Im ready to buy a new stage three clutch for my 1998 audi a4 1.8t fwd. does any body know of somebody that will install it for me. any good shops let me know or if any member from tr can do it pm me on a price

 

Does anybody know of a place?

 

les at eurotech will do it, what do you have done to warrant a stage 3 clutch, most of the guys are using a s2 or 2+ unless there in the 300whp range (ie bigger than APR s3)

 

all i plan on is a apr chip for (stock, chipped, race) going with the turo upgrade intake exhaust thats it i just want it to last long and have good grip also bone sonce your a vw/audi man whats a clutch you recommend in the 600.00 dollar range or lower what about pes tuning they make them and so doed centerforce

 

PES dosent actually make them they use Juan M's clutches, he makes them in his garage and take about 3 weeks to get. Id go with the SPEC clutch or the southbend, those seem to be the 2 best ones out there, I had the SPEC one but never got around to installing it, for the money you want to spend you are lookign for an S2 clutch, you dont need anything more as it will eat up flywheels and those can be a real mess to change at a pretty penny too http://www.nipponpower.com/drivetrai...spec_audi.html dont see Front trac but I believe the front trac and quattro share the same clutch, might want to call to check

 

thanx man ill give them a call but question on the install i hear eurotech doesnt do good work and do you know how much they charge

 

les is a smart guy, but you have to watch him, he has always done good work for the audi guys, the only other plac eI could think of is 1552 designs in sarasota, they wont work on quattro but they might work on front trac, it wont be cheap because it is a fairly long process, you can change it yourself, its not to hard, just time consuming

 

have you changed one before i have the hayens manual it looks hard

 

no I never got around to doing it, it takes about 8 hrs worth of work, according to the bently (which is a copy of the factory service books) I have talked to several people who have, talk to Gjamie on audiworld he has done it 2 times and he knows alot, but if your going to pay for it Id say youd pay 150 - 300ish range

 

id say it would be a bit more than 150-300ish considering most shops labor rate is around $50-65 per hour of labor.

its not a very hard install to do yourself. i did my own clutch in my 97 jetta that i had, took about 6 hours doing it by myself on a lift, and with air tools. like bone said, easy, yet time consuming. if you decide to do it and need a hand, id be happy to help you. email me at CCampos@z-tel.com if you need some help.

-kyle