how much can a standard clutch take?

[cupra.al]

i have a 2007 petrol cupra im intrested in getting it remapped i only have a panel filter at the moment and dont plane on heavy mods as of yet,but i want to know how much horsepower the standard clutch can take without slipping? also how much horsepower some of you have with a standard clutch with no slipping and year and engine of your car? not sure if that makes a difference but would be greatfull for comments. thanks

 

[st10587]

i have a p torque remap running 182bhp and 282lbft and i dont have clutch slip issues

mine a 57 plate 1.9tdi FR with 20k on it!

 

[kriso]

The clutches on the petrols are smaller than the TDIs (225mm on the 1.8T vs 240mm on 1.9 TDIs), but I'm running 240bhp and 274 lb/ft with no problems.

 

[cupra.al]

thats shocking i thought they could only handle about 220ish just from somthing i read on here i got that idea,cheers guys. so whats the standard lb/ft on a petrol cupra any idea? not that it means much to me unless you want to explain?

 

[st10587]

its not so much the bhp but the torque that normally distroys clutches that and the drivers driving style

 

[ross p]

its not so much the bhp but the torque that normally distroys clutches that and the drviers driving style

x 2

 

[cupra.al]

im not much of a clutch abuser ive never needed one on any of my cars anyway and they all needed the clutch slipping ocassionally to get them moving,i dont have that problem in this car though thankfully.

 

[st10587]

well if your going stage 1 remap you should be fine with a standard clutch

 

[kriso]

I wouldn't worry..have never heard of any 1.8Ts slipping clutches on our cars. It's only when you remap the TDIs, they have stupid torque figures that mean the clutches often need replacing. 300 lb/ft seems to be the limit.

 

[cupra.al]

well if your going stage 1 remap you should be fine with a standard clutch

cool beans i thought that would be the case but its always best to find out before you go doing these things its just for future reference really.

 

[cupra.al]

diesel models do seem to have ammence torque the skoda superb 2.5 diesel has mental torque i remember customers always thought there was problems with first gear as they always stalled or spun the wheels when pulling away. that was when i worked for skoda i had to tell customers they just have stupid amounts of torque lol.

 

[truss]

my mate has an fr running that he thinks is running 220bhp and his clutch slips like anything. he abuses it though.
i think its down to driving style too. im sure any clutch would slip if you abuse the car

 

[l18oud]

hi i got a 2000 focus done cost £500 took around 4 hours for a garage but on your own around 6-7

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

I killed my standard clutch in my remapped tdi by booting it too low in the revs and the torque going from not much (under boost) to manic amounts (in boost) soon saw the clutch on it's way.

But as said - I've now learnt how to drive properly. Keep the pedal away from the floor until turbo has spooled, then push it to the floor!

Hopefully my uprated clutch will cope with hybrid power! DMF judders a bit now when torque cuts in a bit quick. We'll soon see anyway!

 

[mattydebb123]

i think its mainly the torque that eats the clutch is it not so from my limited knowledge i think its easier for petrols to get big power without knackering the clutch as the torque is lower? that could be complete rubbish mind! seems right in my head......i think

 

[kriso]

Torque is twisting power, so it is completely this which can ruin clutches. The problem is when you apply a load of torque from the engine to the transmission when it is under load. e.g. flooring it in 6th gear at 50mph - the weak point is the clutch. Diesels just have more torque at these lower RPMs which makes it tempting to use, but eventually the clutch will slip as the gearing is wrong for the load and speed.

 

[Damoegan]

As Kris said, the cluches are suprisingly strong. I'm running very similar power to Kris without any isuses.

There is a member on here running 300bhp+ on the standard cluch (in a Leon Cupra).
Like st10587 said, its all down to driving styles.

 

[cupra.al]

glad to hear alot of comments on this im not one for killing clutches its not like i need to slip the clutch as i dont tow anything or even have a tow bar for that matter also theres enough power to not have to slip the clutch anyway.