ECS Clutch upgrade

[Guy_H]

We made our own - single mass steel flywheel, EVO 6 pressure plate.

We ran a six puck ceramic plate for the track & the stock Polo organic friction plate for the street.

Good combo, but probably not enough orders here to make it worthwhile.

The EVO pressure plate kept costs down.

[Guy_H]

Geez guy thats a dinner plate mate At least you know the pressure plate bolts are tight now hey
Cheers
Jmac

Correct Jimmy!

Porsche owed me a new gearbox, so we know the new ones are tight - thats for sure.

[JCM308]

What clutch is reccommended with the APR stage 2 and 3 upgrades to handle the extra power?

[Guy_H]

Stock will handle it fine.

Clutch life is purely up to the driver & how the driver treats it.

You can kill a clutch with a stock car if you try hard enough (Like trying to do a launch at the drags on the traction compound )

[jasn78]

What clutch is reccommended with the APR stage 2 and 3 upgrades to handle the extra power?

i would ask shaneth about the clutch he is running in his mate awesome piece of kit at a decent price for what it is "meaning not cheap but damn good"

[VWindahouse]

Gavin from Custom Code has made up a new ACS clutch package with an uprated cover with 1050 kgs of clamping force (standard Polo is about 600kgs) and a 5.5kg light weight flywheel. Shoot him off a PM (h100VW) for more details

[Guy_H]

Here is the pics of the ones we built:

[h100vw]

Are they not a bit sharp on take up for the street Guy, with no springs in them?

Gavin

[Guy_H]

They are sprung Gavin (look closely)

[h100vw]

Are you talking about the wavy line between the bit with the spline and the next bit out with the rivets?

Don't look like much spring in there.

Gavin

[Guy_H]

You obviously need to see them in the flesh - they are German made & well up to the task.

Project Polo ran them for 18 months & there are several "hot" Polo's including
K04 versions still happily running them.

[JCM308]

Does APR offer these as a kit?

[h100vw]

I saw a scrap one on Saturday in Brisbane Guy and couldn't see anything that looked like springing, as I understand it.

Maybe I'll have another look at it next month when I come up again.

Gavin

[Chipped]

Gavin from Custom Code has made up a new ACS clutch package with an uprated cover with 1050 kgs of clamping force (standard Polo is about 600kgs) and a 5.5kg light weight flywheel. Shoot him off a PM (h100VW) for more details

Damn too late my ECS with 14lb flywheel just arrived today...

[h100vw]

Damn too late my ECS with 14lb flywheel just arrived today...

They are very similar money mate. The major benefit is the Australian supply.
Don't beat yourself up.
Gavin