Lou Maiuri
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Borrowing zhijjawi's go pro today and it will be up this afternoon.
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Lou Maiuri's SPM FMIC, FX350, CTS K04 Review and Impressions Thread
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MaliciousMK6
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ohshit TSW nurbs are awesome!
:thumbsup:
A_Bowers
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Had some interesting info on the dmfw setup this weekend. Guy at cars & coffee has an S4 with the biturbo v6.....fx400 clutch with the OEM dmfw. Chewed through the dmfw in 30k miles and had to do a whole new smfw and clutch setup. He said the disc was too aggressive for the OEM unit. Just a thought.
A_Bowers
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He was saying it was a 3 puck design. He may have been going with a fx400 to replace his bad setup. But either way he used the dmfw with an aftermarket clutch and didn't go to well long term.
raaalph
Ready to race!
I can only find full kits and disc-only kits for the 2.7T. Plus, as XGC75 mentioned, the FX400 uses a more aggressive friction material than the FX350. Kinda seems like an apples to oranges comparison to the FX350 disc and pressure plate setup.
Edit: nevermind...I misread the product codes for the S4 kits. Still, different disc, different flywheel, different setup.
Edit: nevermind...I misread the product codes for the S4 kits. Still, different disc, different flywheel, different setup.
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MaliciousMK6
Go Kart Champion
A bunch of us could have told you that too! Im not sure who recommended he try that in the first place?:iono:
FX350 seems to be the strongest clutch that the OEM DMFW can survive, obviously depending on the current condition of the DMFW prior to the swap.
A_Bowers
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Here is my thinking, the drop in disc (personal experience) has the sintered iron side which is very aggressive. One would imagine that because of its coefficient of friction , when you slip the clutch it bites hard due to that side. Well, over time as the sintered side is very grippy (say 30k or more miles) it can wear a groove into the flywheel. And as these flywheels are two pieces you run the risk of getting into the spring side.
This is all speculation at this point though.
I'm betting that's worse case scenario though. Maybe the added pressure from the aftermarket PP was a culprit as well.
TL: DR , Get a dsg.
jerome99
Go Kart Champion
Here is my thinking, the drop in disc (personal experience) has the sintered iron side which is very aggressive. One would imagine that because of its coefficient of friction , when you slip the clutch it bites hard due to that side. Well, over time as the sintered side is very grippy (say 30k or more miles) it can wear a groove into the flywheel. And as these flywheels are two pieces you run the risk of getting into the spring side.
This is all speculation at this point though.
I'm betting that's worse case scenario though. Maybe the added pressure from the aftermarket PP was a culprit as well.
TL
Now I wish I did get a DSG lol
Motodude310
Go Kart Champion
Sooooo, no review video?
Lou Maiuri
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dropping off the go-pro today to be uploaded.