MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: gazbutS3 on July 31, 2010, 07:03:55 pm

Title: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: gazbutS3 on July 31, 2010, 07:03:55 pm

Knowing the clutch was on borrowed time after going stg2+, then finishing the std one off at inters :driver:  had the Sachs uprated plate and cover fitted this week along with a new DMF by PSI Tuning. The std one had done very well considering the car has been mapped since 800miles old and 10K of the 25K mileage have been stg2+.

First impressions are very good, pedal feel is not much different than std but its definately biting better as the car feels really crisp on the power.

The old one did look very sorry for itself :laugh:

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: Toast on July 31, 2010, 07:34:35 pm

sounds good mate :happy2: mines is due changed in the next couple of weekends got my Helix clutch kit picked up today from Awesome  :party:

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: john_o on July 31, 2010, 09:30:49 pm

 :happy2:
 :worthless:
of the old DMF  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: gazbutS3 on July 31, 2010, 09:38:38 pm

Quote from: john_o on July 31, 2010, 09:30:49 pm

:happy2:
 :worthless:
of the old DMF  :signLOL:

will sort some pics for you John, its in the garage but I'm well into a lovely bottle of Capellania white Rioja so goin no where tonight, not sure that was loads of play, but definately been very hot judging by the discolouration

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: KRL on August 01, 2010, 09:33:56 am

Having run 2+ with the standard clutch is it something you would recommend doing?  I am considering uprating my clutch before upgrading to 2+ now but I am not sure if I should just upgrade to 2+ and wait for it to start slipping before upgrading...

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: gazbutS3 on August 01, 2010, 09:39:01 am

Quote from: KRL on August 01, 2010, 09:33:56 am

Having run 2+ with the standard clutch is it something you would recommend doing?  I am considering uprating my clutch before upgrading to 2+ now but I am not sure if I should just upgrade to 2+ and wait for it to start slipping before upgrading...

I went stg2+ and the std clutch lasted 10k, but I do a lot of motorway driving and don't really do the traffic light grand prix so I think that helped it last, But some peoples have slipped straight away its a bit of a lottery really
I put a new DMF in for piece of mind really and you can get them fairly cheap now, think it was 250quid delivered :happy2:

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: flyboy1976 on August 01, 2010, 09:42:09 am

gaz, can you give me the part numbers you used and where you got the clutch from please. is it much different from the original? where did you get the flywheel from please. cheers

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: gazbutS3 on August 01, 2010, 09:53:56 am

Quote from: flyboy1976 on August 01, 2010, 09:42:09 am

gaz, can you give me the part numbers you used and where you got the clutch from please. is it much different from the original? where did you get the flywheel from please. cheers

Got the flywheel from here - http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/

and the clutch from here - http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/clutch.htm

 :happy2:

Title: Re: Sachs clutch fitted
Post by: danishmkvgti on August 01, 2010, 01:50:53 pm

Fuscobal has an uprated sachs for DMF in the for sale section  :happy2: