LCR owners that have fitted a TDi Clutch few questions

[TubbyTwo]

Hi all,

those of you that have replaced your OEM clutches with the TDi ones, were there any issues when fitting, and how are they holding up after a few hundred miles of driving?

mine is slipping now so looking at this as a replacement.

thanks

 

[Mark300zx]

I think I am the only person on here to have this done and the clutch is holding up fine, I have done about 4k on it.

 

[rsmith]

What is the tdi clutch rated to lb/ft wise?

 

[TubbyTwo]

thats what im trying to find out as well. hopefully over the 300 mark.

 

[MarkWales]

which one did you go for?

 

[TubbyTwo]

not ordered it yet, euro car parts do a luk one:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/V...fff46916aef58ed5c74d925c3fb549c75f473dfb&CLUK

 

[MarkWales]

would you be fitting a dual mass flywheel also?

 

[TubbyTwo]

depends what state the current one is in.

on the hunt for a single mass flywheel thats not stupid money.

 

[Mark300zx]

I fitted mine with a new oem DMf

The Euro one listed is the one fitted to my car, can't remember how much higher the lb/ft figure is but IIRC it somewhere about 20-30lb/ft higher!

 

[wild willy]

Why didn't you go for the higher rated TDI clutches (150bhp). Does yours drive like stock.

 

[Mark300zx]

Why didn't you go for the higher rated TDI clutches (150bhp). Does yours drive like stock.

It is the 150 clutch just scroll the page down a bit, and the car drives like stock.

 

[Mark300zx]

According to Parkers the difference in torque between the two cars is 30lb/ft greater in the tdi so it will give you a rough idea.

 

[TubbyTwo]

thanks guys, TDi 150 clutch it is then!

im not doing anything else to the car so it should easily cope.

 

[wild willy]

Sachs and luk will not give out torque ratings on thier stock clutches unfortunately.
JBS do a kit for £425 - southbend.

 

[Joeb]

^ thats what i discovered when replacing my clutch with the standard LUX one for my LCR.

what would u say the ratings are, up to 300??

but then again, i suppose it all depends on how you applying the beans
lower down in the revs, causing more strain on the clutch etc etc etc etc etc

 

[Mark300zx]

Yeah the bhp is fairly irrelevant for a clutch is all about the torque, they probably don't want to commit themselves. I had a look at the southbend kit and there are a lot of mixed reviews.

For where I wanted to take the car i.e. Stage 1 1/2 , the tdi sounded ideal, the garage that installed it said they had the lcr and tdi clutch side by side and the tdi looked a lot more capable!

 

[TubbyTwo]

mine is around the 290 lbs-ft torque so should be ok i dont plan on going any higher and i dont ever launch the car hard.

Im not paying out almost £1k for an uprated clutch and fly combo when then stock item is fine. Its just plain silly for day to day driving.

 

[Ape]

I've been wanting to look into this as well, bit strapped for time at the mo. I'm at 318lb/ft (431NM) and the clutch slips when on the track (I guess its because of the temperatures it runs at). SMF conversion seems to be about the £1k mark without fitting, wouldn't mind having that but a DMF with a better clutch would be a compromise at the moment.

So are we saying Sach or LUK for a decent compromise of cost vs. quality?

 

[TubbyTwo]

im going for the TDi 150 LUK clutch i think, for £170 its worth a try.

Just cant justify £1k on the car on 2 items this close to Christmas

For what i use the car for i dont see why it will be a problem

 

[cuprabambi]

clutch

Did you go for deisel clutch? if so how is it goin?
Cheers