[s-cars] WAS: New clutch and 6-speed is NICE! NOW: Stiffened WG spring

[Emre Washburn]

Chris,

I understand it's WAY to late now for the other kit, but thought the
list might benefit from the knowledge of the Centerforce kit and the
killer price from Summit. Another FWIW, the unit feels the SAME as
stock, but holds more.


I think I'm responsible for the craze of the stiffened WG spring on
AW. I had purchase a MTM stiffend WG spring a year or so I had my S4,
because I knew one day I'd have a 20vT car. I finally swapped it in
after I found it in a drawer, and was AMAZED at the change. The
stiffened WG spring bleeds less boost off and through the wastegate
vent in the lower RPMs, which causes boost to build sooner. It's an
easy DIY mod that takes 10 minutes.

But a caveat: the new found boost will cause old hoses to burst if
they are weak, and may lead you to discover new misfires due to weak
coil packs.


--
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves 'O plenty!


On 2/23/06, Chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well that is good to know but too late for me to take advantage of.
> My clutch kit cost $365.
>
> When it comes to clutches I don't have much knowledge, the car is used
> strictly on the street so I decided to go with the stock replacement
> clutch.
>
> Now I need to learn about the 1.8 WG spring and why it builds more
> power faster than the stock spring. Anyone know anything about it?
>
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_33&products_id=199
>
> The people on audiworld seem to love it!
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>
>
> --- Emre Washburn <yumyjager at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Chris,
> >
> > Glad to hear you are enjoying it, the 6 speed box in my car is my
> > favorite mod on the car.
> >
> > FWIW, an uprated Centerforce Dual Friction clutch would have cost
> > $338.99 w/ free shipping from Summit Racing. FME, this kit costs LESS
> > than some stock OEM kits.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Emre
> > 92 //S4
> > 90 Cq
> > 40 valves 'O plenty!
> >
> >
> > On 2/23/06, Chris chambers <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > So this is how a clutch is supposed to feel! Wow!
> > > Due to the budget (read pregnant wife) I kept my clutch stock for
> > now.
> > >
> > > And I gotta say that the gearing of the EDU 6-speed trans is great!
> > > I've always disliked 5th gear's ratio, downshift to 4th back to 5th
> > > and wishing for a 6th.....this solves all that!! Unlike the DSY
> > trans
> > > the notch is already there for the sensor and there are no coolant
> > > lines to deal with. Other than the one alignment pin its a bolt in,
> > in
> > > fact that pin could be trimmed to work if you wanted to.
> > >
> > > So now that I have a new happy clutch, what is the best way to
> > launch
> > > this thing? I tried the 4k rpm dump the clutch method once and man
> > > was there a lot of smoke!
> > >
> > > Chris
> > > Loving da6 speed and new clutch!
> > >
> > > Make April 15th just another day http://www.fairtax.org
> > >
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