What clutch & where to buy?

[Dazecoop]

Hey guys,

Planning on a HDI gearbox swap on my D Turbo soon and kinda need a new clutch at the same time. What clutch would you guys recommend? And also, where to buy from?

My car is bone stock at the moment, although I am planning on a Bosch pump at some point along with some tweaks, so perhaps going for a slightly uprated clutch would be a good move?

Any advice welcome! Thanks

[bashbarnard]

Valeo will be fine. Unless your planning on a big turbo.

[mr_fish]

LUK or Valeo will be sufficient.

ECP, CP4L and hunt around, maybe a code for them.

Or local motor factors if you get good price on them

[Dazecoop]

Thanks guys, had a look around, I can get Valeo for £108 and LUK for £112

However, just stumbled across this. DriveTorque stage 1 (apparently good for approx 25% increase in torque from standard)
http://www.larkspeed.com/shopper/i/DT250...Clutch-Kit

Any good? Or just stick with OE Valeo?

[bashbarnard]

No I've heard bad things. Imo. And experience if you want to go uprated go helix or just go standard

[Pgtips]

Thanks guys, had a look around, I can get Valeo for £108 and LUK for £112

However, just stumbled across this. DriveTorque stage 1 (apparently good for approx 25% increase in torque from standard)
http://www.larkspeed.com/shopper/i/DT250...Clutch-Kit

Any good? Or just stick with OE Valeo?

Just stick with the O.E valeo 826201 clutch kit which i got off amazon for £50.72 but they obviously fcuked up with the price & pretty sure you can get a similar price if you phone round a few motor factors as i got a quote of £85 from my loacal before i found the mispriced one on amazon.

[Frosty]

A standard valeo will be fine, that will certainly hold any torque a standard turbo can chuck at it. I do have a few old stock motoquip clutch kits i bought back along which are valeo if you would be interested?

[Jonny81191]

Just put a standard clutch in man, I've seen these make 160+BHP and not slip a stock clutch.

[Dazecoop]

Cool cool! Thanks for all the replies. Standard Valeo it is!

A standard valeo will be fine, that will certainly hold any torque a standard turbo can chuck at it. I do have a few old stock motoquip clutch kits i bought back along which are valeo if you would be interested?

Got your messages on Facebook, certainly interested mate! We'll chat on FB this week

[silverzx]

Just for reference, I paid £25 for my valeo brand new... £100+ sounds a lot.

[Midnightclub]

^ You must've been very lucky then mate. Basically everywhere is £60+ or £100 without discount

[bashbarnard]

They do vary there are some good bargins out to be had with old stock. I paid £45 recently deliverd for my latest one for the new build.

[lolsteve]

Drivetorque one looks like a rebranded techniclutch which are total doo doo on a stick