MUSTANGJOE said:Thinking of buying a King cobra clutch. Saw this on ebay...it looks like a good deal!...anybody heard of this company or bought this item? The positive feedback look good.
That's a good price for it, if it's what you want. Valeo makes the King Cobra for Ford Racing, it's just a rebox part. I had one, had very bad luck with it. Not a great design. And, after you pay the $20 shipping, you're up to $175 which is about the same price as the aforementioned SPEC stage I, which has a better pedal height and feel, and is rated for 100 more HP at the wheels. I don't know why anyone still buys King Cobra's when a far superior SPEC is available for relatively the same price, but some folks like them and just keep getting them. Just my $.02MUSTANGJOE said:
No. It isn't that good of a price. I paid $250 for mine about six years ago, but I've seen them for about $175 since. I still say though, for that money you may as well get a great clutch like a SPEC, not just an (arguably) good clutch like the King Cobra. Like 88GT said, unless you want to start having linkage problems because you just love a clutch that grabs right off the floor (why?), look elsewhere. Some people swear by them and haven't had any trouble and you may not either, but many have and you may too. Not recommended at any price.MUSTANGJOE said:You think the one on ebay is a knock off?
500 miles around town not highway; with no hard launches, no riding it taking off on hills (you have to use an ebrake start on steep hills) and absolutely no WOT or hard acceleration especially over 3000 rpm and in the higher 3-5 gears. This is all particularly important when the job is done right and the flywheel is ground clean (or replaced), which should be done with every new clutch. The reason is that the clutch doesn't stick to the flywheel, it sticks to the clutch material on the flywheel. A new clutch at the very least means new material, sometimes different material (ie. organic to kevlar). If the flywheel doesn't have at least 500 around town easy miles to accumulate the proper and even coat of appropriate clutch material, then it may fail prematurely, not grab as well as it should, and it almost certainly will chatter like a child out in the cold. If the Flywheel isn't reground when a new clutch is installed, the odds are 100% better that the clutch will chatter, as well as exhibit all the other mentioned drivability issues. It only takes one mistake during the break in period to mess up a new clutch for life. So be carefull.MUSTANGJOE said:Whats the proper break in for a clutch?
NO! You're just trying to push my buttons, right?v8only said:I imagine once you are off the clutch pedal, full throttle is fine right???
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