
Originally Posted by
704sw
At this point, BP, I think my biggest concern is the lack of consistency. Of the 4 referenced here we have 2 self-installs (Peter and myself), 2 shop installs (you and Reasoned1). One of each is experiencing good results while one of each is experiencing bad results.
Yes—I have bad chatter (it’s worst when the AC is on an my foot is off the clutch). I have vibration on startup, albeit not terrible, but I didn’t have before. However I’m not experiencing any new clunking—I actually find the Valeo kit very smooth to drive, but I attribute that to being a non-SAC. Almost every bushing in my car is new, and many are M3 rubber bushings—that’s to say I don’t have any poly/delrin/solid bushings to create this vibration.
Is there such thing as a non-SAC that still uses a DMF? If so I think that’d be the winning combination.