8v Transmission upgrade? WAS: Transmission Question

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

Heres another clutch for ya: (sig line 3)

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (shell donor ready to rock, still planning, rocco #7)
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch, driveshafts, wheels :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Benjamin Harder" <vwtype53@yahoo.com>
To: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>; "Scirocco Mailing List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: 8v Transmission upgrade? WAS: Transmission Question


> 
> --- ATS - Patrick Bureau <pbureau@attbi.com> wrote:
> > Actually  my 9a tranny is a 8v model and is going to be matched back to
> > another JH engine, 1.8L. I just wanted to add more transmissible power to
> > the transmission (engine will be tweak but nothing in the range of a turbo
> > model), I have planned to get a lighten flywheel, was thinking 16v pressure
> > plate with Sash Clutch or 3 puck clutch for 8v. My current clutch/pressure
> > plate are 5 year of age and are not slipping if that give you an idea how I
> > treat my car!
> 
>  Sheesh...that's nothing...my '93 Passat's clutch is original (8 years),
> yet has over 185,000 miles on it...still not slipping!
> 
> I think Daun's 16v has the original clutch and he's now over the 200k mile
> mark, right Daun?!  That should say something about the stock clutches... ;)
> 
> 
> =====
> Benjamin Harder
> 86 Scirocco 16v
> 80 Scirocco
> 93 Passat GLX
> 
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