It makes a huge difference in the feel of the car in my opinion
TerminatorCobraJP's 700WHP Cobra Build
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That's good because the car definitely feels like it could be stiffened up a bit in the corners. I drive some of my friends cars like a C6 Vette, S550 5.0s, '14 Camaro SS, several BMWs and they feel significantly more rigid. But even still they all agree that my stock Cobra is the most fun to drive.
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are you guys beating the shit out of your cars at every light? I'm basic mods (ported/pullied/intake/exhaust/tune) and still using the original clutch that came with the car, over 250,000 miles later.....
As they should, this platform is based on the 79 Fox .
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I don't understand how you've done that. I had a Spec Stage 1 kit put in the car in April, it was perfect for about 5K miles and then just started slipping like crazy. I've been turning the firewall adjuster clockwise to take some tension out, I figured it may have too much preload and it would seem like it'd help for a little bit but then it'd just start slipping again. I have taken so much tension out of the clutch cable now, the bearings still not chirping but I can't take much more tension out of it at this point and my clutch is still slipping.
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I don't mean to sound "preachy" here, but things like chassis/suspension/brakes are mods you do BEFORE you up the power. If you were building a house, would you install the granite counters and expensive appliances before you finish the foundation and framing?
It's as simple as organic vs ceramic composite. Organic for me with a Aluminum flywheel chattered like an sob. Ceramic composite and heavy steel flywheel smoothed all that shit out. Plus I don't have to be afraid to hit that clutch as hard as I want. Research organic vs Ceramic. You can only slip an organic clutch for so long and with a 700hp goal - it's toast.
That's why I was asking if I should do that Vengeance clutch instead cause it said it uses ceramic disks and the Mcleods say organic. I'm pretty rough on my car so I don't want it to start slipping after a few months of abuse.
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One more time, just to be clear - RST is organic RXT is ceramic.
My bad I thought both were organic. OK, screw it, I'll just get the RXT then.
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Make sure you haven’t tightened your cable too much. That’s the same as pushing on the pedal.
Set it so it’s touching just enough to spin the TOB with no pedal pressure.
I do it running and set it so that with a finger or two, I can push the fork back enough to create a gap to wear the TOB stops. Let go, spinning again.
Watch out for the sparks
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Set it so it’s touching just enough to spin the TOB with no pedal pressure.
I do it running and set it so that with a finger or two, I can push the fork back enough to create a gap to wear the TOB stops. Let go, spinning again.
Watch out for the sparks
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My TOB is definitely touching the fingers but I've already taken a lot of tension out of it, I can't take much more out of it.
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Within the first few minutes of slipping the clutch was probably done. There's no amount of adjustment that is going to fix. You might be able to get it rebuilt by Spec, but that means down time. I don't know how you use the car and if down time is an issue.
Honestly, it sounds like something wasn't installed correctly.
Honestly, it sounds like something wasn't installed correctly.
Well it's definitely been slipping a lot so I guess it's just gone. I did have a shop install it, so I probably won't be doing that again.
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Update: Mcleod RXT and a Lethal Performance steel flywheel have arrived. Next things I gotta get now are the 26 spline input shaft and the head cooling mod and then I guess I'll be attempting to install all of this 
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Unfortunately my car has just been hit. It was parked in the driveway and a friend of mine backed right into my Cobra. The front bumper is cracked, the driver side head light is cracked and the fender is dented and crunched in. If it ain't one thing, it's another. I'm pretty upset about it. Will an original Terminator front bumper need to be sourced now? I believe I've heard the replica front bumpers don't fit right with a Terminator hood, correct?
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Just have it repaired brother. It can be fixed by a reputable shop trust me. Always best to keep your oem and have it fixed trust me. Sorry to hear about it brother. Sounds like you’re 1 less friend haha.
Damn at least you didn’t try to hide it lol, shop should be able to repair it no need from replacement.
That would be nice. I know a local body shop that I trust and I've seen their work before. Maybe I can even get them to fix the ugly drill holes in my front bumper.
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That’s a bummer. I would be pretty upset too.
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