king cobra clutch hold up?

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SC2000GT

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I have a '00 gt with a vortech.It makes 395rwhp.The car has only 6000 miles on it.The factory clutch doesnt slip off the line but it slips slightly when I shift into the next gear. Before I put the blower on it would chirp the tires into third gear but now it slips slightly.I drag race the car and I run drag radial tires.Will a king cobra clutch hold up at this power level? I dont drag race alot just on occasion. Is there anything else I need to upgrade? (the quadrant ,cable, an adjuster on the firewall? Thanks for the info

 

DaNd4Speed

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Stay away from the King Cobra. People seem to have random luck with thiers. Mine lasted a whopping 1500 miles and I disintegrated the pressure plate during a hard 3-4 shift. I had the flywheel turned and everything. This was when I was NA as well. I'm running a Spec stage II and it's a much better unit than the King Cobra. The clutch effort to push the pedal on the King Cobra was also much heavier than the Spec for some reason.

And yes I highly recommend changing out the clutch cable with an aftermarket unit with a quadrant. My steeda cable lasted me 3 years, now I have replaced with a Granetelli Motorsports cable/quadrant setup. It seems like most aftermarket cables last a short time as well.

 

mustangkid05

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id get some sort of stage 3 imo

 

geoffsgt

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mustangkid05 said:

id get some sort of stage 3 imo

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Why's that?

 

mustangkid05

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geoffsgt said:

Why's that?

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you could go higher stage 4 or 5 but if i was to have all that power and drive my car alot id get a 3 of 4 imo

 

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mustangkid05 said:

you could go higher stage 4 or 5 but if i was to have all that power and drive my car alot id get a 3 of 4 imo

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i didnt know there was a clutch company that goes passed stage 3

my king cobra clutch is nice, but im not supercharged..

 

DaNd4Speed

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mustangkid05 said:

you could go higher stage 4 or 5 but if i was to have all that power and drive my car alot id get a 3 of 4 imo

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Are you sure you know what you're talking about? Stage II is fine, 3 or 4 are rated for much higher hp applications, and would be overkill. Stage 3 and 4 are very sensitive clutches and grab very fast, like an on-off switch. Streetability suffers and the snapping action of the clutch puts strain on stock drivline components.

 

four six

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DCjuggalo said:

my king cobra clutch is nice, but im not supercharged..

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Me too plus I have no power

 

hotmustang331

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Spec Stg 2 is good to what 400-450RWHP? Thats why I went with the stg 3.

I havnt drove the car yet with it, but pedal effort is maybe slightly stiffer than stock..not bad at all.

 

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McLeod makes a very nice unit

 

blue46gt00

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I had a king cobra in my car and then I put on the supercharger and the clutch started slipping so I got a spec stage 2. Do it right the first time and get a better clutch then the king cobra. Don't forget to resurface the flywheel or buy a new one.

 

twogts4us

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Get a stage 27.3...works every time.

 

Kurgan

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King Cobra is an OEM+1 clutch. It won't grip much better or last much longer than a stock clutch. I wore one out in 7 months of daily driving plus weekend drag racing. Plus the King Cobra pressure plate makes for a really heavy clutch pedal.

I've had my bad experiences with SPEC clutches. I've been totally happy with my Centerforce clutch.