Buying a new clutch and flywheel, any recommendations?
06-14-2015, 10:33 PM
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Buying a new clutch and flywheel, any recommendations?
Hey everyone,
So my car is just about to hit 70k miles and the clutch appears to be on its way out. As the clutch is going to be changed I figured I may as well change the flywheel while at it.
I'm after some advise on which clutch and flywheel to go for. I've been looking at the Stage 2 competition clutch, and various flywheels at around 8lb's.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Cheers, Tom.
So my car is just about to hit 70k miles and the clutch appears to be on its way out. As the clutch is going to be changed I figured I may as well change the flywheel while at it.
I'm after some advise on which clutch and flywheel to go for. I've been looking at the Stage 2 competition clutch, and various flywheels at around 8lb's.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Cheers, Tom.
06-14-2015, 10:59 PM
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What are you looking for in a new clutch? If you're happy with the feel, stay oem. Most aftermarket clutches have a different compromise of some sort, and varying level. That said, CC St2 seems to be one of the better designs and is what I have, but only to cope with an impending supercharger installation.
It is a touch noisy around 2 and 3k rpm, but not too bad. Sounds like many of the others are even noisier. Pedal feel is lighter than oem and it is easily controlled for 'normal' starts. It does bite harder than oem if you're a bit less delicate with letting the pedal up though.
It is a touch noisy around 2 and 3k rpm, but not too bad. Sounds like many of the others are even noisier. Pedal feel is lighter than oem and it is easily controlled for 'normal' starts. It does bite harder than oem if you're a bit less delicate with letting the pedal up though.
06-15-2015, 01:24 AM
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I would usually choose OEM parts as a rule... Although, I am considering supercharging in the future, this is why I'm considering the Stage 2 comp clutch.
What sort of changes should I expect to feel on normal day to day driving with a lighter flywheel and sports clutch?
What sort of changes should I expect to feel on normal day to day driving with a lighter flywheel and sports clutch?
06-15-2015, 02:32 AM
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Clutch description above. I've not used a lighter flywheel, but general concensus from previous threads I've read is that it's not really worth going too much lighter for road work, or it'll become very easy to stall (less momentum keeping the engine going). It'll rev a bit easier though. I'll leave people with real world experience to describe further.
06-15-2015, 02:46 AM
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I have an OEM kit with an RPC flywheel, I thought I'd get OEM pilot bearing while I was at it too. The RPC comes in at about 10.4 lbs so not as light as you want but also no problems with stalling/pulling away either (plus it's about £150 cheaper than a Fidanza 8lb one)
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if you are going SC I think the consensus is to not lighten the flywheel to help the idling
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if you are going SC I think the consensus is to not lighten the flywheel to help the idling
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