flywheel/clutch question

Squints · November 14th, 2008, 07:43 AM

trying to stick with a budget here. i'm about to buy a new flywheel and a clutch for my 86GT. i need some help figuring out what is going to give me what i need without speending an arm and a leg. i don't know what kind of power i'm making. but i'm sure it isn't that much. H/C/I, cold air, underdrives, smog and A/C delete, mac shorties, o/r H, and mac catback. that's about it. so, not TOO much power.

any suggestions?

Nice 5.0 · November 15th, 2008, 12:39 AM

I have a King Cobra. Just get you flywheel turned at a machine shop cost me 25 bucks.

93hatch · November 15th, 2008, 12:40 AM

king cobra here too, i bought a new flywheel off of summit for 85 bucks

TKOTLARZ · November 15th, 2008, 02:10 AM

yea i would go with the K.C. clutch for budget but its a good clutch anyways..u can always get ur flywheel resurfaced..u should do that anytime u take ur tranny out

89StangGT · November 15th, 2008, 02:15 AM

I had a King Cobra, I didn't like it I kept breaking clutch cables, so I pulled it out tossed it in the garbage and went with a Spec.

93hatch · November 15th, 2008, 03:13 AM

thats the only thing about the king cobra, stiff ass pedal. You either learn to like it or hate it. Personally, i like it

laztug · November 15th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by 89StangGT

I had a King Cobra, I didn't like it I kept breaking clutch cables, so I pulled it out tossed it in the garbage and went with a Spec.

I second that but I went with a Centerforce DF.

Nice 5.0 · November 15th, 2008, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

thats the only thing about the king cobra, stiff ass pedal. You either learn to like it or hate it. Personally, i like it

I like mine too. I really notice how stiff it is after i drive someone's car with a hydraulic setup.

89StangGT · November 15th, 2008, 10:48 AM

I am 6'5'' 290lbs, the stiff clutch wasn't what bothered me. The replacing my clutch cable every time I drove the car is what got old.

91cobra5.0 · November 15th, 2008, 11:29 AM

so i saw this thread and started looking at clutches, go to the bottom reveiw and tell me whats wrong

(last time i knew manual trannys dont use shift kits)

Squints · November 15th, 2008, 02:39 PM

thanks for the replies fellas. i was leaning in the K.C. direction already. that or SPEC.

and i need to buy a new flywheel. i've been informed that mine is out of balance. it's either the wrong weight, or the weight broke off, or it's just a big piece of crap. there is a crack in my bell housing.(replacing that also. trying to find a way to buy a lakewood, but they don't come too cheap) so, i'm thinking that the weight may have come off and crack the bell housing and that's why it's out of balance. that may be a rediculous thought, but i know about as much about cars as i do about molecular biology.

thanks again

91cobra5.0 · November 15th, 2008, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Squints

thanks for the replies fellas. i was leaning in the K.C. direction already. that or SPEC.

and i need to buy a new flywheel. i've been informed that mine is out of balance. it's either the wrong weight, or the weight broke off, or it's just a big piece of crap. there is a crack in my bell housing.(replacing that also. trying to find a way to buy a lakewood, but they don't come too cheap) so, i'm thinking that the weight may have come off and crack the bell housing and that's why it's out of balance. that may be a rediculous thought, but i know about as much about cars as i do about molecular biology.

thanks again

hit up a junkyard for a bell housing.... or craigslist

93mustank · November 15th, 2008, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

thats the only thing about the king cobra, stiff ass pedal. You either learn to like it or hate it. Personally, i like it

Mine feels like butter...you guys running steel throw out bearing retainers ?

93hatch · November 15th, 2008, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by 93mustank

Mine feels like butter...you guys running steel throw out bearing retainers ?

haha nope

sean was buggin mine to do mine when i bought a clutch but i didnt listen to him

November 14th, 2008, 07:43 AM	#1
Squints 2008 Hammock Rodeo Champ 2003 F-150 Lariat FX4 Supercab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: VB,VA Posts: 1,236 iTrader: 0 reviews	flywheel/clutch question trying to stick with a budget here. i'm about to buy a new flywheel and a clutch for my 86GT. i need some help figuring out what is going to give me what i need without speending an arm and a leg. i don't know what kind of power i'm making. but i'm sure it isn't that much. H/C/I, cold air, underdrives, smog and A/C delete, mac shorties, o/r H, and mac catback. that's about it. so, not TOO much power. any suggestions? __________________ i have no mustang. so don't listen to anything i say.

November 15th, 2008, 12:40 AM	#3
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	king cobra here too, i bought a new flywheel off of summit for 85 bucks __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

November 15th, 2008, 02:10 AM	#4
TKOTLARZ Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: lake worth, Florida Posts: 1,002 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea i would go with the K.C. clutch for budget but its a good clutch anyways..u can always get ur flywheel resurfaced..u should do that anytime u take ur tranny out __________________ Cohagan Engineering, Inc.

November 15th, 2008, 02:15 AM	#5
89StangGT Moderator SVT Cobra Mustang Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,876 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had a King Cobra, I didn't like it I kept breaking clutch cables, so I pulled it out tossed it in the garbage and went with a Spec. __________________ There's a reason Ford codenamed them the Terminator

November 15th, 2008, 03:13 AM	#6
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats the only thing about the king cobra, stiff ass pedal. You either learn to like it or hate it. Personally, i like it __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

November 15th, 2008, 12:39 AM	#2
Nice 5.0 Regular 1993 12.9 @ 105 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 299 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have a King Cobra. Just get you flywheel turned at a machine shop cost me 25 bucks.

November 15th, 2008, 10:48 AM	#9
89StangGT Moderator SVT Cobra Mustang Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,876 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am 6'5'' 290lbs, the stiff clutch wasn't what bothered me. The replacing my clutch cable every time I drove the car is what got old. __________________ There's a reason Ford codenamed them the Terminator

November 15th, 2008, 11:29 AM	#10
91cobra5.0 Hardcore Enthusiast 98 Cobra Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 2,057 iTrader: 0 reviews	so i saw this thread and started looking at clutches, go to the bottom reveiw and tell me whats wrong (last time i knew manual trannys dont use shift kits)

November 15th, 2008, 02:39 PM	#11
Squints 2008 Hammock Rodeo Champ 2003 F-150 Lariat FX4 Supercab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: VB,VA Posts: 1,236 iTrader: 0 reviews	thanks for the replies fellas. i was leaning in the K.C. direction already. that or SPEC. and i need to buy a new flywheel. i've been informed that mine is out of balance. it's either the wrong weight, or the weight broke off, or it's just a big piece of crap. there is a crack in my bell housing.(replacing that also. trying to find a way to buy a lakewood, but they don't come too cheap) so, i'm thinking that the weight may have come off and crack the bell housing and that's why it's out of balance. that may be a rediculous thought, but i know about as much about cars as i do about molecular biology. thanks again __________________ i have no mustang. so don't listen to anything i say.

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