Best Clutch

**Doctle Odd** · 15-06-2013,09:59 AM

If you don't have a ramp or lift, engine out is sooo much easier than removing the box not a lot more work either,

**adamss24** · 16-06-2013,05:56 AM

I would still use a Sachs SRE organic clutch on the car, nothing comes close quality wise for the price + OEM feel ! Sam, as above, taking the engine out is easier as you don't have to hold the weight of the gearbox- you get tired rather quick when wrestling with a 60-80kg gearbox under the car. Also, this way it's less to disturb: you don't touch propshaft + gear linkage or driveshafts. Also the car gets new fluids at the same time...

**sam.bird3** · 16-06-2013,07:16 AM

would that handle the extra power?

I'm now thinking of sticking a k03s Turbo on her as I've found one very cheap with only 4000 miles on it. It should take the car to about 240bhp

**Doctle Odd** · 16-06-2013,07:25 AM

If you keep this up Sam you'll need a parachute on the back to stop it!

**sam.bird3** · 16-06-2013,08:01 AM

lol.

It's always been my plan to get it close to 240/250 bhp.

My last Tuning experience was a 2002 Mini Cooper S, I took that to 250bhp and it was Awesome!!

Before that it was Motorbikes, and yes........you guessed it, they never stayed Standard!! my last bike was a Honda CBR Fireblade that i had 187mph out of in Spain

Then i had this beast. this was awesome and put a smile on my face everytime i rode it! i spent over £3,500 on the paint job and engine mods.

**adamss24** · 16-06-2013,08:21 AM

Sachs race engineering clutches are rather conservative with their torque ratting and usually hold 15-25% more torque than stated ! if you ever need to go higher than 550Nm -which i doubt a ko3/ko4 will ever muster- then i would use their single mass flywheel and uprated rs4 pressure plate + organic clutch ! This is my other car's clutch set-up: Southbend OFE stage 3 rs4 clutch (organic clutch lining on one side and fera metallic on the other) and TTV Racing Single mass flywheel (made from billet Crome Molibdenum steel) + modified release bearing, it went on a b6 audi a4 1.9Tdi fitted with a BV43 turbo, lowered CR pistons, larger injectors and a few more bits and bobs ! Did not last long though, the syncromesh on 3rd stripped rather easy- shi*te 5 speed audi gearbox ! Had to go single mass as it was the only way to fit a 240mm clutch in there ! Matter of fact that was a Southbend clutch and flywheel meant to go on a stage 3 1.8TQS with a stroked 2.0L forged engine running a gt30 turbo ! Here's a few teasers, car is curently awaiting a full quattro conversion !

**adamss24** · 16-06-2013,08:28 AM

Originally Posted by sam.bird3

would that handle the extra power?

I'm now thinking of sticking a k03s Turbo on her as I've found one very cheap with only 4000 miles on it. It should take the car to about 240bhp

Ko3s won't fit on longitudinal engines, however you can hybridise yours with a ko3/ko4 compressor wheel ! The hotside is still rubbish so if you want a true 250Bhp out of the car then you might need to spend a few quid and get a real gt28rs. By the time you spend money on turbo, injectors,tune and free flow exhaust, you might as well spend money on a exhaust manifold and downpipe to accomodate the new GT28rs turbo- much more potential out of it !

**sam.bird3** · 16-06-2013,09:48 AM

I'm pretty sure the K03s is the Turbo on the 163 and i think some of the early the 190's have a K03s too.

Plus not sure i would want to put more than 240/250bhp in a 12 year old engine without stripping it down and giving it a proper rebuild, i'd be scared of blowing it up

**sam.bird3** · 16-06-2013,10:00 AM

Just had a little search.

The BFB (163) & BEX (190) A4 1.8T engines both run the K03s Turbo and they are Longitudinal like my AVJ (150), All 3 run with 9:5:1 Compression ratio and all 3 are Small port Heads so in theory i should see significant power increase from just the Turbo. If i then Fit a FMIC and bigger injectors i could then get a Stage 2 Map and get it very close to 270bhp, But i'm not interested in having it that powerful so will stick with the K03s and leave it Stage 1.

**adamss24** · 16-06-2013,01:53 PM

Originally Posted by sam.bird3

I'm pretty sure the K03s is the Turbo on the 163 and i think some of the early the 190's have a K03s too.

Plus not sure i would want to put more than 240/250bhp in a 12 year old engine without stripping it down and giving it a proper rebuild, i'd be scared of blowing it up

Sorry, meant ko3/ko4 as fitted to transverse engines ! They have a much larger exhaust housing so they run larger turbine and compressor wheels, no longitudinal ko3 will do more than 225 Bhp, even the the ko4-is as fitted optionally on the 190Bhp wont flow much more as it still uses the same exhaust housing- it's rather tight in there !