Stage 2 flywheel - M5 clutch
conversion for 1989-1991 E30 318is with M42 motor.
Ultimate throttle response and faster
acceleration at your command!
National-level race winners use the UUC Stage2/M5 clutch combo.
UUC's exclusive-design "sprung hub" clutch design Stage II lightweight
flywheel has been named one of European Car magazine's "Top 10 Products"
"Stage 2" racecar technology you can
drive on the street...
Tipping the scales at only 8.5lbs, this aluminum flywheel boasts the
same great features as our Classic flywheel, but is designed to use the
clutch disk, pressure plate, and throw-out bearing from the 3.6 liter
E34 M5.
The total weight of the M5
clutch disk and pressure plate
combo is greater than that of a stock E30 clutch, so we have reduced
the Stage2 flywheel weight to achieve an overall rotating mass that is
essentially identical to a typical 12lb lightweight flywheel that
utilizes the E30 clutch.
This clutch has several advantages for the enthusiast driver:
- Maintaining the reliability and over-the-counter availability of
a BMW factory part.
- Greater clamping force than standard 3-series clutch.
- Incorporates a sprung-hub design to minimize gear rattle,
includes heavy-duty steel pressure plate.
- No increase in clutch pedal effort.
The advantage of a sprung-hub clutch design is improved resistance (and
in many cases, complete elimination) of the residual chattering noise
at idle that some lightweight flywheel-equipped cars can experience.
Because BMW specced this clutch for use on the powerful S38-series
engine in the M5, it is more than up to the task of handling the output
from any M42 motor, even those equipped with superchargers..
UUC customers have been using the
Stage 2 & M5 clutch setup in turbo or supercharged M3s and MZ3s
with fantastic results. Our own testing has shown the M5 clutch
to reliably handle in excess of 450hp.
The UUC Stage 2 flywheel and clutch assembly has been used in the "test
platform" M3 of Eurosport High Performance's supercharger development,
reliably handling many miles and dyno runs in this powerful
machine. UUC also provides many US and European turbo and
supercharger tuners
with the Stage2 setup.
You can be assured not only of the performance increase you will
experience, but the long-term ease of ownership that comes with knowing
a replacement clutch is never any further away than your dealer's parts
counter.
Now available - complete Stage 2 flywheel and clutch
kits with choice of these clutch components:
- OEM
BMW M5 clutch kit (organic)
- UUC Performance Organic (performance
street/track organic)
- UUC Segmented Kevlar (high power
turbo/surpercharged street/track use)
Please call UUC to discuss your clutch requirements.
All kits come complete with Stage 2 flywheel, pressure plate, clutch
disk, throwout (release) bearing, crankshaft bolts, gall plate, and
loc-tite.
applications (
models with manual transmission only)
:
- 1989-1991 318is with M42 motor
technical details:
- construction: CNC machined 6061-T6 aluminum
- dowel pin hole: enlarged like factory-fit.
- friction plate: replaceable, 1050 steel (suitable for any clutch
material).
- balancing: 11,000rpm and spin-burst tested to 14,000rpm.
- SFI
CERTIFIED
- weight: 8.5 lb
- pressure plate, throwout bearing & clutch used: '91 - '93 E34
M5
VERY IMPORTANT: some parts vendors have been supplying the wrong clutch
components. We strongly recommend sourcing the entire flywheel
and clutch from UUC to guarantee you get the correct parts.
Source: Made in USA
Professional installation recommended.
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