03/04 SVT Cobra-heavy clutch

Terminated675 · November 19th, 2008, 12:01 PM

hey i just bought an 04 terminator cobra about a month ago and I LOVE IT...just wondering about the clutch though, its really heavy and when shifting you have 2 press the clutch the whole way to the floor in order 2 avoid grinding...are they all like this or what? i'm used 2 driving my '02 charged gt, which is for sale, but shifting with that was a lot smoother

Lefty · November 19th, 2008, 12:36 PM

I'm wandering this too, now I don't have to completely push it to the floor to prevent grinding but it's getting to be hard as shit to push the thing down

Terminated675 · November 19th, 2008, 12:45 PM

yea its a pain in the ass...Mechanicsburg eh? bet you take that shit on the pike all the time huh...this whole areas nothing but ricers, good to see some1 who drives a real car

Mystic Venom · November 19th, 2008, 12:49 PM

uhhhh you kind of have to press any clutch all the way to the floor. Pressing it down another inch isn't that hard is it?

The clutch you get used to fast. Get an MGW if you want to shift smoother, otherwise you will need a driver mod.

Terminated675 · November 19th, 2008, 12:57 PM

yeah it has an MGW short shifter on it, thats why i dont understand it...i mean its not hard 2 shift or anything, just heavy...maybe its bc i'm so used 2 driving the mustang i dunno

Lefty · November 19th, 2008, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by Terminated675

yea its a pain in the ass...Mechanicsburg eh? bet you take that shit on the pike all the time huh...this whole areas nothing but ricers, good to see some1 who drives a real car

No shit, Carlisle huh? Let's meet up and show em' real cars

BoostFiend · November 19th, 2008, 07:58 PM

Your clutch is probably out of adjustment! If you have to push it all the way to the floor to prevent grinding it is either out of adjustment or worn out. Adjust your clutch by pulling up on the clutch pedal, you should hear a click. The stock adjuster on our cars is a piece of shit. You should invest in an aftermarket firewall adjuster and clutch quadrant.

futureMACH1racer · November 19th, 2008, 08:13 PM

I was just going to say it before Boostfiend beat me to it. I reccomend an aftermarket clutch quadrant like this one,

Steeda Mustang Clutch Adjuster Kit (96-04) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

futureMACH1racer · November 19th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Mystic Venom

uhhhh you kind of have to press any clutch all the way to the floor. Pressing it down another inch isn't that hard is it?

The clutch you get used to fast. Get an MGW if you want to shift smoother, otherwise you will need a driver mod.

His shifter has nothing to do with clutch pedal feel. Sorry, but your post is a fail...

Lefty · November 19th, 2008, 08:28 PM

^

futureMACH1racer · November 19th, 2008, 08:36 PM

I feel like dick for attacking her post like that, but I have read most of her posts, and they're either 90% incorrect or not even remotely helpful, or topic.

Lefty · November 19th, 2008, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by futureMACH1racer

I feel like dick for attacking her post like that, but I have read most of her posts, and they're either 90% incorrect or not even remotely helpful, or topic.

It's alright buddy. I feel where your comin' from........

.......... this is what you just did

..... and

..... and again

BoostFiend · November 19th, 2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by futureMACH1racer

His shifter has nothing to do with clutch pedal feel. Sorry, but your post is a fail...

All aboard the failboat! Tooooooot! Toooooooot!

Don't feel like a dick bro, if someone is spouting false info it needs to be brought to light.

futureMACH1racer · November 19th, 2008, 10:14 PM

Thanks guys

Lefty · November 19th, 2008, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by futureMACH1racer

Thanks guys

We got you're back bro, ain't nothin' wrong with what ya did

BoostFiend · November 19th, 2008, 10:21 PM

Oh and + reps to you.

Shadowfax · November 19th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Do all those era mustangs have a cable clutch? If not, a switch from hydraulic to cable would feel very heavy...

futureMACH1racer · November 19th, 2008, 10:26 PM

Yes we have a clutch cable. Even on a hydraulic clutch you have a cable.

BoostFiend · November 19th, 2008, 10:26 PM

Originally Posted by Shadowfax

Do all those era mustangs have a cable clutch? If not, a switch from hydraulic to cable would feel very heavy...

