Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

I'm sure DSG's are awesome (and I know they sound shit hot on upshifts) but I like having a clutch pedal.

Then again, I also hate (well, not hate but rather like not having in certain cars/situations) power steering and power assisted brakes.

Each to their own. I don't want to cut laps n'th degrees faster, I want to have fun and drive like a hooligan which is easier in a proper manual.

Edited by Cowboy1600
  • Replies 47
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Thread resurrection: a couple of years on, have the DCT boxes been reliable for you guys? I'm thinking of getting something like a Polo GTi as my next daily driver (once I get sick of the XR5) but I'd like to know whether the dual clutch boxes have been reliable or not?

My Girlfriend has one. Its a nice gearbox, drives like an auto when in drive, and is lots of fun in sport.

Personally, I couldnt live with it cause I hate autos and its a bit to much like an auto for me, but absoloutly cant fault the gearbox.

For a daily but its great, I drive it when I cant be bothered driving around with my button clutch haha

Edited by 89CAL

No one's mentioned the Ford Fiesta, tiny cheap POS but it has an automatically shifting dual clutch 6 speed manual.

Interesting you call them a POS. Have you driven one? You'll do hard to find a more fun car for the money. A seriously good bit of kit, even if it is FWD.

Anyone had first hand experience with the EvoX box? I've read they are decent from factory but a tune touchup and they are hard to fault especially on the track.

I dropped in to my local dealer but the only way i could test 1 was if i ordered 1 in....pfft

Interesting you call them a POS. Have you driven one? You'll do hard to find a more fun car for the money. A seriously good bit of kit, even if it is FWD.

I have, it feels uncomfortable and awkward on the road, everything you touch is made of cheap hollow plastic and resetting the clutch is a massive pain in the arse job(Not something the owner is likely to encounter but still)

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GCG is a good company, they're a major distributor for Garrett in Japan as well.
    • Nah, OEM washer bottle and brake fluid reservoirs are fine I don't know what it is with the plastic that Mazda used, some plastics, like the washer bottle and brake fluid res are fine, and still look new after 20 years use, where as the coolant expansion tank, and PS reservoir, that I replaced with new OEM items when I first got the car, turned yellow and started getting brittle a few years later If the dirty yellow stained plastics didn't trigger me there wouldn't be an issue, but they did, much like the battery bracket....... Meh As for going back to work full time to support car stuff, nope, why, because I own a Mazda NC MX5, not a Nissan R series Skyline 🤣
    • I've never heard of CJ-motor, so can't advise you on them. I'd just go straight to GCG for a GCG highflow though. Seems no point to use a middleman. I'm somewhat surprised that the price on the CJ site is lower than the GCG retail price. Even though CJ would get a discount of some sort, you would hardly expect them to give up so much margin. Maybe the price is out of date? Having said that "I'd go to GCG"...when I did my highflow, I went to Hypergear. I did this https://hypergearturbos.com/product/rb25dethighflow/#tab-dyno-results with the R34 OP6 450HP profile. With the BB centre (extra $400) and intially with the standard boost actuator, but I eventually got him to send me the high pressure one when I got to the point of being able to actually use it. Ends up costing the same sort of money as the GCG highflow, but this is, of course, the turbo that I KNOW has a shorter length core and so moves the comp cover rearwards. The GCG apparently doesn't do that. My mechanic also swears by the GCG highflow, given that we have another turbo rebuilder who does something essentialy the same as theirs, using Garrett wheels. He says it stands up at really low revs and makes good power. I haven't pushed my HG highflow past ~240-250rwkW yet (should have a little more in it, but unclear how much) and it does have a fairly gentle boost ramp. OK, it's much better now that I have gotten my boost controller tuned up on it.  A lot of my earlier unhappiness was because I couldn't keep the wastegate flap as closed as it needed to be (including some mechanical issues). I'd still prefer it to boost up nearly as quickly as the stocker, and it certainly a bit slower than that. So maybe the GCG one is worth the first look (for you).
    • Ok thanks 🙂 I will higly consider this. Any "known" company for a good reviews and experience to send that off? Is that CJ-motor good one? Or go straight to GCG site? I need to use VPN to even find some of those "shops" let alone access them 🙂 
    • You can literally put in as much WMI as it takes to quench the combustion totally (and then back it off a little, obviously), and it will keep making more and more power. The power comes from the cooling effect of the water (and the meth) and the extra fuel (the meth, which also has massive octane). It is effectively exactly like running E85. One might be slightly better than the other, but they are damn close. But with either you can lean on the boost or the timing (or both) waaaay more than with just petrol and the results are similar. Here's the first thing I googled for an anecdotal bit of evidence. Can't access the attachment without being a gold member, but it is there for the getting if able to, or searched up elsewise perhaps. https://www.hpacademy.com/forum/general-tuning-discussion/show/wmi-vs-e85/
×
×
  • Create New...