i know what your saying about the pressure plate as frank's only felt a little stronger/harder than OEM. But I believe since they have such a grippy clutch surface that it does help. my personal rating of that clutch would definetly be down in my range of HP which is between 400-450. I have the exedy stage 2 3 puck clutch and flywheel, now THAT i'd rate at 500-600hp.. this pressure plate at a stoplight is HELL, my left leg is 2x the size of my right leg after a long drive through the city.