15-05-2012, 01:01 PM
Naturally if you drive it hard and abuse the clutch - fast gearchanges and not allowing the clutch to engage before getting back on the power will really wear out clutches...
With increased power/torque, you will eventually wear out the clutch.... Naturally you've got more power going through the driveline, don't be surprised if teh clutch doesn't last quite as long as if it was 100% standard - if driven sensibly it should last for at least 80% of the time a standard one will (standard it'll last around 100-120k miles depending on driving style) so expect around 80k out of a clutch...
Drive it hard and abuse the clutch, you can expect that figure to drop very quickly!
For example - my clutch which is the older XUD9 clutch dealing with around 300-320lb.ft torque has lasted me only 26k miles, but then I drive it hard and do abuse the clutch... I consider that still to be a pretty good lifetime for double the standard torque figure.
With increased power/torque, you will eventually wear out the clutch.... Naturally you've got more power going through the driveline, don't be surprised if teh clutch doesn't last quite as long as if it was 100% standard - if driven sensibly it should last for at least 80% of the time a standard one will (standard it'll last around 100-120k miles depending on driving style) so expect around 80k out of a clutch...
Drive it hard and abuse the clutch, you can expect that figure to drop very quickly!
For example - my clutch which is the older XUD9 clutch dealing with around 300-320lb.ft torque has lasted me only 26k miles, but then I drive it hard and do abuse the clutch... I consider that still to be a pretty good lifetime for double the standard torque figure.
