uprated clutch
- Thread starter Jonesy
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i would but i dont think there is a huge amount of benifit from a lighten fly wheel and i dont know how much longer my clutch will last
Its an awkward one. The lighter the flywheel the more easier it is to rev. However you get to the point where torque starts to suffer (as it falls as easy as it rises) and drivability becomes a nightmare.
I cant openly comment on a Clio as im not upto speed. But MR2 owners could perhaps get away with 10-15% lighter and attain a more "spritely" rev response. Some quater cars dropped as much as 40%, great for blasting down the strip, but a pain in the bum on the roads.
Should be straight forward.
There will be a drain bung on the bottom and refil port on the side somewhere. You will have to get the car level and raised off the floor, as you then fill it level with that side port.
I can offer a lightening service on the oem flywheels. I've got a couple STD 197 flys kicking about, so can do it on an exchange service.
Torque is unaffected and so is drivability.... I know people say about hills blah blah but I've yet to experience that first hand and I've built many engines and drove many cars with this sort of work.
The worst I experience is on idle on the rally engines, the idle is pretty inconsistant at best, but I'm talking with really wild cams and billet cnc flywheels which are about 30% lighter than OEM
Torque is unaffected and so is drivability.... I know people say about hills blah blah but I've yet to experience that first hand and I've built many engines and drove many cars with this sort of work.
The worst I experience is on idle on the rally engines, the idle is pretty inconsistant at best, but I'm talking with really wild cams and billet cnc flywheels which are about 30% lighter than OEM
I'm interested !
I shouldn't really be chatting to you about this though as my extra membership has ran out...I'll get it sorted asap and start a thread in your section
The gearbox can't handle the standard clutch and engine!
Won't it just cause gearbox probs if you uprate the clutch?...
My car is still @ Renault having the gearbox fixed!:@!:@!:@!
Anyone know of mods to strengthen gearbox, or what it is that breaks in them?:001_unsure:
Won't it just cause gearbox probs if you uprate the clutch?...
My car is still @ Renault having the gearbox fixed!:@!:@!:@!
Anyone know of mods to strengthen gearbox, or what it is that breaks in them?:001_unsure:
the clutch only tranfers the engines torque - it wont damage the engine the point of uprating it is that it can take more abuse/slip etc and has a long life under arduous conditions
How much was that then?
Keep in mind a stronger clutch will put more shock through the already questionably weak gearbox...
No, I mean the other way...
I.E. the gearbox can't handle the torque from the engine as standard, an uprated clutch is only going to feed more into an already weak gearbox. An uprated clutch is only going to be more fierce!
a clutch whether uprated or not cannot increase torque going in to the gearbox it only transfers flywheel torque to gearbox gears - but what it can do is do it in more of a "shock/jolt" way of transfering that torque and consequently put more shock loading into the internals....and possibly cause problems but i dont think the gearbox is "weak" as such
The gearbox is obviously weak... that is why they all F**K up!
The 197 gearbox is too weak 4 the engine... Fact!
Never buy a 197 without a warrenty!
I love my 197, it handles like a train on tracks (could do with another 50bhp) Everything works perfectly re lecroninics etc. But, when I get it back from Renault... if it goes wrong again I will be asking for my money back.
I've just lost confidence in Renault cars... I was warned!
