Its finally done!
The factory DCT clutch leaves a lot to be desired and when you start tuning for more power, it simply quits working for you. Even with the diesel upgrade that most of our competitors offer, its still not going to hold that 380 wheel torque.
Well, that is not a problem anymore.
We are happy to offer the Tork Motorsports DCT clutch upgrade in 3 different offerings:
Street
Street/Strip
Endurance/Track/Race
The Street:
Great manners, feels like stock when driving around town, on the freeway, or with some spirted driving. Will support 10-15 percent increase in holding power over stock.
The Street/Strip:
Great manners, but you know its not stock. Shifting is still considered soft when under light throttle/freeway cruise. However, when you start some spirted driving, it lets you know its not stock. Shifts are firm, come with authority and feel like they should have from the factory! WOT shifts can initiate a "chirp" from the tires when making gear changes from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear. Will support 20-25 percent increase in holding power over stock.
The Endurance/Track/Race:
Its a little grabby under light throttle from dead stop, lets you know when the clutch is ready to go. In city and freeway feel like stock still, but shifts are 2 times quicker... feeling of that performance clutch. This is where things get interesting... part throttle boost, shifts are firm, very firm! WOT shifts, it will break the tires loose from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear (traction control off). This is a race clutch, it comes with race like manners but is very manageable as a daily clutch, if you respect it. I (John) personally love this clutch, because its gives the broadest range of shift quality. If you lightly step on the throttle and "manage" the clutch engagement it rewards you with a positive but not overly aggressive feel/movement and clean shifts. But, when you hammer down, this thing shifts like a sledge hammer! Will support another 40 to 50 + percent holding power over stock.
All of the different clutches can be adjusted for shift feel and quality with a few tweaks of the clutch-shift module. We give out directions on how to adjust this without sending it to us, or... you can send us your clutch-shift module (thing thing on the front of the trans that engages and disengages the DCT clutch disks). This will be a free service and shipping option for those who buy our clutch.
OK... now the bad part.
In all of KIA and Hyundai's brilliance we have found that different models years, models, and oddly enough the country your car was built in... have different index DCT part numbers. We have identified up to 7 different part numbers at this time, thus we cannot keep all 7 in stock, so we must get your VIN number when you order this clutch and build time is 3 to 4 weeks. We have verified that we can do all 1.6T variants of the DCT 7 speed trans, so 2013 to 2026, can be upgraded at this time.
We will have videos on how to adjust the clutch-shift module, how to remove the module from the trans for us to adjust it for you, and eventually we will have a how to "remove and replace your DCT clutch" video, but not yet. For now, we highly recommend you take it to a shop and have them do the install if you don't have the tools to do so.
This was a total of 4 years of development that went into the DCT upgrade... over a dozen transmission R&R's and twice as many different clutch disk and material changes to figure out what works, and what doesn't.
What all comes with the clutch upgrade:
DCT clutch module
DCT throw out bearing/bearings
DCT stub gear
DCT snap-rings
Cars with excessive mileage (over 90k miles) we highly recommend new clutch fork arms. These vary in price based on your VIN number but can be as much as $690/$700 and as little as $290/$300. We can quote you on these when you place your order and send secondary invoice if that is something you wish to add to the order.