Kansas City Tdi
& CoolAirVw Repair
G60/VR6
Clutch Replacement/Upgrade
Stock clutches don’t hold up under the
higher demands of a chipped or modified car.
G60/VR6 upgrade has proved a lasting fix. Also dual mass flywheels have high failure
rates.
This car was on the road to being super
fast. But the clutch wouldn’t hold
up. Later this car got 2.5 cat back
exhaust with muffler delete, then PP520 power plus nozzles, then Rocketchip stage 3 and finally 2.5 downpipe
with cat delete. This is a FAST
car. It not just fast for a Tdi…. ITS FAST!
The car has been on the road since Aug 07
and the clutch is holding up fine.
To hold all that power, I yanked that trans out and put in a G60 Solid flywheel with a VR6 clutch
and pressure plate that gives much better holding power than the stock TDI
clutch.
This
pic shows a comparison of the stock clutch and flywheel
(left) with the G60/VR6 clutch and flywheel (right). They are both the same diameter so the
additional holding power comes from differences in the pressure plate.
Some cars with this upgrade make some
noise. This is normal and not a
problem. The noise is due to engine
pulses at idle inherent in the diesel engine that the dual mass flywheel
normally absorbes.
The noise is most noticeable when you’re next to a building, and is also
worse when your engine covers are missing.
Some cars also end up with a low
pedal. These cars drive fine with the
low pedal it just takes getting used to.
Removing the trans and shimming the fork pivot
will correct the low pedal, but as of yet I haven’t identified what factors
make the shim necessary.
G60/VR6 Upgrade costs $350