Is the GTI clutch the same as ED30?

[cossy]

Getting paranoid after reading about clutch slip issues on here!

Gone back to a lower power (270bhp) map to keep the torque down.

Understand I could get slip in 5th & or 6th gear if running the full monty 300BHP map

[MAT ED30]

yes its the same

[cossy]

yes its the same

Reading your reports have made me paranoid!

Do you think the 270 map would have a low enough torque figure to help the clutch?

ALso if it did go is it VWR clutch the best/only option?

CHeers
 

[MAT ED30]

yes its the same

Reading your reports have made me paranoid!

Do you think the 270 map would have a low enough torque figure to help the clutch?

ALso if it did go is it VWR clutch the best/only option?

CHeers
 

sorry for being a kill joy  there othe clutches out there and sachs make the ones for vwr but sachs also do another one they sell to other  dealers and i think you will be fine in full map mode but just dont drive like you stole it  i do lots of miles and a few track days so it was going to happen at some point

[cossy]

Thanks for that.

I am lucky its a weekend car, but that means its always has its neck rung most of the time over that period

Do sachs offer a replacement clutch thats an upgraded original type?

I believe your running a padle type clutch? how is it, bedded in yet?

[MAT ED30]

Thanks for that.

I am lucky its a weekend car, but that means its always has its neck rung most of the time over that period

Do sachs offer a replacement clutch thats an upgraded original type?

I believe your running a padle type clutch? how is it, bedded in yet?

yes they do and yes mines the paddle type race clutch with vw pressure plate so the pressure is still the same but the bite from the friction plate is more grabby ie once its on there is no letting go  and its not beddeed in yet but its getting better 

[billyboy]

Thanks for that.

I am lucky its a weekend car, but that means its always has its neck rung most of the time over that period

Do sachs offer a replacement clutch thats an upgraded original type?

I believe your running a padle type clutch? how is it, bedded in yet?

yes they do and yes mines the paddle type race clutch with vw pressure plate so the pressure is still the same but the bite from the friction plate is more grabby ie once its on there is no letting go  and its not beddeed in yet but its getting better 

this is the VWR/Racingline paddle
snap with the clutch bedding in mat, it is getting better as you say, also mines fitted with eddy30 pressure plate which mark said was stronger than my old stanard GTI,

[gazbutS3]

when i had a very simlar sachs item on my early S3 it took about 800-1k miles to bed in properly, once it did, and I was used to it it wasn't much different to std, in fact the misses got on better with it than I did