My New VR6 *Little Update Thread*

[Smeeeb]

You know it. Going to see if I can get my username changed to 'BrianSpilner'

:rofl:

[HaydEn]

Got to go for a squirt with the new throttle body.

And for such a minor mod, it was definitely rate able on the butt dyno. Throttle response is much better, whole rev range seems to go bit harder to.

[HaydEn]

So, yesterday my clutch pedal got stuck on the floor! Once I pulled it up I tried pushing it again, this time it stopped 3/4 of travel and shook up and down quite violently. turned the engine off. now i can only push it back half way of travel.

Any one have any ideas. At first I just thought the pedal broke. No big concern. But after a bit of a look I fear something more sinister at work.


This is a broken pedal. Note the metal has cracked exposing the white clip.


This is mine. No broken welds or anything.

[Lucas_R]

Fingers on the pressure plate? This happened to me ages ago in a Ford Laser (pedal went lifeless and on the floor) and it was the pressure plate.

[HaydEn]

Fingers on the pressure plate? This happened to me ages ago in a Ford Laser (pedal went lifeless and on the floor) and it was the pressure plate.

I'm thinking this has when I had the ratios changed. The car was hard to put into 1st every now and then and every other gear was similar to pushing through thick goo. At the time I though they just mis aligned the shifter cables.

Any idea how to test this? I.e start it in first and see what happens

[Lucas_R]

No idea Hayden. In my case, about 6 of the fingers on the pressure plate broke off when i changed gear. Clutch was fine one second and lifeless the next (no noises etc to warn you).

I had to buy a new clutch kit.

[HaydEn]

Seems exactly what happened.

Annoyed as its a brand new kit that should hold up 400ft/lbs and 7000rpm launches haha.

[Smeeeb]

Have you tried the little spring on the back if the clutch?

[HaydEn]

Have you tried the little spring on the back if the clutch?

Back of the clutch pedal? Yes that is fine also.

[Smeeeb]

Ok that's what was up with dads clutch.