05-09-2014, 11:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2014, 11:09 AM by powerandtorque.)
If it's an old/original clutch and its progressively slipping more and more then it is going to need changing sooner rather than later.
Sounds similar to how mine was - initially it was fine for a month or so, then it would start to momentarily slip at peak torque when hot, and progressively would slip with less and less provocation. That was a ~130k original clutch, so hardly surprising really it was struggling to cope with the best part of 50% more torque!
One replacement Valeo clutch later and its perfect. Did the cable and fork bushes at the same time, along with removing the pedal damper/spring thing, and the pedal action is light and positive now. Be warned that changing the cable is a pig of a job and removing the pin on the clutch fork/arm to do the bushes isn't much better...
In answer to the original question, a good branded clutch should be fine at Stage 1 tune - Valeo, Luk and Sachs are all good brands to look out for.
Sounds similar to how mine was - initially it was fine for a month or so, then it would start to momentarily slip at peak torque when hot, and progressively would slip with less and less provocation. That was a ~130k original clutch, so hardly surprising really it was struggling to cope with the best part of 50% more torque!
One replacement Valeo clutch later and its perfect. Did the cable and fork bushes at the same time, along with removing the pedal damper/spring thing, and the pedal action is light and positive now. Be warned that changing the cable is a pig of a job and removing the pin on the clutch fork/arm to do the bushes isn't much better...
In answer to the original question, a good branded clutch should be fine at Stage 1 tune - Valeo, Luk and Sachs are all good brands to look out for.
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