Performance section is really ....REALLY dead these days

Anyways heres what im upto at the mo...

The stock dual mass clutch didnt appear to handle the increase in hp to well,apart from the slippage at ft...the spring mech inside the DM has lost its centre point since i last checked it back in the day i last removed the transmission.ie the holes dont line up and need to be forced to,so its not slack,just showing signs of weakening!.

After reading a bit on DM FW on turbo desiel trucks,cars coming apart with increased torque/hp we decided we would make a custom single mass item with an aftermarket pressure plate and disk to help keep it all together...when it finally goes together^^.

There isnt to many after market clutches out there for the MB,Spec was the only one i could find,they recommended a stage 3+ for the HP i run and the best drivability(better than stage3).
I ordered the clutch and told the company it would need to have a sprung centre as i planned to make a single mass FW to replace the DM.

they confirmed it was sprung...and sent me this =)


So after a small battle they told me to send it back to spec,and they would make a custom disk with sprung centre and send it back to me asap!...so i played patient,as they were doing it at there cost........36 days later i email spec and find out they have no idea what happened to my disk,as the company i went through didnt fill out the correct paperwork lol...damn why did i play patient.

The guys at spec found the disk and had it made then shipped to me within the week!,frickn yay=)



So iv drawn up the FW ready to be made,its going to be a combo alloy 7075 with a steel face,which should wiegh approx 25% lighter than stock.
will get some picks up as we build it =)


Ross,price is on the way,im due there this morning,they were ment to give me it before the end of last week!!.

Cheers all,
Paul