[s-cars] The Slippery Slope

[Mark Strangways]

Well Joe,
Seems that YOU do things on a grand scale now don't you.

How long did that 2K clutch last after Paul got to it ?

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Pizzimenti" <joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com>
To: "Robert Myers" <robert at s-cars.org>
Cc: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>; "S-CAR at audifans.com" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] The Slippery Slope


> Wow, that's a lot better than making life excessively complicated and
> using a lightweight flywheel with 2 carbon/kevlar superricearoni
> clutch disks to the tune of 2000 in parts.
>
> Whoever said Japanese cars were cheaper?
>
>
> On Sat, 06 Nov 2004 14:21:30 -0500, Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> 
> wrote:
>>
>> I just did the clutch on my RS2ed urS6 and for exactly the same reason,
>> Mark.  There is not a thing wrong with the OEM clutch I pulled out except
>> it just doesn't clamp strongly enough to handle all the extra torque.  I
>> went with Centerforce and I think I'm going to be pretty happy with
>> it.  Pedal effort is only very slightly elevated over the OEM clutch it 
>> at
>> all.  So far I haven't ventured any 4K launches since I'm still in the
>> break-in period but it feels like those won't be a problem.  ;-)  ~$380 +
>> five hours labor.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 01:43 PM 11/6/2004 -0500, Mark Strangways wrote:
>>
>> >Well, I am so glad I did the turbo.
>> >Now I get to do the clutch.
>> >
>> >The latest saga results in clutch slipping at WOT at about 4200 RPM.
>> >My latest event was a WOT in third on the highway that netted a lot of
>> >noise from a motor doing 6000 RPM, and a car not going anywhere fast.
>> >
>> >So, I need a clutch... We all know what that means.
>> >
>> >I now look for input on what type of clutch, and who's LWFW to buy. Lets
>> >those opinions fly boys, if I am in there why not put some $$$ into it.
>> >On or off list is fine,
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Mark...
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>> Bob
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>> Aug. 5, 2004
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