944 clutch replacement in Hampshire.
Discussion
Hi all, I normally do all my own work on cars however my 944 is my daily drive and I don't want to start something I can't finish in a reasonable time plus I want to uprate the clutch as I have a nos kit I want to have a play with but all the local general garages aren't interested so I was hoping to find a specialist in the area that can do it for me.
Also, uprated clutches?
Since getting this car I've noticed all the parts prices have porsche tax on them even though there's now't special about them eg my capri with its rover v8, I could get a standard clutch for £100 or one that could handle 400hp for £150. Can I expect the same for the 2.5 944 or is it a case "oh well sir this uprated clutch is made from the spittle of a thousand cuban virgin princesses resulting in the ability to handle 10 extra hp over the standard clutch so there is a 1000% price hike over the standard clutch and lets not forget, porsche tax!"
Help!
Ta!
Also, uprated clutches?
Since getting this car I've noticed all the parts prices have porsche tax on them even though there's now't special about them eg my capri with its rover v8, I could get a standard clutch for £100 or one that could handle 400hp for £150. Can I expect the same for the 2.5 944 or is it a case "oh well sir this uprated clutch is made from the spittle of a thousand cuban virgin princesses resulting in the ability to handle 10 extra hp over the standard clutch so there is a 1000% price hike over the standard clutch and lets not forget, porsche tax!"
Help!
Ta!
Edited by ihatesissycars on Wednesday 15th August 12:20
Try Northway Porsche... http://www.northwayporsche.co.uk/. They aren't quite in Hampshire but only a few miles north on the A4 from Reading to Newbury.
When I ran my 2.5 I didn't find the parts that expensive but wouldn't personally put the excess (i.e. the price on top of what you'd pay for ford bits) is down to the tooling costs to make stuff for the 2.5 944 which isn't distributed between as many units as it would be for ford parts. Assuming that more than one company makes clutches (for example) then the price would go as low as it could be before it simply isn't worth making them any more because competition would drive it down. In short, you can't price the two clutches the same just because fundamentally they contain the same amount of metal and friction material.
When I ran my 2.5 I didn't find the parts that expensive but wouldn't personally put the excess (i.e. the price on top of what you'd pay for ford bits) is down to the tooling costs to make stuff for the 2.5 944 which isn't distributed between as many units as it would be for ford parts. Assuming that more than one company makes clutches (for example) then the price would go as low as it could be before it simply isn't worth making them any more because competition would drive it down. In short, you can't price the two clutches the same just because fundamentally they contain the same amount of metal and friction material.
use parts specialists such as Berlyn Services. 944 parts are pretty reasonable on the whole, brake disks and fuel pump for my S2 cost less then for my Saab 9-5 (supposedly all GM Vectra but still not cheap). Clutch kits are expensive however compared to powerful fwd cars.
If you want to know expensive just talk to anyone that has replaced the brakes on a RS6 or S8.
If you want to know expensive just talk to anyone that has replaced the brakes on a RS6 or S8.
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