clutch fried at 700 miles

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got my 85 gt back on the road a couple weeks ago ,mods are 40ps milled .040 ported polished ccd,mac shortys,bbk x,670 street avenger,edelbrock performer,stock cam,flows,410s,bm shifter.i bought a stock replacement 10" clutch.if you launch at 2500 and shift at 5000 it slips like hell!!!!!!only slips in 3rd,that i can tell,it roasts tires hard until 3rd.any help would be appreciated.today i picked up a flywheel from a 88,should i upgrade to that while i am replacing??

 

88stangmangt

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didnt ford upgrade to a bigger clutch????im sure they did either way your over your limit on that 10" hell even a stock gt shouldnt have a prob slippin a 10"

 

HISSIN50

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im not sure what you expected. you did some mods and did not upgrade the clutch (stock replacement, right)?

 

bmorrisj

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get a 10.5" next time

 

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also you should take it easy for a couple hundred miles to let the clutch break in.

 

ram360

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stock clutchs are worthless . I agree with everyone else.

 

just4bob50

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i replaced my stock clutch with a king cobra clutch kit and picked up 2 tenths even though my 60ft. time stayed the same. Im still getting used to the new clutch coming out of the hole.

 

maverick0716

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Get a 10.5" flywheel from an 86-95 stang 5.0L. Then you can buy any 10.5" performance clutch you wish.

 

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thanks,i didnt realize 1/2" would make such a big difference.anybody ever use a zoom kevlar?,would i need an adjustable quadrant?already got the flywheel just trying to decide which clutch.

 

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5.0alltheway said:

thanks,i didnt realize 1/2" would make such a big difference.anybody ever use a zoom kevlar?,would i need an adjustable quadrant?already got the flywheel just trying to decide which clutch.

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i'd go with a spec stage 1 or a centerforce

 

70lightning

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Did you turn the fly wheel?

 

88stangmangt

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88hatchblack said:

i'd go with a spec stage 1 or a centerforce

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here here...spec over anything though........

 

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i did have the 10" turned,will have the 88 wheel turned tomorrow.i dont understand why it only slips in 3rd.the guy at the parts shop is going to replace w/new one made by zoom,says its kevlar,it costs 240.00,but for my trouble he gonna swap for 100.00.off subject ,what kinda torque/hp #s are you guys seeing from the gt40ps.i have had 4 other stangs ,all with mods,but this is the fisrt time w/stock cam,i am really impressed.going to the strip when i get the bugs worked out.

 

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maverick0716 said:

Get a 10.5" flywheel from an 86-95 stang 5.0L. Then you can buy any 10.5" performance clutch you wish.

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i think the stock flywheel for 86-95 is 13.25 or 13.5 inches

 

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the 85 flywheels are ten inch, and the 86+ ones are 10.5. Trade your old one in at napa, and tell em you want an 86, they stock resurfaced ones. $30 upgrade.

As mentioned, don't drive your car hard for 500 miles. I agree that you likely made too much power for that old clutch, however, your adjustment could still be ****ed.

http://50stangs.com/techarticles/clutchcableadjustment.html

that should answer all your clutch adjustment/quadrant questions.