I would, as discussed in another thread, 100% support the 034 metal insert. It has been breathtakingly fantastic for my 180 tsi petrol manual. Perfects the ure versions are better for more powerful cars, but after having it a good couple of weeks now, the 034 insert is fantastic.
- Wheel hop doesn't exist in the dry now, or at the very least, it's very very hard to induce, and if there is any, it's no longer the "jackhammer bouncing" thudding, it's more of a soft, jolty skip which is so much better
- In the wet, it's considerably better, off the line launches result in much more spin and claw, with moderate hop only at initial peak torque, but again, the "hop" isn't really hop at all, it's more a traction skipping which is much much more comfortable and feels more like direct feedback, beating MK2 Cupras off the line in pouring rain, TWICE has been my highlight so far :first:
- Less slop between slow driving shifts, much appreciated in traffic jams
- Nicer, clearer, louder engine note which is fantastic to hear more of!
- No NVH, no reverse NVH, no idle NVH, only very slight low RPM initial pull away 1000-1500 vibration but not even really vibration at all, more like just "direct audio feedback" from the transmission and engine hearing it work as it should.
That's my two pennies on the 034 metal insert, perhaps in the future I'll try the track based powerflex insert too .
- Wheel hop doesn't exist in the dry now, or at the very least, it's very very hard to induce, and if there is any, it's no longer the "jackhammer bouncing" thudding, it's more of a soft, jolty skip which is so much better
- In the wet, it's considerably better, off the line launches result in much more spin and claw, with moderate hop only at initial peak torque, but again, the "hop" isn't really hop at all, it's more a traction skipping which is much much more comfortable and feels more like direct feedback, beating MK2 Cupras off the line in pouring rain, TWICE has been my highlight so far :first:
- Less slop between slow driving shifts, much appreciated in traffic jams
- Nicer, clearer, louder engine note which is fantastic to hear more of!
- No NVH, no reverse NVH, no idle NVH, only very slight low RPM initial pull away 1000-1500 vibration but not even really vibration at all, more like just "direct audio feedback" from the transmission and engine hearing it work as it should.
That's my two pennies on the 034 metal insert, perhaps in the future I'll try the track based powerflex insert too .