how long do clutches generally last in 996TT's?
All depends on driver/driving style assuming the clutch's torque holding capabilities are above the torque production on the engine(of course). A previous car of mine, both street and hard track duty, had original clutch at over 500k km's...
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The previous clutch was in my car for over 25K miles (and close to 100 track hours) and had zero measurable wear on the clutch disc when it was removed. None. Zero. Both the pressure plate and flywheels still had the honing marks visible on them. If your clutch is rated for the torque of your engine and you know how to rev match and don't abuse it, your clutch will last the life of the car.
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The previous clutch was in my car for over 25K miles (and close to 100 track hours) and had zero measurable wear on the clutch disc when it was removed. None. Zero. Both the pressure plate and flywheels still had the honing marks visible on them. If your clutch is rated for the torque of your engine and you know how to rev match and don't abuse it, your clutch will last the life of the car.
I normally do clutch in, blip throttle, select gear, clutch out.....but only because I'm lazy to go clutch in, clutch out, blip throttle, clutch in, select gear, clutch out.
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fyi. there is no need to double clutch these cars, you are doing fine
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The previous clutch was in my car for over 25K miles (and close to 100 track hours) and had zero measurable wear on the clutch disc when it was removed. None. Zero. Both the pressure plate and flywheels still had the honing marks visible on them. If your clutch is rated for the torque of your engine and you know how to rev match and don't abuse it, your clutch will last the life of the car.
A few months back, at over 115K miles I had my 03 Turbo in for a leaking RMS. Tranny had to come out of the car, of course. Tech said the clutch looked "new". No measurable wear. From the friction surface to rivet's flange side measured 1.7mm and that is the dimension given for a new clutch in the factory manual. (Worn out is 0.3mm.)
These cars aren't perfect though.
The darn original brakes finally wore to the point the warning light comes on every so often now. Time for new front brakes. The car will have around 125K miles on it when I replace the original front brakes. Tech says the rear brakes look to go another 125K miles.
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These cars aren't perfect though.
The darn original brakes finally wore to the point the warning light comes on every so often now. Time for new front brakes. The car will have around 125K miles on it when I replace the original front brakes. Tech says the rear brakes look to go another 125K miles.
What kind of high end performance sports car do you expect to get at least 100k on the original brakes ?? You sound like you're faulting the car/brand for this?
These aren't Ford Tauruses or Chevy Impalas.