How much power can a standard clutch take?
I was always under the imprerssion mine had never been uprated, but it seems to take full bore launches and anything else i can throw at it within its stride, currently running 350ish bhp 4x4, i know the clutch in it has done atleast 15k?

 

no idea but my paddle clutch has only lasted about 7k at 330bhp

 

mine was slipping at 350bhp on my 2wd saph. Had done 25k miles tho.

 

hmmm, mine doesn't feel that snatchy though, its heavy, very heavy, but its not too jerky?
Odd car!

 

OE clutches can handle stage 3; there's a few on here running them; but the clutch should be light'ish

 

Most of the effort in pushing down the clutch pedal is wasted on overcoming the friction in the cable, that's why when you fit a new cable it's wonderfully light, then as teflon liner inside starts to wear and get snagged between inner and outer cable it gets sticky and rough.
HYdraulic defo the way to go, but as regards how much power, mine is std, on 380 odd with no problems.
tabetha

 

it depends completly on how you drive...

launch even a stage 3 cossie on a std clutch and you can pick the pieces out through the bell housing.... yet drive it nicely and you can make it last for years

 

erm, i'm not the most gentle of people.
I am shocked i still have a gearbox.
I am not a lunatic all the time, but when i do drive it hard i DO drive it hard.
It will spin all 4 (well, probably 3) wheels on dry tarmac with a 6k launch.

 

full bore launch on stage 3 in a 4x4, your box is a ticking time bomb

 

i fully know this!
However, its there to be driven, if it breaks, i'll just have to shell out and fix it!
Dont get me wrong, i dont full bore launch it everytime i take off, infact, i probably dont do it even once a month, but i have been known to do it!

 

totally; enjoy it mate, i drove mine very hard all the time. Luckily it was rwd

these cars are there to be driven

 

Cheers boss, well, the secret plan in my head is to buy a T5 when the mt75 goes pop

 

that's the spirit, rwd is king

 

2wd all the way, 4wd you are gay!!
tabetha

 

try it against one in anger on track and you may have a different opinion,

if you want to do quick times, in anything less than perfect conditions,or run more than 400bhp, then its quite the opposite 2wd is gay then

 

2nd that!

 

why are some people on here so retarded?