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Helix paddle is the clutch to go for, rubbish in traffic though
i class taking the engine and box out every 12months as "normal" LOL but thats not exaclty normal for everyone else!
no it can handle the power, but thats only without doing standing starts/not rushing the changes
we use the box a hell of a lot to slow the car down, so it gets a lot of abuse, we've never blown one up, just broken synchos and internal selectors etc
the only time i've seen exploded boxes if...
drain the engine oil, pour in 1.5L of cheap stuff and 3L of diesel (yes diesel!) plus an engine flush and take it for a spin for 20min giving the engine some load
drain it all out and whack in fresh good oil
*don't take me to court if your engine goes bang!
that was the thing fubar, in the english briefing everyone was told to overtake on the left only, it seems they didn't tell the european lot the same as they were overtaking on the left and right and so were the instructors, so all the english guys followed their lead!