Clutch buying

[Oily Fingers]

Right, now on the next stage of myh build,  getting the crank and flywheel balanced and lightening the flywheel as well, but i need the clutch assemble to be able to get it fully balenced.

Where is the best place get purchase the clutch for my build?? its an 1341cc eaton setup, so i need an organic helex clutch or somting simlar. but i'm jsut getting lost basicly when i'm search round the net.

many thanks

joel

[dub-disaster]

ive also been looking for an organic clutch and so far this is what ive found in the way of organic clutches.

helix organic clutch - cheapest price i have found so far was £250 that was from tsr performance and i said im a member of club gti wich i am so i got a discount dnt think it was very much discount though!! other than there there around the £300 mark direct or from there uk supplier- said to handle 20-30% more torque

cgmotorsport organic - from cgmotorsport costs £120 i think robin on here is running one not sure what quality is like - said to handle 20-30% more torque

Sachs organic clutch- these are sold through sacs themselves or there uk distriubitor again also jabbasport sell this and its in the region of £450 also sold by bar-tek but works out around the same price once german tax is added and postage this is said to handle 220nm of torque wich is 162.2 ftlb

thats all the organic options i found all three of those companys also do paddle clutches rangine from 4-6 paddles and varying from £250-400
    hope this helps , let me know how you get on as i would be intrested to know

[Oily Fingers]

kool,  some very good information there, cheers mate

i just flicked onto tsrperformance's website, but i cant seem to find the clutchs on there.   Did you ring them up for a price etc???

[Oily Fingers]

spotted these on ebay the other week.

Has anyone used one off ebay before??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PERFORMANCE-PADDLE-CLUTCH-VW-POLO-G40-1-3-SUPERCHARGED-/330384034380?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cec6c4a4c

[PeteG40]

seeing as its wakefield - id be surprised if not cg one - as they are in leeds

[Oily Fingers]

just flicked onto CG's website,  the prices seem quite good.  whats the quality like of them?

[dub-disaster]

kool,  some very good information there, cheers mate

i just flicked onto tsrperformance's website, but i cant seem to find the clutchs on there.   Did you ring them up for a price etc???

yes I rung them up for a pecs n quoted my club gti membership number think I got a small discount with that

[Oily Fingers]

right, i need help. i cant decide.

i have emailed cg motorsport.  got no response, might ring them tomorow if i get time.

i cant afford a Helix one.

and the ones on bar-tek site, say it can only handle up to 180Nm

i think i will end up getting a CG motorsport non paddle one due to the price.


what are other Eaton engines using as there clutch.

joel

[dub-disaster]

It says on bartek that it handles 300nm not 180 r u sure you where looking at the right one ? Here the linkhttp://www.bar-tek-tuning.com/lshop,showdetail,18889,en,1276202610-19257,1107452866.1220776879,2140003,3,Tshowrub--1107452866.1220776879,.htm

[Oily Fingers]

yeah i counted that one out, as i cant afford that.  i know that would be the one to go for though.

[dub-disaster]

Get the cg motorsport one then that probably what I'm going to do unless I can find somone to do the sachs one a damn sight cheaper !

[Oily Fingers]

yeah think that is my only option really.

but i'm still torn between a paddle clutch a little bit still.  as i have mates who have ran paddle clutch set ups in rs turbos etc and they say they are fine once you get use to them, but others poeple say dont bother if you are goin to use the car on the road.

only one way to find out i think. aha

[lance]

buy a second had helix one

[dub-disaster]

Those cg motoraport ones when I was on the phone the bloke said if I bought an organic one and it got eaten to quickly or I wasn't happy with it they'd sell me just a paddle friction plate as they use the same cover, dunno if that helps.
   I done alot of research on paddle clutches as I wasn't sure what to get but I think it all depends on what type of driver you are and what your willing to accept most people I spoke to said if your going to use the car mainly on the road get a normal organic if your going to race like 50% of the time or more the. Get a paddle but apparantly they can be a real pain in the ass parking n stuff like that traffic and there quite hard on the pedle ( is that how you spell it :s) box. Bit harder on the transmisson and drive shafts aswell . See if you can have a drive of someones with a paddle init.

[Oily Fingers]

i have gone for the C.G Motorsport Paddle clutch!