Lastnite Red_cing_sporting wrote his car off

Also lastnite on the way to Asda with a few others by 2month old clutch got fried meaning I lost everygear and was stranded.
Least to say i was extremly p*ssed off but put a happy face on as ya do otherwise pent up rage would have took over.
I was stuck in NewFerry with Meesh, Dilburt and Aggy so a phonecall to are CW callout service (aka TonyMk2) and he was out to help.
Story doesnt end there cos to get to my towing eye the front bumper had to come off - while this was happening some fool drivin past thought he was cool but lost it and crashed goin round a corner.

Eventually I got the beast towed home and am now looking round for an uprated clutch, am 90% certain the 1.8 clutch will fit but I want something better.

Watch this space

Thanx to those that helped

Firstly what happened to Chinq's Car ??

Secondly, Who was the muppet who crashed going around the corner ??

Thirdly, Isnt your clutch covered under warranty ? Should be if it is only 2 months old mate

Daz, if your ever in that situation again and stuck for a tow.

Give us a shout, you got my number.

From what I heard about Cings car some1 pulled out on him and write the 2 cars off, the other car was a blue Punto and that was hit side-one and the Cing was head on colision.

The muppet was jus some random guy that crashed in New Ferry - Didnt see what car

I thought lastnite if it was under warrenty, ill have 2 dig out the invoice if i'v still got it - But if it is covered i wudnt want another 1 as a replacement as i need an up-rated one to cope.

Scooby can u get hold of Up-rated clutches with a Traders discount? Just after some prices really
Tar


Oh and Thanx AX_125 its apreciated

Gutted for Chinq

I dont have any contacts for Up-Rated clutches mate, I had problems locating a decent clutch for my Impreza after the Nitrous wiped it out recently

Gutted for ya mate, i`m sure you will sort it out...

If the clutch isnt a ford item then itll be ****. I went thru a crappy side road garage clutch in 9 months and less than 10k miles. Ive now got a ford one and that should last well over 60k. When u get the new clutch fitted get em to check your gearbox seals cos u may be gettin oil onto ur clutch forcing the plates to just spin on eachother. Did u feel it goin or did it just go! mine was goin for about 3 months before it just packed up and spun at anything more than half throttle.I got stranded in newbo and had to be towed by me m8.Luckily my kit wasnt on back then cos mine doesnt come off very easily with the 4 foggys and loadsa attachments all over the mountings. Good luck with gettin it back on the road cheaply m8

There are much better quality clutches on the after-market than what ford will supply you with, And at a much more competitave price also. The back street garage you took your car to would have probably fitted just a clutch plate or cover and even possibly a used one at that. (Its common practice with clutch/gearbox or back street garages) Lets face it, your not going to remove the gearbox to check they have fitted a new one are you, Its not like getting a tyre fitted where you can obviously see what has been replaced.

Dazza, A.D.L. Are one of the market leaders for quality aftermarket parts but i am not sure if they will make a clutch for yours as they tend to specialise in japanease cars allot.</b>

oops wot i actually meant was ford ones are good, aftermarket ones are better, motorcraft items and ones fitted by non frachise garages are the **** ones.

Any one know what a paddle clutch actually does? Just need a guide as to whats hot and whats not - Scooby the clutch you got sounds good cos its mainly street driving i do and i dont want it too harsh!

Competition Paddle Clutch Kit



Or this maybe

Twin Plate Clutch Kit (Incl Flywheel)

Dazza what can i say dude!
As you guys know i'm always here to help our fellow members out

Spoke to my contact @ FEOC and he's 100% certain the reason the clutch went was b'cos it wasnt aligned proply.
The standard Ford clutch can take just over 200bhp and he has recomended use that b'cos theres no point gettin an up-rated one as he did and it made no difference.

On a separate note his Escort Cossie will be running 380-400bhp by Jan so ill get some pics

it may take 2oobhp but if you drop it at 5000rpm it dont work to well

Was it put in with the gearbox in the car?
I have a Black Diamond, I was going to go for the twin-plate, just for the sake of having one. Great clutch though.

A twin plate would be a total waste

OEM Clutches are normally good for 50% power and torque increases, a paddle, should do double, and twin plates handle silly power.

Ive used them all, std items, paddle clutches, and the GTR had a twin plate fitted. The more extreme you go with a clutch, the more bite they have, and the GTR was a nightmare in traffic with an "On/Off" fell to it, the pedal was also very heavy.

You can get uprated std items which are much more drivable, they can take more power and torque without weighting the pedal up, and their bite is still very subtile.

From experience, only go to a paddle / twin if you REALLY need it for the power your cars running.