Rubes
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Two from the inside and one from Transalpina, one from Transfagarasan / Transilvania / Romania
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@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
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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
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Job well done Here is mine...
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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.
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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.
