Making your own Dual-Diaphragm Pressure plate?

[chrisofna]

Hey Guys,

Anyone ever heard of people doing this? I know the higher-end clutch kits that cost a ton of money usually have them, but if I remember correctly the diaphragms are only held on by rivets right? It shouldn't be hard to drill those out, add another stock diaphragm, and up the clamping force. From what I've seen (especially on the Swift GTs) the main problem when having the clutch slip is the clamping force from the pressure plate being too low for the horsepower application, and not the actual clutch disc.

Any ideas? Maybe old-school tricks from the veterans out here?

[nonamekid]

Someone modified a stock pressure plate and was able to increase the clamping force. It might have been on the old forum, but I do remember seeing it done. I think they used two stock pressure plates to do it.

[chrisofna]

I figured it wouldn't be too hard to do. I was never on the old forum so I never saw anything from there.

[nonamekid]

Here is one of the threads on the subject:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2890&highlight=pressure+plate

Here is the thread on the old forum

http://fordfestivaaspire.yuku.com/topic/1113

[chrisofna]

Sweet!

I wonder if he really had to remove the material on the back of the clamping plate though? That seems unnecessary, although i don't have everything sitting in front of me to see it. I might go this way actually, a pair of stock B6T pressure plates should be easy enough to find.

[nonamekid]

Knowing Stevo, if he said it would be best to remove the material, I would take his advice. Wish he was still around, he knew alot and was great about coming up with ideas that worked.