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70.000+km on SACHS light SMF and counting. Works like charm. Would I do it again? Absolutely. Driving VRS with SMF is completely different experience.

SMF most noticeable and, so far, the only disadvantage is rattle when idle. You can see (or rather hear) it in my video: https://youtu.be/UMvdq6jukrk

Two from the inside and one from Transalpina, one from Transfagarasan / Transilvania / Romania

@nidza That is true. To compensate the dual mass flywheel and it´s vibration damping, this particular Performance clutch kit contains a clutch disc with torsion springs that function as vibration damper between engine and gearbox. Due to reduction of mass and more rigid connection a stronger transfer of transmission noise can and does occur (only when idle). It seems this SMF (kit) is not completely left without vibration dumper function / gear / crankshaft protection? I am an engineer of technology, subspeciality chemical production & pharmaceutical engineering, not ideal for this topic, but close

Your welcome Not always, kids were asleep after long exhausted day, so I gave them over 1 hour: 80km/h on highway for about 100km. Yes, fear is good stuff, keeps you from doing wrong things. In my opinion DMF is rather about undeniable driving comfort then constructional & engineering clutch/crankshaft/gearbox upset. As for driving experience, DMF can not match SMF. Honda Civic Type R (2019), for an example, has OEM SMF. Does it broken crankshaft, here and there, brake the hood at the the 1st cosmic speed? Of course not. Some Porsche models have OEM SMF as well, other cars too. Thanks for visiting this topic, I appreciate it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcZNGQDlhVQ

Job well done Here is mine...

I agree. I know a driver who has been behind the steering wheel for 6 years. His clutch dies regularly twice a year, crankshaft only 1 time. No, engine has not been "converted", no tuning at all. What went wrong? Driving style. It can be described as all or nothing. Start in the 1st gear ends with, either engine shut because of low revs, or screaming tires with too high revs. Other gear shifting is...modestly defined unpleasant. Uphill driving is in higher gear then one should expect, engine shatters and suffers. His guarantee right has been regularly denied by the service: driving style caused the failure.

50.000km and counting. No issue what so ever. Would I do it again, from this prospective? Absolutely. DMF driving experience looks like bad dream. Couldn't tell if SMF affects fuel consumption by the book, but in reality it seems it does. Fuel C.4.6.mp4

30.000km on lightened SMF. Works like a charm 😉 Couldn't tell if it had any influence, but just scored my lowest fuel consumption on 230km trip: 4,8 lit/100km.

10.000km on performance light SMF clutch kit and counting. 10.000km on performance light SMF clutch kit and counting. Gearbox & crankshaft? Never better but one must not loose hope

Looks like that. Well, it can't smoke Porshe Panamera Turbo, or Alfa Romeo Giulia QV, can it? I'd rather say it can hold on pretty good, as for other cars within 300hp-400hp power range, yes.

The difference is huge. With stock 2.0 TSI VRS the best mileage was 980km (around 600mi) per tank with soft foot. With APR stage 1 the difference is breathtaking. Millage is like for like, but about the same as stock. Torque...with APR stage, depending on fuel type and boost pressure, goes from 420Nm to 520Nm, power around 300HP. Performance? Here it is (recording with my VRS):

Yes. To compensate the dual mass flywheel and it´s vibration damping, the SACHS Performance clutch kit (530+Nm) contains a clutch disc with torsion springs that function as vibration damper between engine and gearbox.

Just returned from 150km trip...love my new Performance Clutch & SMF. Music off, ventilator off only engine sound in Normal / Sport mode. Even with OEM DMF my VRS was quick, but now it is more responsive, grabs higher revs faster, up-shifting is faster, downshifting is easier, throttle respond is wilder, angrier, almost violent. The car has become more alive. If my crankshaft & pistons & gearbox survived 85.000km on APR 1with OEM DMF clutch, I do not see why should it brake down because of lighter SMF? All kind of comments are welcomed, sure, but what interests me more, as a topic, is rather DMF vs Light SMF experience, then "how & what cracked my converted engine into peaces" which is completely different subject. One can replace OEM DMF with Light SMF on stock car, right? I doubt that stock engine is doomed to be broken because of SMF. Well, lets hear those people as well.

Out of your own experience or...

Thanks for comment, your opinion is appreciated

Thank you Jaco2k, I appreciate it!

Just upgraded from OEM DMF (12,68kg) clutch kit to performance light SMF (7,2kg) clutch kit. It was a must after 85.000km under APR stage 1 (316HP & 516Nm). Tested...and I love it! Numbering advantages wold take time, more of it in detail soon. For the time being, let me mention the only downside, literally: I need to rev engine just a little bit higher, in order to start smoothly. Let's say 1.200rpm - 1.500rpm. Yes, somewhere outside town in quiet winter landscape discreet shatter can be heard: From the outside in neutral. Barely from the inside only when pressing gas pedal in neutral within 750rpm to 1.000 rpm range, beyond that and while in idle: nothing. In total. I feel like I am driving another, much better car. Looking forward hearing about your experience with OEM DMF vs after market Light SMF.

84.000 km on OEM clutch & APR stage 1. No issue what so ever. Fuel consumption is like for like, mainly the same as stock. The difference in power, acceleration & top speed is huge. Just to give you an idea, here is one of my YT videos, comparing driving dynamics to BMW M550d EQ Performance 3.0 i6 TriTurbo 431HP & 810Nm. Would I do the same again? Yes, no doubt.

Exactly! Besides, I do not want adrenaline 24/7, smooth driving feels good from time to time.

Sure, in the city all the time. Soft steering, calm & soft acceleration where 50km/h is limit.