Need help picking a clutch

CrewChiefLite · 11-07-2005, 05:13 PM

I've decided to go ahead and get a new clutch. I don't care what the car has, I don't like it (and odds are it's just a failing factory clutch anyways) I've heard good things about Spec IIs, bad things about Rams, nothing about Centerforce...I need some feedback from yall. Power is not an issue here, I just need something my weak knees can handle, whatever the car has is stiff as hell!

**bighoss88lx** · 11-07-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CrewChiefLite

I've decided to go ahead and get a new clutch. I don't care what the car has, I don't like it (and odds are it's just a failing factory clutch anyways) I've heard good things about Spec IIs, bad things about Rams, nothing about Centerforce...I need some feedback from yall. Power is not an issue here, I just need something my weak knees can handle, whatever the car has is stiff as hell!

FMS Kink Cobra clutch kit is probably what you need. Its a great clutch up to 400 HP and pedal effort is less than most if not all aftermarket clutch kits.

Stang6uy · 11-07-2005, 09:58 PM

I had the king cobra in my 98 and hated it but I have had 3 different cars with the certerforce dual friction and love it very much..................

**12second5.0** · 11-07-2005, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by bighoss88lx

FMS Kink Cobra clutch kit is probably what you need. Its a great clutch up to 400 HP and pedal effort is less than most if not all aftermarket clutch kits.

Good choice IMO!

Don · 11-08-2005, 12:23 AM

Hey I got my Spec stage 2+ & UPR cable, Quad, & Adj installed 3or4 weeks ago and it is hard as hell to push in. It grabs strong and doesn't slip with slicks and nitrious but it is no fun in traffic. You may wish to get a factory clutch with your knee! Just my .02!

CrewChiefLite · 11-08-2005, 11:37 AM

A friend of mine put the King Cobra clutch in his 88 Saleen and I heard it was very stiff...How much will a stock clutch put up with? I plan on camming it next summer...

blu89hb · 11-08-2005, 12:37 PM

Centerforce Dual friction..........dah best

86sleeper · 11-08-2005, 01:54 PM

a stock clutch will be the least pedal effort, if you want good performance, you should make a compromise and start doing some squats.

311-420 · 11-08-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bighoss88lx

FMS Kink Cobra clutch kit is probably what you need. Its a great clutch up to 400 HP and pedal effort is less than most if not all aftermarket clutch kits.

and its cheaper than all the others to boot!

Joe Lynch · 11-28-2005, 06:43 PM

What's it like now with a good cable?

CrewChiefOld

1mean4.SIK · 11-28-2005, 07:09 PM

I am not sure what i have but its suppose to hold up to a 200 shot of nitrous. I thought it was a SpecII but it is not very hard, if i had to compare it to anything i would have to say its a little bit more stiff than a stock clutch but just by a hair. Whatever it is it owns!!!! It came with the tranny i bought from my dad.

86drop · 12-06-2005, 03:43 PM

alright, so somebody set me straight. FMS makes a King Cobra and RAM makes a King Cobra? are they the same or just the same name?

**bighoss88lx** · 12-06-2005, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 86drop

alright, so somebody set me straight. FMS makes a King Cobra and RAM makes a King Cobra? are they the same or just the same name?

FMS makes the King Cobra, RAM has there own line of clutches.

86drop · 12-07-2005, 12:03 AM

so is this just basically a RAM HD with the king cobra name?

http://www.brothersperformance.com/s.../ram88882.html

86sleeper · 12-07-2005, 01:11 PM

yes, it is a HD model, if you read the caption it says king cobra style clutch.
they are probably identical though.

