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- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Car(s)
- MK7 GTI 2017
Hi everyone! I recently tuned my 2017 GTI S with EQT's Stage 1 tune, around 45k miles. I still have the stock clutch in the car, and it slipped BEFORE I tuned it, let's just say it's not loving life with the car tuned. I've been researching what clutch to get, and I found almost everyone and their dog saying SB S3+. However, upon researching this clutch, I found they can lead to crankwalk issues on some cars, while others are fine, its like a luck of the draw type thing. I found that crankwalk is caused by the increased pressure from the pressure plate. I want to keep the DMF, as that is what the car is designed to have, but I also want to mitigate any chance of crankwalk.
Introduction over, I found this Sachs Performance Clutch Kit that comes with a pressure plate, TOB and a disc that can handle up to 400ft/lb of torque, giving me a bunch of headroom as my tune only develops 350 maximum. People say that this clutch kit in particular has a very stock feel, which is what I'm after, as my guess is that means the PP isn't much harder than the stock one. My question is, does anyone else have experience with this clutch kit in particular? I've seen on forums and FB groups that when you replace the clutch, you have to replace the flywheel as well. Do you really have to replace the flywheel? Are there any other bits that have to be replaced with the clutch, like the slave cylinder? Are there any other clutch plates that work with the factory DMF and have pressure plates not much harder than the factory PP?
Thanks!
Here's a link to the Sachs Performance Clutch. These guys also make OE and OEM clutches for all kinds of VAG cars.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw...achs-performance-kit-883082001422#description
Introduction over, I found this Sachs Performance Clutch Kit that comes with a pressure plate, TOB and a disc that can handle up to 400ft/lb of torque, giving me a bunch of headroom as my tune only develops 350 maximum. People say that this clutch kit in particular has a very stock feel, which is what I'm after, as my guess is that means the PP isn't much harder than the stock one. My question is, does anyone else have experience with this clutch kit in particular? I've seen on forums and FB groups that when you replace the clutch, you have to replace the flywheel as well. Do you really have to replace the flywheel? Are there any other bits that have to be replaced with the clutch, like the slave cylinder? Are there any other clutch plates that work with the factory DMF and have pressure plates not much harder than the factory PP?
Thanks!
Here's a link to the Sachs Performance Clutch. These guys also make OE and OEM clutches for all kinds of VAG cars.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/vw...achs-performance-kit-883082001422#description