oasis

I have a 2001 911 turbo and its time to change the clutch, wondering what you guys are running and what you'd recommend? Sachs? spec? oem?

My car has an exhaust and a tune so nothing crazy, was leaning towards the sachs kit.

Thanks in advance,
Mike

602996TT

I've been running Sachs 2.5 kit from Awe Tunning for last 2 years clutch engagement is like stock setup. If you plan to add more power in the future it can handle up too 700hp.

"02996ttx50

the 2.5 kit will allow for power upgrades to maybe +/- 650 whp(?) but if you're staying where you are tq/hp wise, then the oem sachs w a rigid gt2 disc will perfectly handle any normal street stuff and/or occasional tracking. my last clutch lasted 100k and when i replaced it all i did was stay oem sachs add the gt2 disc for maybe a grand, tops? its good for 500whp easy, as long as one doesn't unnecessarily abuse it. i don't.

T10Chris

Paging Kevin @ UMW

bw1999

I agree. Speak to Kevin at UMW. He is wonderful.

oasis

Awesome guys! thanks for the info

Mike

greencalex

While I would not go so far as to say that I regret putting in my 2.5 clutch, I will say that it is probably not completely accurate to assume that you won't be able to tell any difference from the stock one under normal driving conditions.

Now admittedly, my original clutch was slipping above 4-5k rpm when I got the car, but from a stop, I found the clutch easy to engage, and generally pretty smooth to drive.

My 2.5 immediately struck me as grabbing rather abruptly when I got it, and after it was installed, I had some transmission rattle below about 2k rpm (under load). Nothing as bad as what most folks call "LWFW noise," but it is definitely there, and was not there before.

When the guy who did the clutch job installed the 2.5, he was telling me that he never understood why Porsche specified both a dual-mass flywheel, and springs on the clutch plate; to him it seemed redundant. At the time I agreed with his point, but the first time I heard the transmission rattle, it immediately struck me that maybe Porsche did know what they were doing...

"02996ttx50

if you stay oem and only add the marginally tougher yet non sprung gt2 disc for most any bolted on street driven car. you'll be fine, ( and retain the rather genteel feedback of the oem setup ( which is not a "bad" thing while driving a dual duty car ..)

e..g. the rigid 996gt2 disc isn't "felt" or "heard" as such, but you can still bang it around at higher revs when you want/need. most all other clutch upgrades which are needed to handle most higher tq/hp increases "feel" like a compromise in "feel" VS the oem setup. why i went oem w gt2 disc alone.. ( again.. )

the point of which is that the gt2 disc allows one to retain the "streetability" that the slower revving but less finicky performance that the dmfw is known for vs a lwfw which offers more choices.