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Offline Aparoon

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Hi! And a question...
« on: February 28, 2009, 09:29:16 pm »
Just got my edition 30 about 2 weeks ago after owning a mkiv 1.8t. I love the car so far but after looking on this forum i already want to start buying things  :jumping:

I really want to get the car remapped but have been reading up about the expense of replacing the clutch on a dsg and was just wondering if anybody has any idea how long  the clutch will last! Mine has done 48000 miles, will it be ok with a remap??

Thanks in advance, Chris.
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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 09:32:43 pm »
Hello and Welcome  :happy2:

You would be best posting a separate question in the main section, but if your's is a DSG then a stage 1 remap should be fine, it's the manual car's (espically with stage 2 and above) that are experiencing the clutch limitations  :smiley:

I have run a stage 1 superchips map for 20K and the for the last 6k a stage 2 map with no issues to date.

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 09:45:54 pm »
welcome to the forum

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 09:47:37 pm »
Cheers for the quick reply. I have been looking at superchips but quite fancy giac?

I had heard mixed things about the dsg, some saying that the clutch will last the life of the car and others saying about 60k  :surprised:
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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2009, 09:49:05 pm »
stage1 map will be fine fella dont worry justy enjoy it  :driver: and welcome to the forum

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2009, 09:56:19 pm »
I'm convinced already, this forum is going to cost me a lot of money  :evilgrin:

Forgot to say 'BEDDIE' is my cousin, my car is exactly the same as his  :ashamed: not planned just coincidence...
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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2009, 09:56:29 pm »
Cheers for the quick reply. I have been looking at superchips but quite fancy giac?

I had heard mixed things about the dsg, some saying that the clutch will last the life of the car and others saying about 60k  :surprised:

Welcome to the forum Aparoon
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As with anything you read you need to reference it against other pieces of information to get an informed decision, it is the internet afterall.

So far to date there has been no reports that i know of that blames to much torque for ruining DSG clutches even the few that we read about lately on manual cars are open to debate as they may have just been unlucky and had a crap clutch from the factory, as there have been a few clutches gone on standard cars with low mileage.
In general the DSG box of tricks looks after your clutches as the electrics stop a lot of human error, it is a clever piece of kit. As long as you treat it properly and get it serviced at recommended intervals you should be fine.  :happy2:

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2009, 11:49:14 pm »
Welcome fella  :happy2:

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2009, 08:27:47 am »
Welcome to the forum  :smiley:
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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2009, 09:26:04 am »
Hello mate,

I plan on keeping mine for a while....therefore Im not going to mess with the engine.

Andy

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2009, 10:41:36 am »
welcome along matey

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2009, 06:12:20 pm »
Hi and Welcome :happy2:
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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2009, 06:18:22 pm »
halloo  :happy2:

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2009, 07:53:19 pm »
welcome  :happy2:

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Re: Hi! And a question...
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2009, 08:59:12 pm »
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