Bahnhof Clutch + Fidanza Installed!
02-21-2013, 02:27 PM
#1
Bahnhof Clutch + Fidanza Installed!
I recently went ahead and purchased a clutch kit and flywheel since my 4th/5th had started slipping.
I had read on here, from old posts, that the Bahnhof kit was a good purchase so I bit the bullet and found one on eBay (Bahnhof Stage 1 Clutch Kit from autoparts-express). It's a sprung clutch and supposedly is good for 445hp...I was told that OEM clutches are OE spec'd to handle 287HP and 274ft/lb TQ. Not sure on the validity but figured more wouldn't hurt.
I also had been waiting for a good deal for a Fidanza lightweight flywheel and finally found one from vw3819 here on the Org. Ended up paying less than $500 in all.
Finally got around to installing it (with big help from bgsl1ck, Carlos & nishfish871 all from the Dallas area) for the better part of last Sunday. After some cursing, rust, busted knuckles and laughs we got it all installed along with some new axles. The old flywheel had hot spots all over it, I'm surprised I never had slippage in the lower gears but figured it was imminent.
Driving impressions?
The Bahnhof is a sprung clutch but doesn't seem any harder, if much, than the oem clutch I had in. There is absolutely -0- chatter and the engagement feels better than stock...it grabs really well. I was scared that pairing the clutch kit with the Fidanza might cause chatter but I never get it. I'm 70miles into the 500mi break-in period so far so I haven't really gotten on it nor have I exceeded 3k. Driving 8miles to work everyday is creating the longest 500 miles I have ever wanted to finish off, can't wait!!!
**UPDATE**
500miles were up last Saturday just in time for 1/4m racing the following day. A group of Maximas and I went out to the Crandall track.
No issues whatsoever beating on the clutch/flywheel setup. No weird smells, no slips & no chatter...just acceleration. No slipping really helped, along with the flywheel (and borrowing a Z utec tune).
When from a PB of 14.1@97 to a 13.8@100!
(I'll update my timeslip thread later)
I had read on here, from old posts, that the Bahnhof kit was a good purchase so I bit the bullet and found one on eBay (Bahnhof Stage 1 Clutch Kit from autoparts-express). It's a sprung clutch and supposedly is good for 445hp...I was told that OEM clutches are OE spec'd to handle 287HP and 274ft/lb TQ. Not sure on the validity but figured more wouldn't hurt.
I also had been waiting for a good deal for a Fidanza lightweight flywheel and finally found one from vw3819 here on the Org. Ended up paying less than $500 in all.
Finally got around to installing it (with big help from bgsl1ck, Carlos & nishfish871 all from the Dallas area) for the better part of last Sunday. After some cursing, rust, busted knuckles and laughs we got it all installed along with some new axles. The old flywheel had hot spots all over it, I'm surprised I never had slippage in the lower gears but figured it was imminent.
Driving impressions?
The Bahnhof is a sprung clutch but doesn't seem any harder, if much, than the oem clutch I had in. There is absolutely -0- chatter and the engagement feels better than stock...it grabs really well. I was scared that pairing the clutch kit with the Fidanza might cause chatter but I never get it. I'm 70miles into the 500mi break-in period so far so I haven't really gotten on it nor have I exceeded 3k. Driving 8miles to work everyday is creating the longest 500 miles I have ever wanted to finish off, can't wait!!!
**UPDATE**
500miles were up last Saturday just in time for 1/4m racing the following day. A group of Maximas and I went out to the Crandall track.
No issues whatsoever beating on the clutch/flywheel setup. No weird smells, no slips & no chatter...just acceleration. No slipping really helped, along with the flywheel (and borrowing a Z utec tune).
When from a PB of 14.1@97 to a 13.8@100!
(I'll update my timeslip thread later)
Last edited by MrEous; 03-04-2013 at 01:31 PM.
03-04-2013, 01:29 PM
#10
**UPDATE**
500miles were up last Saturday just in time for 1/4m racing the following day. A group of Maximas and I went out to the Crandall track.
No issues whatsoever beating on the clutch/flywheel setup. No weird smells, no slips & no chatter...just acceleration. No slipping really helped, along with the flywheel (and borrowing a Z utec tune).
When from a PB of 14.1@97 to a 13.8@100!
(I'll update my timeslip thread later)
500miles were up last Saturday just in time for 1/4m racing the following day. A group of Maximas and I went out to the Crandall track.
No issues whatsoever beating on the clutch/flywheel setup. No weird smells, no slips & no chatter...just acceleration. No slipping really helped, along with the flywheel (and borrowing a Z utec tune).
When from a PB of 14.1@97 to a 13.8@100!
(I'll update my timeslip thread later)
07-20-2013, 02:13 PM
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MrEous glad to see that you posted updates on your flywheel/clutch setup. I'm looking to get rid of the noisy pos flywheel that came with the car. Made the mistake of replacing it about 30k miles ago and it's back to making noise...sux
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