Has anyone out there done the valeo clutch conversion on Gen1 and wished they hadn't? Just wondering for i am contemplating doing the conversion.

 

I'm running the Valeo single-mass in my '04 and love it - no regrets whatsoever. You'll really like the pedal feel -- much lighter than stock dual-mass.

 

Just the other day got rid of my OE DMF setup and swapped for an Exedy BMK1001FW.

So far no regrets whatsoever, in fact it's all a big bonus in my book, especially the weight savings as the peppiness is quite noticeable after driving with the DMF for so long.

My OE clutch was the factory original after 150k miles and was on its last legs, the pedal felt very heavy so it's really odd getting used to the extremely feather feeling of this SMF's light pedal pressure.

Hopefully it'll last close to the same as OE because the clutch change job for me was rather nightmarish but a good learning lesson and I expect my next time doing the job it'll go much smoother.



Factory tool made things very easy for that certain installation segment but probably not really needed?



Adding a proper Quaife while all disassembled is a no-brainer in my book.