Clutch CG Motorsport 5 paddle clutch

[Sean282]

Thanks for the replies Syx

After a bit more digging it would appear that the jury is still out on the 325 as there hasnt been enough miles done with them yet to know for sure.

I'm gonna hold off untill I do a bit more reading up. Very useful forum

Cheers

[Cowboyjon]

Originally Posted by Sean282

Thanks for the replies Syx

After a bit more digging it would appear that the jury is still out on the 325 as there hasnt been enough miles done with them yet to know for sure.

I'm gonna hold off untill I do a bit more reading up. Very useful forum

Cheers

The jury is out on all of this mate.

I spoke to a couple guys (in person) the other day who have owned cars with paddle clutches and there answer was definite - absolutely no way if your car is a regular daily driver. And if your wife ever wants to drive it then no no no!

I believe this new 8 paddle will by definition be less harsh, but it's still a Paddle clutch and by nature is either on or off like a light switch.

Also no matter how many get it fitted in the near future there is still the question of reliability and IMO there will be for the next year or two.

These items from cg motorsports are developed in-house and as far as I'm aware are not placed in a car and destruction tested. They are designed by clever people at cg (I think) but in the end ultimately it is us the consumers who are paying £1000 to be test mules.


.......deep breath......


I have decided that the paddle clutch option is 100% not for me, so it's either another new standard one (and no remap) or change car completely to something else.

[Andy@CG-Motorsport]

Originally Posted by Syx

Even if you don't have the 325 clutch and yours does fail, it's not massively expensive.
Genuine Honda Civic 2.2 Diesel 3 Piece Clutch Kit [22105PGE325] - £150.75 : Cox Motor Parts Direct - Genuine Honda Brakes Clutches & Accessories

If anyone needs this part we can do it for a tenner less

[Syx]

Originally Posted by Cowboyjon

The jury is out on all of this mate.

I spoke to a couple guys (in person) the other day who have owned cars with paddle clutches and there answer was definite - absolutely no way if your car is a regular daily driver. And if your wife ever wants to drive it then no no no!

I believe this new 8 paddle will by definition be less harsh, but it's still a Paddle clutch and by nature is either on or off like a light switch.

Also no matter how many get it fitted in the near future there is still the question of reliability and IMO there will be for the next year or two.

These items from cg motorsports are developed in-house and as far as I'm aware are not placed in a car and destruction tested. They are designed by clever people at cg (I think) but in the end ultimately it is us the consumers who are paying £1000 to be test mules.


.......deep breath......


I have decided that the paddle clutch option is 100% not for me, so it's either another new standard one (and no remap) or change car completely to something else.

And let's not forget that most owners who have paddle clutches have them on petrol cars - quite different to diesels in terms of torque delivery.

Glad you've finally reached a decision tbh mate as I know you've been questioning for a while!

For me the deciding factor will be the SMF; no point getting a paddle fitted if it will just destroy the DMF... CG are testing a SMF and the results of that will see where the car goes in terms of power. If I put the Celtic Stage 1 map on I get clutch slip so I know without a clutch the remap is not going to be possible.

[mark2390]

Originally Posted by lucian18

Hi,are you having the new smf or sticking with oem dmf?

Dmf!

[coste1l]

You can ride the cg paddle clutch you just need some revs to do it. Its not as harsh as some people make it out to be but its the price you pay for the torques most uprated clutches are harsher by definition i stalled hagans car twice the other day....

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[Cowboyjon]

Yes syx, I've came to the end of the line as far as this goes for me.

Paddle clutches ain't for me.

Moving on ...

[mylesjohn]

Originally Posted by coste1l

You can ride the cg paddle clutch you just need some revs to do it. Its not as harsh as some people make it out to be but its the price you pay for the torques most uprated clutches are harsher by definition i stalled hagans car twice the other day....

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+1

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[Andy@CG-Motorsport]

We have just fitted another 8 paddle with DMF so watch this space for another review...

[Syx]

Originally Posted by Andy@CG-Motorsport

We have just fitted another 8 paddle with DMF so watch this space for another review...

Who to Andy - another forum member?

[Andy@CG-Motorsport]

Originally Posted by Syx

Who to Andy - another forum member?

Yes not sure of his forum name but Im sure all will be revealed when he posts it

[Trevor7979]

A while back now, Elite did Rolling Road development work on my car. CC's 6 paddle clutch was fitted and take up was greatly improved with contouring the power curve at low RPM.
I tend to feed in the power from around 1500rpm, and the take off is fine, although not as good as the standard unit. Mind you even the Kevlar clutch I previously had couldn't cope with the lower tuned output I had at the time.
Am looking forward to the reports on the 8 paddle unit as this could be ideal for slightly lower output mapping.

[Andy@CG-Motorsport]

I do not mean to tease....but our SMF has just been finished and I will be updating the forum with a complete price structure and pretty pictures first thing Monday morning!

[Hotchy]

Monday!!!! Lol dam you

[mylesjohn]

Well I have not had my 6 paddle fitted long and I put it through its paces earlier on today and towed another car with it fitted.

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[hondacivicnut]

Originally Posted by Andy@CG-Motorsport

I do not mean to tease....but our SMF has just been finished and I will be updating the forum with a complete price structure and pretty pictures first thing Monday morning!

What about testing?

[Andy@CG-Motorsport]

Hi guys heres a quick picture of our new SMF Kit

If you click here you can view it on Facebook and click on it again to see the full price breakdown....

NOTE to site administrators, I am still waiting to set up site sponsorship so I can advertise. Please PM me with details of how to do this if you are site admin, I have sent numerous emails to Pottsy so far but got no where.

[Hotchy]

So does the SMF mean no judder? Whats the pros n cons of an SMF? Must hand it to you, when I first got my car there was only one clutch option now its like a sweety shop lol

[tom619]

Originally Posted by Andy@CG-Motorsport

If anyone needs this part we can do it for a tenner less

The same genuine honda part or your own?

[tristanmortimer]

I would imagine it will judder, its a paddle clutch after all, but at least there's no DMF to go pop. The question is are those springs up to the job?