Anger
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While there has been a lot of debating about which aftermarket clutch can hold more torque, is daily friendly, has no high RPM lockout etc, I have not read much if anything about the SMF that most aftermarket clutch kits come with ( which obviously includes the retro FK8) and its affect on the knock sensor. While discussing with a professional tuner about which bolt-on turbo to install and telling him that I found the MHI TD03 at a decent price but cant install it due to having a stock clutch, he said that he does not suggest going with an aftermarket kit with a SMF.
The reason, he said, was that the Knock sensor reads many vibrations generated by the SMF, thus creating false knock counts and even affecting the K.control falsely, making it difficult to tune the car properly. He suggested keeping the stock flywheel and doing an aftermarket clutch only. I however have not read about a single aftermarket clutch kit that does not have gear lockout, being daily friendly or at least holding for a decent amount of milage which bolts to the stock Dual Mass Flywheel.
So my question is, have you guys heard of or experienced such K.control / Knock sensor issues while running a SMF?
The reason, he said, was that the Knock sensor reads many vibrations generated by the SMF, thus creating false knock counts and even affecting the K.control falsely, making it difficult to tune the car properly. He suggested keeping the stock flywheel and doing an aftermarket clutch only. I however have not read about a single aftermarket clutch kit that does not have gear lockout, being daily friendly or at least holding for a decent amount of milage which bolts to the stock Dual Mass Flywheel.
So my question is, have you guys heard of or experienced such K.control / Knock sensor issues while running a SMF?
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