clutch?

[madmonkee 0]

which replacement clutch kit is best? Was almost sold a paddle clutch kit, but realised you cannot ride it and you cannot pull away without a harse engage, also they wear like a MOFO. A semi racing clutch I was thinking of, something to give me plenty of engine-wheel without losing to much power on the way, Gotta last a fair old time. What you think??? links pls

[acf8181 0]

i'd say a good quality o.e. one is best.

its not like vr6's are hard on their clutches.

sachs or LUX make one for £70.

[Guest Olly_K]

as i've been told many times before, if you use your car everyday (like me) then stick a normal clutch in there. Unless you use yours as a track day then thats what i'd do.

[FishWick 21]

Stick a LUK in. SACHS ones have had issues recently. Vince has had to do a few warranty replacements on them. I would resurface the flywheel too as VRs sometimes judder after having a new clutch put in. Costs about £25 to skim a flywheel.

[VRmonster 1]

i was told somewhere that a standard vr6 clutch can handle more than 350lb/ft torque, and they dont even wear much quicker. so stick to standard.

[FishWick 21]

They can't quite go that far mate but they are very strong clutches. You will need a helix autosport clutch to handle regular doses of 350+! The standard one will hack it for a while but I doubt the gearbox will though!

[mina 0]

I'm running a helix clutch on mine - Vince say's they are rated for over 350lbft of torque. Paddle clutches are a pain - very sharp biting point, heavy springs and will not tolerate slipping. I managed to snap a clutch actuator bracket on my last clutch!

To be honest it's not so much your clutch that you need to be worried about = it's the standard gearbox- they're only stressed for a max of 250bhp - any more than that and it will break!!

Cheers

Mina

[mina 0]

PS Madmonkee - is that your engine in your sig?? It looks alot like a pic of my mate David Bubb's white Vento VR6 engine bay!

[acf8181 0]

I would resurface the flywheel too as VRs sometimes judder after having a new clutch put in. Costs about £25 to skim a flywheel.

interesting. where do you go to get it skimmed (by an expert)?

i'm doing the chains, gonna put a new clutch in as well (and 'box and engine mounts) very soon. may as well get it skimmed then.

[VRmonster 1]

so what is there to do with the gearbox if im planning to run about 300+ bhp, similar torque. cos i dont want a box rebuild every few months, lol.

[madmonkee 0]

no its not my sig, its just a picture highlighting the polished schrick Mine will replace it soon

[FishWick 21]

Helix clutches rock. They use SACHS sporting pressure plates with their own design friction disc. I ran a Helix clutch on my MK2 16V Turbo (see stealth's project car section for my old car!). My only reservation of helix is they're heavy and they're bloody tight fisted with the friction material. I only got about 40K out of mine....grrr....not good for £450.

Gearbox. Well the 02A is a damn site tougher than the old 020 rod selector box but it still shares the same diff pin issue, so you'll be wanting to replace the rivets with bolts as the first port of call. If you've ever seen a rivet let go and punch a hole through the diff casing, you'll know where I'm coming from.

Stealth built a Corrado VR6 turbo that punched 405lb ft into the gearbox..... in order to handle that much grunt they had to use their own design + Gemini 6 speed box, steel CV joints etc etc. The standard O2A would last a month, tops.

The standard box should cope with 250 lbs if you're not a pratt off the lights. I would say the open diff is safer on the box too as Quaiffes exert immense strain on the box, but you don't get the same traction and handling.

Anyway, I've prattled on enough here, LOL!

Vince is your man for boxes. There is no better resource in the country for this highly specialised and all too often overlooked area.

K

[VRmonster 1]

i know what you mean about the diff pin. had it happen just a month or so ago. grrr. i think i will be giving vince a call before i go ahead with big power, im planning on sorting the box, brakes and suspension first.

[Eat this 2]

dont tell me ur on standard suspension man thats bad hehe