MINI Cooper S R56 Clutch Upgrade

[THEBOOKKEEPER]

Hey lads

My 2007 R56 Cooper S has been having clutch problems over the past few months. I have not been driving it very often and using a different car over the last few months as I am preparing for the expense of replacing the clutch. I noticed it was slipping and I am sure it needs to be replaced...its done good milage in comparison to others who have had to replace clutches on the same model!

My question is...if anyone can give me advice.

Can anyone recommend a clutch kit to buy?

Am I better getting a genuine MINI clutch ( http://www.minigenuineparts.co.uk/mini- ... 2_843.html )

or

Are there any other upgraded or performance clutch kits that I could get for my car without breaking the bank altogether?

My car is standard at the moment but I want to do the remap also to boost the power a little...and therefore am wondering about the quality of a clutch when considering the work/expense/power upgrade.

Any advice or tips from people who have had similar problems would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Conor

[TBi]

How many km's on yours? Mine is hitting 140k km's on original clutch. Hopefully it won't be failing soon...

Are you going to get the DMF replaced too?

[Masterbiker]

If you are only going to have a remap there isn't any reason to get a performance clutch. Mine has the Sedox remap, so should have about 210bhp and the clutch feels fine. So I don't think you need to worry about the clutch until you are doing things like replacing the turbo +

[irlmin]

The standard clutch is fine for road use even with well in excess of 230 hp , we use OE spec clutch kits and never have a problem , also remember if you use a competition / performance clutch these usually tend to have a very 'heavy' pedal which is not suitable for everyday use , so stick to the standard spec item .
G

[THEBOOKKEEPER]

Thanks Ger

Must call to you soon