VW Stage 3 Endurance Clutch Kit - South Bend KMK7FSSTZ

I absolutely love this clutch kit. It is expensive, but after having two DKM Stage 2 MB clutches go out on me (one lasted 50k miles then started slipping, and the other had its TOB/Slave fail on me after 8k miles), this SB STG3 Endurance clutch has been a nice welcome! Make sure you break this clutch in according to what the manufacturer calls for. I actually broke it in double the amount of miles it calls for from the manufacturer, but I am glad I did, because it works flawlessly, and has such good modulation, feel, and drivetrain connectivity compared to the DKM Stage 2 MB clutch. It is stiff at first, but to be completely transparent, the DKM Stage 2 MB clutch was a lot stiffer! For this clutch to use a Kevlar disk, and hold a lot more torque over the DKM Stage 2 MB clutch, I was very surprised at how much softer, and modular, to the point of it feeling OEM but as a stiffer version, this SB clutch is in comparison. After break-in, it softens up and is very easy to live with. I drive my GTI a lot in the city for work, and I've never had my legs hurt at the end of the day or questioned why it was so stiff. Its very easy to live with. The clutch chatter is almost non-existent with this clutch, while the DKM Stage 2 MB sounded like a tractor at idle! I can honestly feel the R&D that was put into this clutch kit, and for it to come with a TOB/slave shim (a $100 upgrade elsewhere), I believe that this is why the SB kits hold up well. That little amount of shim is most likely what is allowing the TOB/slave to operate properly. I give this clutch a 5 star rating! Absolutely love it.

Make sure you perform the proper break in procedure. Pedal is firmer but i personally like it. Not bad in traffic. But holds power just like it should.