| I have been working with Andy at Southbend clutch on a new pressure plate design for the TT for about a month now. With all of the big power Z's now days we see there is a need for a single disk set-up that will hold very high HP and TQ levels but won't break the bank in the process. Basically the pressure plate currently used in almost all the available Twin Turbo clutch kits, althou durable and well proven is a old design that is becoming somewhat outdated. We decided it was time to go to a newer pressure plate design that would have a higher clamping force and have a very light pedal effort. With the new design pressure plate we can have a 11-1 pivot ratio on the diaphram spring VS the 7-1 pivot ratio on the old design pressure plate. This will make the pedal effort decrease and in turn will be much easier on the clutch hydraulics, pedal pivots, crank thrust bearings ect. but will apply more clamping force to the clutch disk for much higher holding power. This clutch will have a killer clamp load up to around 2700Psi but retain a stock like pedal feel and pressure. It is also smaller in diameter than the old design (less rotating mass) and lighter which will free up some HP. We have set up a jig to machine pretty much any TT flywheel to accept the new pressure plate. I donated my stock TT fly to be the gunnie pig. Since I have abused my full face feramic kit beyond belief for about the past year and 20k miles and can't seem to hurt it I am going to give the 6 puck feramic DXD-F a try for awhile so I can personally see how driveable it is. I will also have pics up of the Full face feramic "FE" kit with ware measurements ect after I pull it out to put the new set=up in. I will post more info after I install it in my car :) On to the pics.
Stock flywheel redrilled and balanced to fit the new design pressure plate. 
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New Southbend DxD clutch kit coming soon............. - 
