Clutch advise for stage 3
04-08-2005, 06:00 PM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 6,631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Clutch advise for stage 3
I will be putting a new transmission with some shorter gears in my car soon...my current clutch is RS4 with LW flywheel. After hearing all the problems with Spec...I am thinking I will just throw a new RS4 disc in. The current set up only has about 5k on in....but some track time. I figure while I am there I should look in to this.
Thoughts??
Thoughts??
04-08-2005, 07:13 PM
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 1,715
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
spec stage 2 friction disk with your current rs4 pressure plate and resurfaced oem flywheel ...
I'm on my 3rd spec clutch - just installed today.
The first spec stage 2 with lwfw from a tuning company starting with an A had the pins come out of the flywheel - but the clutch was amazing - I still have this pressure plate and clutch friction material - keeping for backup
The second spec I got was because when I took out the defective flywheel I wanted to mate a new clutch to a oem flwheel - I went with a spec stage 2/3 witha "new" harder material - this clutch from the begining grabbed to low and was never quite right - wife ended up frying it trying to back out of the driveway up a hill - I wanted this clutch to work as it felt so strong that it could hold a train
Just putting in a new spec #2 - hoping it is a good one - the reason i'm going this route is that there is no way that a rs4 with rs4 friction material is going to hold for a stage three car that is actually "used" - I do not drag strip the car but I do go to the track 6 times a year - if it is only a daily driver then go full rs4 - next step up is rs4 pressure plate with spec stage 2 friction material
I know there are other new better solution for high hp cars but just as spec was hot for a while, I do not believe we have good long term data on any of the other new solutions
The first spec stage 2 with lwfw from a tuning company starting with an A had the pins come out of the flywheel - but the clutch was amazing - I still have this pressure plate and clutch friction material - keeping for backup
The second spec I got was because when I took out the defective flywheel I wanted to mate a new clutch to a oem flwheel - I went with a spec stage 2/3 witha "new" harder material - this clutch from the begining grabbed to low and was never quite right - wife ended up frying it trying to back out of the driveway up a hill - I wanted this clutch to work as it felt so strong that it could hold a train
Just putting in a new spec #2 - hoping it is a good one - the reason i'm going this route is that there is no way that a rs4 with rs4 friction material is going to hold for a stage three car that is actually "used" - I do not drag strip the car but I do go to the track 6 times a year - if it is only a daily driver then go full rs4 - next step up is rs4 pressure plate with spec stage 2 friction material
I know there are other new better solution for high hp cars but just as spec was hot for a while, I do not believe we have good long term data on any of the other new solutions
04-08-2005, 07:59 PM
#6
Elder Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 30,248
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You could always do a RS4 pressure plate+non s4/rs4 disc.
That's what I have and I'm happy thus far. RS4 disc is the same as on the S4 so I wanted something with at least a little bit more holding power. Piggie hooked me up with a nice disc.
Trending Topics
04-09-2005, 10:07 AM
#10
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 6,631
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So, kind of sounds like there is some possible trial and error with the Spec...it seems some people
have complaind about them.....but I know how that goes ....people typically only complain and don't report good stuff.
So who carries the Spec disc?
Thanks for the input.
So who carries the Spec disc?
Thanks for the input.