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On my 345is E30, i have an E28 tranny with a JBR lightweight flywheel attached to a brand new stock E28 Sachs clutch kit.

How much power can this clutch handle? What clutches are you guys running?

I'm only going to put around 290-300rwhp. Can the stock clutch handle it?

I have Todd's UUC metallic clutch in mine. It shudders sometimes (okay, most of the time), but it GRABS and has the pedal weight of the stock unit. I'm happy...Iv I would have had the flywheel resurfaced properly, I think the shuddering would be gone. GregATL has one too and it doesn't do this...

I love the UUC PO. It's almost like stock. Zero chatter but held my 12.0 @ 120 run. It would be perfect for your application. I stock them.

I love my clutch!

UUC hybrid puck/ traditional full-face.... really nice. Ask Todd about it... I get a little shudder from the engagement, but I have bad subframe bushings

I have a Sachs Clutch Kit, also had the flywheel resurfaced.

The reason for this thread is mainly because changing the clutch in my 335is is a real bitch! It's near impossible to be able to take the tranny out without having to remove the motor mounts, jack the motor forward and tilt it down so the tranny has room to slide off the spline and finally expose the clutch to replace it.

I have a brand new Sach's e28 stock clutch and am very concerned that it's not going to hold the power (TCD Stage 1). I've asked a few people about this and I know Todd sells a clutch kit (how much is it by the way), Just changing it is going to be a big big project that I'm frankly nervous about because I finally have everything the way I want it! To be honest, if I don't have the traction, it will mainly be at the wheels and not the clutch because it's such a lighter car... right?

Thanks guys

That clutch will hold up fine on the street. It might not hold if you have really sticky tires. It most likely won't hold on the dyno.

I don't think Todd has ever fried a clutch on the street. Most if not all of his clutch failures have been on the dyno, and I don't believe they ever prevented him from driving the car afterwards.

Jeremy

Well, I decided to buy the UUC clutch from Todd anyway. I managed to remove the tranny to get to it, so that's what I've decided to do to eliminate any potential problems in the future. I don't want to drive like i'm scared to burn the clutch. I wanna have fun. That's why i'm building this car. With that being said, I'm putting the UUC clutch in next week and i'll see how it fairs.

QuarterMaster "Extreme-V" 8.5 inch. 6-puck metallic friction disc. Bites like nobody's business. Engagement is very sensitive; lots of judder, but it will hold the torque.

Jeremy wrote:That clutch will hold up fine on the street. It might not hold if you have really sticky tires. It most likely won't hold on the dyno.

I don't think Todd has ever fried a clutch on the street. Most if not all of his clutch failures have been on the dyno, and I don't believe they ever prevented him from driving the car afterwards.

Jeremy

Well, almost all of my clutch failures have been at the dragstrip or in an upper gear. The only one that ever slipped on the dyno was the stock one the very first time we got on the dyno.

Todd