86drop · 12-07-2005, 08:34 PM

makes sense, thanks!

txlen · 12-07-2005, 10:55 PM

i have the centerforce setup in mine and it holds well....i decided on it because that what i've been putting in the high HP vipers i've been building and they haven't given me a prob in those...i like it alot...doesn't seem stiffer than the stock at all...Len

11-07-2005, 05:13 PM	#1
CrewChiefLite the wheel goes round Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Spring TX Posts: 2,437 Trader Rating: (4)	Need help picking a clutch I've decided to go ahead and get a new clutch. I don't care what the car has, I don't like it (and odds are it's just a failing factory clutch anyways) I've heard good things about Spec IIs, bad things about Rams, nothing about Centerforce...I need some feedback from yall. Power is not an issue here, I just need something my weak knees can handle, whatever the car has is stiff as hell! __________________ Car Car Car Truck

11-07-2005, 09:58 PM	#3
Stang6uy Humble Pie (18-1) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 1,496 Trader Rating: (6)	I had the king cobra in my 98 and hated it but I have had 3 different cars with the certerforce dual friction and love it very much.................. __________________ 1998 yellow gt/procharger-sold 1983 GLX Blu-sold 1989 Blk coupe-sold 1990 Blu hatch-crushed 1993 white vert-sold 1985 gt hatch white-sold 1990 Blk coupe-sold 1990 Blk coupe-sold 1990 red hatch-sold 1995 yellow gt-sold 1990 white coupe/nitrous injected-sold 1996 Blk gt-sold 2000 Blk gt- DD 1990 Lincoln LSC----->new project

11-08-2005, 11:37 AM	#6
CrewChiefLite the wheel goes round Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Spring TX Posts: 2,437 Trader Rating: (4)	A friend of mine put the King Cobra clutch in his 88 Saleen and I heard it was very stiff...How much will a stock clutch put up with? I plan on camming it next summer... __________________ Car Car Car Truck

11-08-2005, 12:37 PM	#7
blu89hb Just call me Al Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio Posts: 1,332 Trader Rating: (0)	Centerforce Dual friction..........dah best __________________ Nighthawks chic is HOT!!

11-08-2005, 01:54 PM	#8
86sleeper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: deer park Posts: 2,478 Trader Rating: (0)	a stock clutch will be the least pedal effort, if you want good performance, you should make a compromise and start doing some squats. __________________ MIKE '86 GT:high 12's Sold '01 GT:low 11's for sale

11-08-2005, 12:23 AM	#5
Don Don99GT Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Braunfels Posts: 104 Trader Rating: (0)	Hey I got my Spec stage 2+ & UPR cable, Quad, & Adj installed 3or4 weeks ago and it is hard as hell to push in. It grabs strong and doesn't slip with slicks and nitrious but it is no fun in traffic. You may wish to get a factory clutch with your knee! Just my .02!

11-28-2005, 06:43 PM	#10
Joe Lynch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midland, TX Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0)	What's it like now with a good cable? CrewChiefOld

11-28-2005, 07:09 PM	#11
1mean4.SIK Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Posts: 929 Trader Rating: (0)	I am not sure what i have but its suppose to hold up to a 200 shot of nitrous. I thought it was a SpecII but it is not very hard, if i had to compare it to anything i would have to say its a little bit more stiff than a stock clutch but just by a hair. Whatever it is it owns!!!! It came with the tranny i bought from my dad.

12-06-2005, 03:43 PM	#12
86drop Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: san antonio Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0)	alright, so somebody set me straight. FMS makes a King Cobra and RAM makes a King Cobra? are they the same or just the same name?

12-07-2005, 12:03 AM	#14
86drop Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: san antonio Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0)	so is this just basically a RAM HD with the king cobra name? http://www.brothersperformance.com/s.../ram88882.html

12-07-2005, 01:11 PM	#15
86sleeper Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: deer park Posts: 2,478 Trader Rating: (0)	yes, it is a HD model, if you read the caption it says king cobra style clutch. they are probably identical though. __________________ MIKE '86 GT:high 12's Sold '01 GT:low 11's for sale

12-07-2005, 08:34 PM	#16
86drop Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: san antonio Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0)	makes sense, thanks!

12-07-2005, 10:55 PM	#17
txlen Jus Workin Away !!! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,795 Trader Rating: (2)	i have the centerforce setup in mine and it holds well....i decided on it because that what i've been putting in the high HP vipers i've been building and they haven't given me a prob in those...i like it alot...doesn't seem stiffer than the stock at all...Len

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