The Project Pad

You bastard, I'm going to slap you at sfest.

mushasho wrote:

vt10vt wrote:I hope this is a joke...

At the end of the day, they're just pieces of metal... Aren't they?

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Hahaha it seemed just over-the-top bad! I mean, blowing up the engine, believable, it falling off the tow truck, also believable, catching on fire, totally within the realm of possibility. But all three in a row in one day? Looks like a blast, glad it was only a joke

Well.. I went through the ringer on clutches... so if you need help/feedback let me know.

What clutch BTW?

Oh.. nevermind.. Southbend Stage 4

Here is the deal... without throwing people under the bus (though back when I went through this I really really wanted to), I originally got a Stage IV from SB... installed it.. and it did the EXACT SAME THING yours is doing.... was told to let it bed in.. etc... didn't help. Bit the bullet and sent to them for "testing". They said it tested 100% fine. They gave me option.. they would send it back to me, or send me a new one (Which I had to pay for). I told them the old one didn't work, so why would I pay for a new one.

With the car off the road I had no choice.. I bought a new one. They sent me a new one, installed it, and it gripped like nothing I have ever driven (from day one).

I called them and told them this.. they said (and I am not shitting you on this).. "The clutch we sent you is actually not and strong as the one you sent back to us." WTF?

To this day I think the first clutch was screwed up.. and they just denied it and hid behind the "you installed it, it's your problem". The difference between the bad one and the good one was night and day.

I really really hope you sort it... but god damn I hate SB.

Dan, remember, his clutch was holding fine @ 300+whp on the previous setup. no reason to believe its the "wrong disc".

Dad will have his 7a style flywheel for sale if Marc doesn't have one on hand, fyi...

Ahhh..thought it was new clutch while he was in there thus the 'bed in' talk. Well then...hope it isn't an oil leak.

urs6ville wrote:Ahhh..thought it was new clutch while he was in there thus the 'bed in' talk. Well then...hope it isn't an oil leak.

2 years ago my RS2 spec clutch started slipping at above RS2 power... I drove it "gingerly" everywhere until I had the funds for a SB STG4... Even went Ocean City, MD and back on it.... Over at H2Oi my driving became alot more "spirited"...(I think a few guys here remember)...anyhow, after the trip I could now feel what had now become a warped flywheel. I installed this, at the time, new SB clutch with that flywheel... everything was perfect.

In this latest set of upgrades I decided to swap in much fresher flywheel that I had from Silvia... This is the only change done in that area...

Good news is that today it holds 20psi instead of 15psi... </fingers-crossed>

Got it... so hopefully that is the case for sure.

urs6ville wrote:Got it... so hopefully that is the case for sure.

the worry-some part is that even a new clutch shouldn't slip this way...

Love walking out to this car....



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Sounds just as she looks...

GORGEOUS.

mushasho wrote:

urs6ville wrote:Got it... so hopefully that is the case for sure.

the worry-some part is that even a new clutch shouldn't slip this way...

Yea, when I finally got the "right" clutch, it went in and gripped like a clamp from day one. I went easy on it for awhile, but it hasn't slipped (and I don't expect it to given it's a Stg 4 SB)

You aren't doing any hard high boost pulls in your video... so perhaps there is oil in there... or perhaps they flywheel isn't the same and there is small stack height difference between the setup with your old FW and the fresher FW.

Thinking about clutches gives me a headache after what I had to deal with

You around this weekend? I should stop by, pick up those parts and take a look at your setup.

I think the real problem is with your wiper blades. The driver side blade is coming apart and the clutch decided to slip to prevent catastrophic acceleration in the rain. Its just looking out for you man.

roortube wrote:I think the real problem is with your wiper blades. The driver side blade is coming apart and the clutch decided to slip to prevent catastrophic acceleration in the rain. Its just looking out for you man.

That would be the Audi Gods actually saving me a headache... Cool!!!

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urs6ville wrote:
You around this weekend? I should stop by, pick up those parts and take a look at your setup.

Come up...

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You're just making too much power so it's spinning those tires in the rain

loxxrider wrote:You're just making too much power so it's spinning those tires in the rain

Lol... Had a dream like that... Sadly I woke up to reality ...

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So as I contemplate (read:procrastinate) on ripping into my clutch I figure putting it on the lift to inspect how my last 300miles have been...

chaloux wrote:You bastard, I'm going to slap you at sfest.

LOL sorry Matt but we had funz. Will make it up in beer at the camp Friday Night.

urs6ville wrote:Yea, when I finally got the "right" clutch, it went in and gripped like a clamp from day one. I went easy on it for awhile, but it hasn't slipped (and I don't expect it to given it's a Stg 4 SB)

Have you tested your clutch since i drove it w Seb in the back? I suspect i left 1/2 the friction material on that off ramp...

urs6ville wrote:You aren't doing any hard high boost pulls in your video...

Just like OB to not give you the high hard one.

urs6ville wrote:You around this weekend? I should stop by, pick up those parts and take a look at your setup.

Lemme know if you boyz are GTG. I fly home tomorrow, will be someplace NoSho for weekend... Mebbe we can get a 4 or 5 way 20v GTG w Matty and Mage.

roortube wrote:I think the real problem is with your wiper blades. The driver side blade is coming apart and the clutch decided to slip to prevent catastrophic acceleration in the rain. Its just looking out for you man.

LOL...

you didn't forget the check valve between the pump and the nozzle, right?

Marc wrote:you didn't forget the check valve between the pump and the nozzle, right?

Oh you must mean this thing...





It's on, just tucked away from this angle...

good man.

Marc wrote:good man.

Thanks

BTW, is SouthBend running behind on product around this time in the season? Cuz when I go in for this little "clutch inspection", I'll be looking to solve it once and for all even if that means another kit. Hopefully I do find an install error on my end, but if not, I wanna be able to execute on a solution that very same day if possible...

On that note, If everything is properly installed the only thing left would be a less than adequate Pressure Plate, right? Didn't the Stage 4 kits use a higher clamping Plate?

generally 3 days turnaround, at least it was that way for the order I placed last week.