ALL 16V MEMBERS...Clutch Question

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Benjamin Harder)]

No way!  I drove Cathy's car not long ago and I had no idea
that the clutch wasn't stock.  It felt very solid from what I
recall... might be a good bet if it's holding up to the abuse
at the track!

My '80 rocco uses a stock 16v pressure plate (supposedly a 2L plate)
and a 16v stock clutch disk.  All I know is that my clutch is just
not acceptable.  I feel that it is a little too "soft" and doesn't
bite enough for my taste.  I destroyed one stock disk already, and
I'm hearing some new sounds again from the new disk... so this
winter I may be upgrading to a centerforce.

Ben


--- C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Funny, I was just thinking about this coming home from the track. We toasted 
> two stock 210 mm clutches in the first year and a half. The car makes 133WHP 
> (2L16V) and is used 2-3 times a month (May-Oct) for drag racing on slicks 
> with a 3.94 final/Quaife. Mid summer last year I had a Centreforce dual 
> friction put in, and so far, no problems despite the abuse. I like it for 
> the street too, not grabby or easy to stall like a race clutch, and easy on 
> my old knees, it actually has a lighter pedal than the stock ones did. Those 
> who have driven it can comment, and I bet they didn't notice it wasn't 
> stock.
> 
> 
> Cost? Well, if you have to ask...it wasn't cheap. But it's worth it for our 
> application, which does tear up clutches, despite what some on the list have 
> said. And the break in period will nearly kill you...
> 
> Cathy
> 1987 16V Scirocco "the silver headache"
> 1979 non-S   "Klaus"
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Chris Edwards <chris@westcoastpromos.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: ALL 16V MEMBERS...Clutch Question
> >Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:20:33 -0700
> >
> >Alright I am going to depend on all of you out there to help me choose
> >the best performance/daily driver clutch for my 16V project.
> >
> >There is too much available and I want to know what everybody is using
> >and how they like it.
> >
> >1) Solid hub clutch plate or spring hub
> >
> >2) Heavy duty pressure plate or OEM
> >
> >3) Cost
> >
> >Thanks for all the input!
> >
> >Chris Edwards
> >81 Scirocco 16V


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