard and often.

The Helix is more driver friendly and can work well on a daily driver but can also hold it's own during a good thrashing, just not as often as a AP clutch could.

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Old May 9, 2010 | 06:34 AM
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I've got an AP organic plate driven clutch on order (CP2000-35 ) this is meant to be about the strongest out there. This is replacing the ap4 paddle currently in situ on my car.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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Yeah as above, no need for a paddle at all!!
An AP CP2000-8 or CP2000-35 will be fine, they are £300 and £400 respectively
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