Clutch conversion??????

[Pieter E30]

Hi there guys, im from south africa!

I wanted to know what the pros and cons will be of changing from my E30 clutch setup to a E36 setup!

What will i need to change???????

I have a 325i 1988 E30

Thanx in regards!

[Digitalwave]

What's wrong with E30 clutches?

[kansas-ix]

What's wrong with E30 clutches?

no kidding I drive like a bastard and never worn mine out and I have 250k.

[Pieter E30]

The problem is that i keep on breaking pressure plates!!!!!!!!

Like this:

[Bryson]

that's honestly the first time I've ever seen anyone else do that
you could try an e30 m3 pressure plate..

[Bill 84 318i]

IIRC, 88 325i's have dual mass flywheels. Did you have a dual mass flywheel and convert to a single mass by any chance? That looks like a pressure plate for a dual mass flywheel though, so I doubt it.

Reason being is that a friend (e9nine) did that and he busted three pressure plates in a matter of months at the same spot that you did, those springs that connect the plate to the friction surface.

Wierd man.

[Rich V]

I had the same problem on my E30 when I started running stand alone engine management. My final solution was to have additional straps installed on the pressure plate.

[Pieter E30]

that's honestly the first time I've ever seen anyone else do that
you could try an e30 m3 pressure plate..

We dont have E30 M3's here in south africa!

And i honestly dont have a idee what flywheel i have! How will i know the difference, ive broken 6 pressure plates in the last 2 months now!

[Axxe]

Sounds like you have the wrong pressure plate. Some cars can do almost 300k kms on an original clutch.

[Pieter E30]

How am i gonna know which pressure plate to get, everyone gives me the same one!

[Rich V]

Sounds like you have the wrong pressure plate. Some cars can do almost 300k kms on an original clutch.

That is not the case, the factory pressure plate has very weak torque straps on it. These straps can easily bend or beak off completely if the engine is decelerated too abruptly.

Pieter: What modifications have you done to your car? Do you notice a recurring pattern as far as when the breaking occurs?

[Pieter E30]

MOds are as follow:

288 cam, gasflowed head, bored t/body, Alpina Airflowmeter, Chipped, branches and freeflow, and limited slipp diff!

The pressure plate breaks under normal driving condition, just cruising on the highway and then all of a sudden i can feel something is not right, then the car is usually stuck in gear!!!!! I have had the fluwheel balanced and skimmed!! But i dont know if this is the problem!!!!!

[Pieter E30]

OK ,i just phoned our dealers here, and they say that our 325i's came out with single mass flywheels here in S.A!!!!