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rkreigh · 12-30-2007

I'm running the stock clutch on the fidanza. with the LPE 390 and the 234 cams, the rattle is pretty loud, but with the B&B exh, you really don't hear it that much inside the car. I did notice that drag racing the car (508 rwhp) as marc mentioned I'm at the limit the stock clutch can take and it can get glazed pretty easily.

we also tried a mcleod sprung disk and had a rather dramatic failure, one side of the disk had about 1/3 of the material let go after one burnout.

I have to think that this was likely just a defective disk, as marc has used these disks quite a bit with good results.

when going to the fidanza, you should consider a sprung hub disk to help quiet things down. the stock disk is solid, and will be a bit noisier, although in my application, I honestly didn't notice any difference at all. it was loud before, and it's still loud!!

the fidanza is a good alternative, just be prepared for the gear rattle. having the chip updated for a bit higher idle speed helps, and also many zf boxes are quieter than others, the boxes that bill b blueprints seem to be quieter and shift better too!!

12-30-2007	#5
rkreigh Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alex VA Posts: 1,080	Re: Performance clutch? I'm running the stock clutch on the fidanza. with the LPE 390 and the 234 cams, the rattle is pretty loud, but with the B&B exh, you really don't hear it that much inside the car. I did notice that drag racing the car (508 rwhp) as marc mentioned I'm at the limit the stock clutch can take and it can get glazed pretty easily. we also tried a mcleod sprung disk and had a rather dramatic failure, one side of the disk had about 1/3 of the material let go after one burnout. I have to think that this was likely just a defective disk, as marc has used these disks quite a bit with good results. when going to the fidanza, you should consider a sprung hub disk to help quiet things down. the stock disk is solid, and will be a bit noisier, although in my application, I honestly didn't notice any difference at all. it was loud before, and it's still loud!! the fidanza is a good alternative, just be prepared for the gear rattle. having the chip updated for a bit higher idle speed helps, and also many zf boxes are quieter than others, the boxes that bill b blueprints seem to be quieter and shift better too!!