G60 / VR6 clutch conversion done today, but....

[MoMartin]

Okay, so me and a friend did the g60 / vr6 conversion today, (He has a pit/ all the right tools) all went well, but as soon as i took it out for a drive i noticed that there's more engine noise than there used to be. Has anyone else experienced this / is it common?

Thats my only problem (if it is a problem), I'm loving how light the clutch is now though.

Cheers, Mo

[andy68]

some people report a little chatter on idle, put the ECS kit on mine with the lighter flywheel, got a bit more noise, but some of that is probably because of the uprated engine and dogbone mounts, has got quieter over time,

[MoMartin]

Mine seems to make more noise when at about 3000 rpm, i don't really mind the sound, as it makes the car sound a bit more throaty, but i just wanted to ask around incase its something i've done wrong.

Cheers, Mo

[rockmonkey69]

I run a 13lb flywheel as part of the spec stage 3 kit on my 20vt and there's no chatter, pleasantly surprised

[MoMartin]

So what I'm experiencing is pretty normal then?

[rockmonkey69]

Seems so, luck of the draw it seems, my previous setup was the vr6/g60 and it was just like oem, only difference was a lighter clutch pedal.

[Dalo Harkin]

I haven't noticed any additional noise with mine, saying that the turbo spools quite loud on mine anyway so I doubt I would

[MoMartin]

Strange how it can be luck of the draw, i guess everything is slightly different though.

and you would definitely notice it dalo, well on my car it certainly made a difference.

[rockmonkey69]

Most my mates run stage 3 or stage 3+ clutch kits from spec and I run the stage 3, some of us get a lot of chatter and others get nothing, I'm starting to think it's down to whether you go for the aluminium or steel flywheel but I didn't think the g60 flywheel was aluminium. When you refer to more engine noise do you mean clutch chatter?

[Dalo Harkin]

mine is definitely steel