Clutch! - Saxperience

bloz · 19th February 2007, 09:54

I have used search and see that people really don't like Black Diamond clutch kits, and seem to recemend LUK or Valeo, which is the best sports clutch kit for me to buy and does anyone know the cheapest place to get one???

The reason for this is when I bought my car last year the clutch release bearing was going so I figure now 20000 miles later it must be struggling and it sounds louder than my stereo (the screaming noise). I have got it to last this long but think its time I put it out of its misery.

So I thought if Im going to do it might as well get the muts nuts, and go for the best any ideas??

Yates · 19th February 2007, 09:56

no reason to upgrade clutch i wouldnt think, is your car standard?

bloz · 19th February 2007, 10:22

Its std apart from air system, but it won't be for long as soon as I get money together it will have Cams etc. Hence I figure might as well get the uprated clutch as it needs replacing anyways

Yates · 19th February 2007, 10:35

i stil dont think you would need an uprated clutch for cams, if you were t/c or s/c or TBs then maybe but cams it should be fine on standard clutch i would think

Japman · 19th February 2007, 11:26

Standard clutch would be fine mate
but as matt says if ur going to get boddies,turbo or supercharger then yea an uprated one would be a good idea

bloz · 19th February 2007, 11:31

Wheres best to buy then? Also I would eventually like TBs

Japman · 19th February 2007, 12:30

i got mine from my local motorfactors.Payed 80 for the clutch

bloz · 19th February 2007, 14:12

I thought it was well more expensive than £80 was that just the clutch? how much am I looking for the full kit?

bloz · 19th February 2007, 14:16

Just had a quick look on Ebay lol, are the OMP clutches any good? As I have been impressed with most of OMP products luke the strut brace which I have but I obviously appreciate theres a big difference between a Strut brace and a Clutch kit.

Japman · 19th February 2007, 14:26

clutch kit was £82 summin and payed 40 labour to my mate and the other time a garage done it for £80

bloz · 19th February 2007, 14:28

Bloody hell I thought the kits were like £200 and labour was about £200, so are OMP any good? I might go to scummy Halfords purely because I have an account and get it on the tick

hesslevtr · 19th February 2007, 17:29

black diamond and cluths like that are crap

there just re con standard ones

LUK or valeo 1 should do perfect

if you still want to uprate it though how about padle cluth check gmc site

bloz · 20th February 2007, 09:35

I think I will just get a good one that isn't uprated as me mate is running his GTi on 152bhp with a normal clutch, you don't know where you can buy Valeo from do you/>

hesslevtr · 20th February 2007, 10:38

local car shops

or gsf or euro carparts maybe