close call - Blown gear box
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close call - Blown gear box
hey all.
On the weekend i was cruisin and went to race my mate and as we took off i must have red lined my car to much or held the clutch to long or something and as my mates car was so loud i couldnt hear my own car and as i looked down at the rev gauge i was sitting on 7,000rpm i quickly shifted to second but as i did and put my foot dont i had no grab and my car just reved to 7,00 throughout every gear! i thought i had blown my gear box but after a minute or so it returned back to normal and it seems to be okay now (although my car stunk like burnt clutch all night!)
Can anyone tell me what i might have done to my gear box or clutch and if there may be any dangers in launching from now on?
and or how i can launch with out doing that again.
any advice would be a great help
On the weekend i was cruisin and went to race my mate and as we took off i must have red lined my car to much or held the clutch to long or something and as my mates car was so loud i couldnt hear my own car and as i looked down at the rev gauge i was sitting on 7,000rpm i quickly shifted to second but as i did and put my foot dont i had no grab and my car just reved to 7,00 throughout every gear! i thought i had blown my gear box but after a minute or so it returned back to normal and it seems to be okay now (although my car stunk like burnt clutch all night!)
Can anyone tell me what i might have done to my gear box or clutch and if there may be any dangers in launching from now on?
and or how i can launch with out doing that again.
any advice would be a great help
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Re: close call - Blown gear box
I has the same prob, i was holding to revs at like 2500rpm for like 30 seconds before a race and when i dumped it, it just revved out and i changed gear and it stayed at the redline, i reckon its the clutch it overheats and therefore it doesnt grab as well as it usually does. So just dont ride the clutch too long and u'll be aight.
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Re: Nothing to do with gearbox - u have fuked ur clutch -
hahaha thanks for all ya feedback guys. after talking to a few people and hearing your feedback i realise its definately the clutch! So maybe i need to invest in a race clutch.
Do any of you guys know what the best race clutch is for a 98 1.8T quattro A4? and how much are they usually priced at?
Do any of you guys know what the best race clutch is for a 98 1.8T quattro A4? and how much are they usually priced at?
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People and Clutches and some good advice.
Firstly you car is a quattro, so you have a lot more grip than normal 2 wheel drive cars.
So to do hard launches, burnouts etc is difficult unless you have a huge load of hp, 600+.
If the stock clutch was strong enough, the with a lot of grip, you would probably break something.
Audi and other manufacturers know this.
What is cheaper to replace a clutch or a gearbox?
In this case, the clutch is the cheap part, so they rather have you burning clutches than breaking gearboxs, especially under warranty period, in which case you will find you clutch is not covered anyway as its a "consumable/wear item"
And hence the stock clutch does not hold much.
The stock clutch bearly holds what power you have, and just manages to hold the power of GIAC chip.
We have used many aftermarket clutchs and recomend Spec or W of A clutches, talk to euroclass automotive and they have a range available and even can get custom build units.
So to do hard launches, burnouts etc is difficult unless you have a huge load of hp, 600+.
If the stock clutch was strong enough, the with a lot of grip, you would probably break something.
Audi and other manufacturers know this.
What is cheaper to replace a clutch or a gearbox?
In this case, the clutch is the cheap part, so they rather have you burning clutches than breaking gearboxs, especially under warranty period, in which case you will find you clutch is not covered anyway as its a "consumable/wear item"
And hence the stock clutch does not hold much.
The stock clutch bearly holds what power you have, and just manages to hold the power of GIAC chip.
We have used many aftermarket clutchs and recomend Spec or W of A clutches, talk to euroclass automotive and they have a range available and even can get custom build units.
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Re: So if you upgrade the clutch will anything else give out?
No nothing should pop.
But, a fool can break the strongest of anything.
So weather your car is stock or modifed, it deserves some respect, dont do roll backs, dont try and do burnouts etc...
But, a fool can break the strongest of anything.
So weather your car is stock or modifed, it deserves some respect, dont do roll backs, dont try and do burnouts etc...