01-08-2012, 10:30 PM
It all depends how you map it (how hard you let the torque come in), and how high you let the torque get too.
A good new OEM clutch like LUK or Valeo will take 250lbft ok if you don't abuse it.
My Sachs paddle took 285-290lbft fine for years on the other hand, and it had me driving it, so it got a lot of abuse/hard driving as I developed my mega torque mapping on that clutch
They are juddery though. I didn't do much urban work so I felt it was ok but as soon as I got stuck in traffic I was kinda hating it... so if you do a stoppy/starty commute or anything I think it has a good chance of sending you mad
But as said, they are for all intents and purposes not that much slower on the road with 250lbft and a new OEM clutch driven sensibly will last years. It doesn't have the kick of the high torque maps no, but that is ultimately what drains your wallet, that extra nipple of torque between 2000-2400rpm hehe.
Dave
A good new OEM clutch like LUK or Valeo will take 250lbft ok if you don't abuse it.
My Sachs paddle took 285-290lbft fine for years on the other hand, and it had me driving it, so it got a lot of abuse/hard driving as I developed my mega torque mapping on that clutch
They are juddery though. I didn't do much urban work so I felt it was ok but as soon as I got stuck in traffic I was kinda hating it... so if you do a stoppy/starty commute or anything I think it has a good chance of sending you mad
But as said, they are for all intents and purposes not that much slower on the road with 250lbft and a new OEM clutch driven sensibly will last years. It doesn't have the kick of the high torque maps no, but that is ultimately what drains your wallet, that extra nipple of torque between 2000-2400rpm hehe.
Dave