They are cable clutches. The stock Cobra clutch does have a very heavy feel for a stock vehicle. My aftermarket clutch has a lighter feel than the stocker.

Shadowfax · November 19th, 2008, 10:29 PM

ya, i know the cobras do. but i mean his 02 gt.

November 19th, 2008, 12:01 PM	#1
Terminated675 Regular 2004 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hbg Posts: 325 iTrader: -1 reviews	03/04 SVT Cobra-heavy clutch hey i just bought an 04 terminator cobra about a month ago and I LOVE IT...just wondering about the clutch though, its really heavy and when shifting you have 2 press the clutch the whole way to the floor in order 2 avoid grinding...are they all like this or what? i'm used 2 driving my '02 charged gt, which is for sale, but shifting with that was a lot smoother

November 19th, 2008, 12:36 PM	#2
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	I'm wandering this too, now I don't have to completely push it to the floor to prevent grinding but it's getting to be hard as shit to push the thing down __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

November 19th, 2008, 12:49 PM	#4
Mystic Venom Regular 2004 Mystichrome Cobra Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 116 iTrader: 0 reviews	uhhhh you kind of have to press any clutch all the way to the floor. Pressing it down another inch isn't that hard is it? The clutch you get used to fast. Get an MGW if you want to shift smoother, otherwise you will need a driver mod. __________________

November 19th, 2008, 07:58 PM	#7
BoostFiend Regular '03 Cobra, '89 +'91 Notch 11.63@120.08, Cobra Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 341 iTrader: 0 reviews	Your clutch is probably out of adjustment! If you have to push it all the way to the floor to prevent grinding it is either out of adjustment or worn out. Adjust your clutch by pulling up on the clutch pedal, you should hear a click. The stock adjuster on our cars is a piece of shit. You should invest in an aftermarket firewall adjuster and clutch quadrant. __________________ Last edited by BoostFiend; November 19th, 2008 at 08:03 PM.

November 19th, 2008, 08:13 PM	#8
futureMACH1racer I.D.G.A.F. 2009 John Deere 9670 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 11,347 iTrader: 0 reviews	I was just going to say it before Boostfiend beat me to it. I reccomend an aftermarket clutch quadrant like this one, Steeda Mustang Clutch Adjuster Kit (96-04) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping! __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

November 19th, 2008, 12:45 PM	#3
Terminated675 Regular 2004 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hbg Posts: 325 iTrader: -1 reviews	yea its a pain in the ass...Mechanicsburg eh? bet you take that shit on the pike all the time huh...this whole areas nothing but ricers, good to see some1 who drives a real car

November 19th, 2008, 12:57 PM	#5
Terminated675 Regular 2004 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hbg Posts: 325 iTrader: -1 reviews	yeah it has an MGW short shifter on it, thats why i dont understand it...i mean its not hard 2 shift or anything, just heavy...maybe its bc i'm so used 2 driving the mustang i dunno

November 19th, 2008, 08:28 PM	#10
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	^ __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

November 19th, 2008, 08:36 PM	#11
futureMACH1racer I.D.G.A.F. 2009 John Deere 9670 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 11,347 iTrader: 0 reviews	I feel like dick for attacking her post like that, but I have read most of her posts, and they're either 90% incorrect or not even remotely helpful, or topic. __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

November 19th, 2008, 10:14 PM	#14
futureMACH1racer I.D.G.A.F. 2009 John Deere 9670 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 11,347 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks guys __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

November 19th, 2008, 10:21 PM	#16
BoostFiend Regular '03 Cobra, '89 +'91 Notch 11.63@120.08, Cobra Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 341 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh and + reps to you. __________________

November 19th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#17
Shadowfax Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 46 iTrader: 0 reviews	Do all those era mustangs have a cable clutch? If not, a switch from hydraulic to cable would feel very heavy...

November 19th, 2008, 10:26 PM	#18
futureMACH1racer I.D.G.A.F. 2009 John Deere 9670 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: United States of America Posts: 11,347 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes we have a clutch cable. Even on a hydraulic clutch you have a cable. __________________ RIP Travis Bilings 5/6/1982-7/5/2011 Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

November 19th, 2008, 10:29 PM	#20
Shadowfax Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 46 iTrader: 0 reviews	ya, i know the cobras do. but i mean his 02 gt.

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