Dr.Bora
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Oklahoma City
basically the same kit. the haus of dubs kit is great for 500.
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Apr Stage 1h requires a new clutch?
- Thread starter Chowderhead72
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basically the same kit. the haus of dubs kit is great for 500.
It's as simple as this:
I'm one of the lucky ones who got a Jan 2015 build date car, aka before they switched clutch manufacturers (which is, i'm pretty sure, just speculation). So i'm one of the people who'd likely be able to go at least 30K without *requiring* a replacement clutch on a tune. That said, i've been at stock power for 15 of the 24k miles i've put on my car, and the 9k that weren't stock were JB1 @ 4.8 Map 1.
You make a good point, but we're talking about MK7's. The early build date NAR MK7's had very robust clutches from the factory that handled stage 1 far better than the post winter 2015 build date cars.
Ultimately this isn't a "10 year old problem," bc that seems to imply that VW has been making shitty clutches for the last 3 generations of GTIs. Which simply isnt true. The thing is that essentially no other cars on the market gain so much on a tune bc the manufacturer maxes out the performance from the factory, where VW is more conservative
My '15 was an early build (bought in Sep '14) and I ran the stock clutch through 3 autoX and hillclimb race seasons, and numerous track days with FBO APR Stage 2 HO tune. Never had a problem with the clutch. Not once. Solid as f***. Now the 1-2 shift fork is another story...
And after reading about all the failing clutches, I knew either a) your grandma drives clutch better than you, or b) there was a supplier/part change to a cheaper solution at some point. My car was a unicorn.
And I traded it in at 49K mi for a '17 Sport. The PP is amazing compared to the non PP btw...
2015 clutches are outliers in the "will my clutch slip". You get engine destruction possibilities, but get a better pressure plate (depending on your 2015 build date). After a certain date, it all goes to crap. There are stock R's slipping on the stock assembly. (basically same parts, just different #'s)
Twist1
Autocross Newbie
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- Breaking Mustang Hearts
Why aren't people getting this?
JC_451
Autocross Champion
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- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
Because there are many people still out there pushing the "xxxx tuned miles, no slip" stuff
Boondock
Ready to race!
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- Chicagoland
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI S
Yup, 2015 with 36000 miles and it only slips in 6th on APR stage 1 93 octane. Looking at the HS Tuning RSR for when that day comes.
Do you sell RSR?