Clutch question

[strapper]

Whilst browsing the forum I am coming across a lot of topics on people who's clutches have been failing. I have noticed it is mainly on edition 30 gti's and Audi s3's. Just want to know if anyone with a mk5 gti (200ps) has had this problem with a stage 1 remap? I am starting to reconsider getting mine done if this is the case.

[markymark]

Mine is slipping but im on STG2, I wouldnt let it put you off!

[liver]

what are you running on stage 2 on a gti?

jst intrigued as to what figures

[markymark]

My GTI has only been on the Superchips RR and they dyno'd it at 276BHP

[liver]

good figures mate

[markymark]

Cheers, maybe a little optimistic though!

[strapper]

Did you run it on stage 1 for long or did you go straight ahead with stage 2? It is off putting though because once you have spend £400 to £500 on a map then sooner or later you will need to spend £700 - £900 replacing a clutch?

[markymark]

I went straight to Stage 2, I think VWR will do the clutch for about £550-£600 fitted, but yeah its a big pill to swallow if you need it doing straight away. Mine started slipping after about 4-5k miles of use.

[strapper]

This not good at all, I wonder why clutches in the 1.8t golfs and audi's didn't fail when remaped. Surely there can't be a big difference? Anyone else having bother?

[Aldo]

Whilst browsing the forum I am coming across a lot of topics on people who's clutches have been failing. I have noticed it is mainly on edition 30 gti's and Audi s3's. Just want to know if anyone with a mk5 gti (200ps) has had this problem with a stage 1 remap? I am starting to reconsider getting mine done if this is the case.

I'm the same. I wanted to remap myn Ed30 thinking it was a lot of return for relatively little outlay , approx 500 for a good remap. However clearly the standard clutch isn't up to it and from trawling through the threads it appears you're looking at about £900 fitted for an uprated clutch. Not to mention whether the DMF is up to the job - there are lot's of threads saying it isn't.

So the remap plus clutch plus possible DMF takes things past the £1500 mark and unfortunately I don't have that sort of spare cash to throw at my car.

Shame the standard manual clutch wasn't as resilient as the DSG.

[strapper]

Yeah it sucks big time this! I'm happy to keep me car with the standard power but just feel a bit let down by this.

[winrya]

Yea mine went at stage 1 taking the flywheel with it.  The day this clutch starts slipping is the day i trade it in for something else

[MAT ED30]

Yea mine went at stage 1 taking the flywheel with it.  The day this clutch starts slipping is the day i trade it in for something else

y not just fix it ? its so easy to have done

[winrya]

Yea mine went at stage 1 taking the flywheel with it.  The day this clutch starts slipping is the day i trade it in for something else

y not just fix it ? its so easy to have done

Because i dont want to pay near £700 every 12 months! I've had it fixed incase i wasn't clear but if it goes again after 6k then the car will be gone.  Remap off the car feels awful and would rather drive the other halfs cooper s

[MAT ED30]

every 12months change  mines been in for over 30k now its awesome vwr clutch