Ok... so I was just searching around a little and found a little of what I need but not really sure.

After i've installed a custom intake I think that my clutch maybe wearing out a bit... maybe just by chance, who knows. BUT its been releasing pretty high.... My question is do you think this could be because of the custom intake?

With this I was wondering what options you would recommend me looking at for replacing the clutch, and possibly the flywheel. Do you think I need to replace both of them?

I have a 2001 1.8T, custom intake, heat shield, forge007 (on monday when I can get it out of my po box)... and thats all to the engine.

 

your intake wont have any effect on the clutch, youd know if your clutch was going, when you let it out it would slip alot and the engine would rev

theres alot of debate on aftermarket flywheels, they are dual mass so they lend to helping engine vibrations, and they are alot smoother, some people have complained of chatter comming from it.. i feel like it is more of a brand problem, some brands of lwfw are better then others

but no, you dont need to replace both
if you dont plan on doing anything crazy with your car in the future then i would suggest a southbend stage 2

 

so i think this problem which i thought was my clutch was actually my dv... I was experiences this rattle snake noise in my dv when I pushed on the gas. I read it somewhere what this is called but forget. Just got a new FORGE007 and now I can hear my turbo spool again, and my car feels good.

 

haha good....if you decide for a new clutch sachs stage 2 will do very very very well i got one because my clutch exploded hahaha (wasn't funny then)

 

btw i am doin brakes in like 4 days...any suggestions!?!?!(within 350$ limit and also only the front disks and pads need to be changed) i was thinking about zimmerman rotors and mitex pads from awe.com but i am not 100% sure??HELP

98.5 1.8tqm

 

how much do you think i could get a new stage 2 clutch shipped, and installed for?

 

clutch - $250 and $150 labor i would recommend doing flywheel I’ll feel big difference…around $500 for clutch and flywheel and $180-200 labor...

 

Speachless...

 

are you serious about those prices..... i need to replace my clutch soon because it is high and wont grab. i went to four auto shops and the cheapest quote was 700 for labor and that doesnt include the clutch kit. i know a friend who does european cars and the best price he gave me was 1000 for everthing. they also told me to resurface my flywheel. the stock sachs clutch ran around 300 too.

 

I think he must have a bunch of illegals changing out his clutch real cheap$$$$$.