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hey im shopping for a new clutch and i have looked at the king cobra and a couple centerforces but i didnt know there was many diffrent centerforces. my mods are in my sig and i am more then likely installing a brand new vortech(v-1 the base 5-6psi kit) dont worry about pricing i just want to know what will give me the most reliablitly and something i wont burn through quickly.

 

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What kind of tranny you running? I wouldn't go to aggressive, if your running a stock tranny.

 

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Yea, KC is perfect for your setup. It can easily handle your power, and it being on a stock T5, it won't be so strong that it will end up breaking your tranny. Like 88mouse said, too strong of a clutch on too weak of a tranny can cause problems. You want your clutch to be the weakest point between your engine and tranny.

 

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Fett said:

Yea, KC is perfect for your setup. It can easily handle your power, and it being on a stock T5, it won't be so strong that it will end up breaking your tranny. Like 88mouse said, too strong of a clutch on too weak of a tranny can cause problems. You want your clutch to be the weakest point between your engine and tranny.

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perfectly said you have to have a weak link somwewhere

 

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While all this sounds fine and dandy in theory, a stock motor with a stock clutch will easily grenade a t5. The t5 is always the weakest point unless you soak your clutch in oil before the install.

 

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I bought a street McLeoud from GTR for 280.00 and it has AMAZING smooth pedal and engagment MUCH better than my Centerforce DF and ANY KC or Spec I have used, I have part numbers if you want them

 

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Im running a ram HD now. I have run a KC in the past and was not happy with it at all. The pedal was way to hard. The ram i have now is perfect. Except for the two trannys it has been through.

 

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i had a kc in my capri an it was nice, but i was stock motor with bolt ons. blew 2 stock T-5s but that could have been becuz they were both used an beat there whole lives idk. but, from what i know/heard about the king cobra its not made for slicks and idk if it will hold well with a charger. friend of mine had a notch with b303 cam(i think) an ported vitor juniors with 3:90s an full exhaust with the king cobra. he also had et streets on the back which i believe were 9.5X16s an it used to slip the clutch tryin to launch after heatin the tires up a lil. T5's are always the weekest link like blackenedlx stated so i would go with a spec or centerforce df. pedal effort has alot to do with what kinda cable you use to. steeda is the best cable an quadrant out there imo.

 

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ive had specs and now I have a Mcleod twin disc, so a bit much for you, but it feels like have an hydrolic clutch the pedal is so nice you would never even know its there.

 

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ive got a centerforce DF with a KC pressure plate. and a g-force t-5. i wouldnt suggest this setup, its not enough clamping force for the CF disc. i was throwin some sparks off my flywheel the other day while doin a burnout. still grabs real good tho!! lol

i say go with King Cobra. mine lasted a long time and the car was consistantly in the low 12s.

 

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Check the clutch swap help link in my signature for part numbers and brief descriptions of each.

My vote goes for the CF. Softest pedal in the industry. Personally, if I were you, I would go with the Gold Class CF (Stage 1) or the Stage II CF.

 

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im gettin a lot of mixed responses, its sounds like the kc can handle the power but they pedal is pretty rough. if i were to go with the cf which one would you say to go with?

 

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5spd GT said:

Check the clutch swap help link in my signature for part numbers and brief descriptions of each.

My vote goes for the CF. Softest pedal in the industry. Personally, if I were you, I would go with the Gold Class CF (Stage 1) or the Stage II CF.

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listen to what he says, he's been around for 6+ years which means he has tried or knows people that have had everything.
If i were you I would buy that Gold class CF stage 1 unless one day you think you'll be doing something with 100 more hp's then go Stage II

 

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well i hope to be some where around the 400 marker after the s/c but i do not have the money for that and to rebuild the tranny after if somthing happens right away. anyway i went to centerforces site and i tried to add the stage II and everytime i click on it in my cart it only is the pressure plate.??

 

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If you dont have one already get a steel bearing retainer and a fresh stock clutch cable, that will make the pedal effort better.

I *heard* mixed things about kc pedal effort, maybe the people who say its hard have a crappy retainer or a frayed gummy cable.

 

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well i looked at the spec stage 1 and its rated at 402torque and i dont see myself gettin any higher with such low boost and it saves my self 100$ is the stage 2 isnt necessary. are these quality products?

 

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LiquidGT said:

If you dont have one already get a steel bearing retainer and a fresh stock clutch cable, that will make the pedal effort better.

I *heard* mixed things about kc pedal effort, maybe the people who say its hard have a crappy retainer or a frayed gummy cable.

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thats what my thoughts were, cuz everyone says how hard the pedal effort with a KC is. mine was nice and easy

 

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my spec 3 had such a hard pedal that there was no way I could drive the car every day, me leg would have fallen off

 

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My friend's dd '99 GT came with a spec 2 clutch, and he replaced it with the same one. That thing is stiff as hell, I'm sure I would have knee problems dd'ing a spec 2 or 3 clutch.