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how do i know this is a king cobra clutch?

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RosstaGT50

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i just bought a new king cobra style clutch kit made by valeo. how do i know that it really is the king cobra style kit? it doesn't say anything on the box about it being that type of kit. i just want to know wether i really got what i payed for. thanks for the help
 

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RosstaGT50 said:
i just bought a new king cobra style clutch kit made by valeo. how do i know that it really is the king cobra style kit? it doesn't say anything on the box about it being that type of kit. i just want to know wether i really got what i payed for. thanks for the help
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Can you post a picture of it?

I bought mine from D&D and it came in a plain box as well but it is a KC.
The KC disc is made by Valeo.

Sounds right to me.
 
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yes i can post some pics later but is there any difference that i can tell by looking at it? thanks pics will be up soon
 

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I think my clutch disc had a blue color to the springs (not like they may mean anything). My King Cobra had Valeo on it (no King Cobra on it)...

It looks pretty "stock like" visually...
 

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where did you get it?
 

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RosstaGT50 said:
i just bought a new king cobra style clutch kit made by valeo. how do i know that it really is the king cobra style kit? it doesn't say anything on the box about it being that type of kit. i just want to know wether i really got what i payed for. thanks for the help
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You can tell by comparing the springs or "fingers" on the pressure plate. They are thicker and look more heavy duty than a regular stock plate that you'd get from NAPA or Autozone. When I replaced mine, there was noticable difference.

The only thing I can't understand is there's supposed to be lighter pedal pressure...mine is about the same. Feels a LOT better though. My old clutch wasn't bad...just replaced it because I was doing the rear main and wanted everything to be new.
 

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The King Cobra is supposed to have a stiffer feel than stock (that is normal)...it has a lighter pedal feel than the FMS Heavy Duty clutch (which is probably won't your thinking)...
 

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5spd GT said:
The King Cobra is supposed to have a stiffer feel than stock (that is normal)...it has a lighter pedal feel than the FMS Heavy Duty clutch (which is probably won't your thinking)...
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Yep, that's exactly what I'm thinking about. I must have read the description wrong. I do know that this is probably the best feeling clutch I've ever had in a car...that's for sure. I'm glad I made the change. Nice to know I've got a new seal, new clutch, bearing, pilot bearing, etc. in there. Should last a long time.
 
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