1UZ manual conversion... advice on what clutch setup to go for

**chosen1** · 21-05-2008, 06:25 PM

hi guys.. im sorta new, sorta not to toymods... i used to be on here a while ago, when it was the old site, but my account went by the way side??? anyway, i drive nissans - primarily 180sx's and silvias.. but have always ripped the nissan donk out and replaced it with somthing a little more fun... had a sil with a VG30DET and my last 180 had a 1JZ... now im putting a 1UZ in my current 180.. my dilema is what transmission to use..

i've been reading all the threads regarding 1UZ conversions (IS200 etc) and other random manual conversion threads.. what id like to do is ask those of you that have done the manual conversion about your setup and see if it will be suitable for what i plan to do.. the car will be my daily driver.. i'll be converting it to gas for fuel economy (the plan is to keep the car for a long time, hence i can justify the outlay), but i will certainly throw it down the quarter and around every track day that i can get my grubby little hands on

i dont believe in building weekend only cars.. waste of money IMO

i can get Neil (rush imports) to build me a good auto box, that'll take a caining, but id like a manual setup.. power aims are fairly moderate - not going to turbo or blower (just yet) so i guess around the 150rwkw mark, but i guess i need a clutch and gearbox that'll be able to take the torque it produces and the thrashing id like to give it... ie drag launching and drifting.. this is where i dont have much of an idea.. i've read the W58 should be more than enough for that power (dont know about the hard life tho??) and i guess a strong single plate clutch will do the job too... but will i have to sacrifice "slippage" for clamping pressure, for when i want to slide it.. or should i look at maybe a twin plate... or... this is where u guys jump in...

cheers
Greg