Valeo Clutch, same thing as King Cobra?

Sworn · April 20th, 2010, 03:39 PM

So my new Mustang which I was told has a Centerforce clutch grabs kinda high. I took it to a place a trust and my "high grabbing" suspicions were confirmed. My guy told me he usually goes with Valeo clutches. I utilized the search feature and found a thread that pretty much states that a Valeo make clutches for Ford who then repackages them as their own. Basically, I just want a little extra confirmation that it's OK to go with one of these. Thanks in Advance!

Sworn · April 20th, 2010, 04:56 PM

Any insight on this one guys?

ESABATM · April 20th, 2010, 06:11 PM

Sounds like the self adjusting mechanism is out of whack. I would junk that crap and get a quadrant and firewall adjuster before I would put a clutch in. Unless it is slipping or you feel the need spend the $$.

Sworn · April 20th, 2010, 06:18 PM

Sounds like the self adjusting mechanism is out of whack. I would junk that crap and get a quadrant and firewall adjuster before I would put a clutch in. Unless it is slipping or you feel the need spend the $$.

It's not slipping, and I really don't have a whole lot of extra $$$$. I should probably look into this a little further. Thanks for the heads up!

JayC · April 20th, 2010, 06:51 PM

My KC clutch is a Valeo

HotRodGT · April 20th, 2010, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by ESABATM

Sounds like the self adjusting mechanism is out of whack. I would junk that crap and get a quadrant and firewall adjuster before I would put a clutch in. Unless it is slipping or you feel the need spend the $$.

i dont even understand how that thing is supposed to work. how do you get rid of it anyways and where do you get the stuff to replace it.

sl04gt · April 20th, 2010, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by JayC

My KC clutch is a Valeo

yep when i ordered mine for my fox it had valeo stamped on it

99mustanggtman · April 20th, 2010, 08:44 PM

Yes valeo makes it.

JerseyTrueBlue · April 20th, 2010, 09:04 PM

Sounds like your quadrant isn't adjusting porperly buddy, try pulling up on the pedal for a few seconds and see if it clicks, this should adjust it. If this doesn't work it's broken and you should definatly just buy a new quadrant since there seems to be no problems with your clutch. For you and wrenchhead, the quadrant is the pivoting point for the cable above the pedal, the stock is made of plastic and warps after a while. Good brands to go with would be steeda and I think UPR makes a good one, they are usually aluminum instead of plastic, guys also do things like a new cable or firewall adjuster for extra adjustability. You can get all of this stuff from places like americanmuscle.com or latemodelrestoration.com, Summit and Jegs also carry a lot of parts for our cars, search around and find the best prices before you buy.

wishIhada5.0 · April 20th, 2010, 10:25 PM

my centerforce had valeo stamped on it too...for sure pick yourself up a quadrant/firewall adjuster

April 20th, 2010, 03:39 PM	#1
Sworn Newbie 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	Valeo Clutch, same thing as King Cobra? So my new Mustang which I was told has a Centerforce clutch grabs kinda high. I took it to a place a trust and my "high grabbing" suspicions were confirmed. My guy told me he usually goes with Valeo clutches. I utilized the search feature and found a thread that pretty much states that a Valeo make clutches for Ford who then repackages them as their own. Basically, I just want a little extra confirmation that it's OK to go with one of these. Thanks in Advance! __________________ 2000 Mustang GT 5 Spd, MagnaFlow Exhaust, Densecharger CAI, Steeda Timing Adjuster, Mach 1 Grille Delete, Carbon Fiber GT Hood. Ford Motorsport HD Clutch.

April 20th, 2010, 04:56 PM	#2
Sworn Newbie 2000 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 31 iTrader: 0 reviews	Any insight on this one guys? __________________ 2000 Mustang GT 5 Spd, MagnaFlow Exhaust, Densecharger CAI, Steeda Timing Adjuster, Mach 1 Grille Delete, Carbon Fiber GT Hood. Ford Motorsport HD Clutch.

April 20th, 2010, 06:51 PM	#5
JayC Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 1,346 iTrader: 2 reviews	My KC clutch is a Valeo __________________ tuned by SPEEDY DYNO 12.41 @ 109 mph w/ CMS stage II cams 11.13 @ 122 mph NX 150 shot Launch soft, shift slow, rev low, stay slow

April 20th, 2010, 08:44 PM	#8
99mustanggtman Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Germantown, MD/ OSU Posts: 1,835 iTrader: 7 reviews	Yes valeo makes it. __________________ Single 67mm turbo, ported pi heads, edelbrock vic jr. manifold w/HPP plenum, terminator shortblock, return fuel system... Goal 600+ rwhp.

April 20th, 2010, 09:04 PM	#9
JerseyTrueBlue Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,857 iTrader: 3 reviews	Sounds like your quadrant isn't adjusting porperly buddy, try pulling up on the pedal for a few seconds and see if it clicks, this should adjust it. If this doesn't work it's broken and you should definatly just buy a new quadrant since there seems to be no problems with your clutch. For you and wrenchhead, the quadrant is the pivoting point for the cable above the pedal, the stock is made of plastic and warps after a while. Good brands to go with would be steeda and I think UPR makes a good one, they are usually aluminum instead of plastic, guys also do things like a new cable or firewall adjuster for extra adjustability. You can get all of this stuff from places like americanmuscle.com or latemodelrestoration.com, Summit and Jegs also carry a lot of parts for our cars, search around and find the best prices before you buy. __________________ True Blue Crew Member #2 315's Crew Member (Dat azz) 255/298 Founder of the please leave my signature alone, I want it to say what I put there and don't appreciate you deleting it club

April 20th, 2010, 10:25 PM	#10
wishIhada5.0 April 2012 ROTM 2002 GT, True Blue, Stick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: About an hour east of Pittsburgh Posts: 4,083 iTrader: 0 reviews	my centerforce had valeo stamped on it too...for sure pick yourself up a quadrant/firewall adjuster __________________ True blue crew founder/member #1 378/442 rwhp/rwtqon a Mustang dyno cams are in..#'s coming this summer

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