cleanfitty

I hope that it is not a knock off at that price. I would try and get through summit so you can be assured its real.

Most folks who get them off ebay seem to have more trouble with them.

95vertGT

yeah screw ebay never bought anything off it never will...i guy i know has a brand new one he would give me for 135 straight from summit too

cleanfitty

Ebay can have some good stuff if you know what to look for.

I got my KC from Summit a little over a year ago and it seems fine to me. The pedal is about the same as the crap that was in there that I replaced. I have no chatter at all, and the clutch does grip good and it is my weekend driver and I have no issues with it.

I have not compared it to any other clutch though.

I made sure everything was replaced -new frpp stock flywheel, new TO bearing, new pilot bearing, and new Ford fork. The transmission shaft the TO bearing rides on was in great shape. I still have the factory cable and quadrant. I just took my time and made sure eveything was spotless and done right (torque specs, proper dowels, bolts etc.)

Also, I'm sure they may change over the years as well. At one point I think some were made in Italy, the one I got was made in Korea.

Like I said, I can't compare it to anything, but I would like to drive one with a CF for comparison.

Project 5.GO!

Which CF did you blow up? I was chatting with a CF rep this morning, and he told me that they get progressively stronger in the different year ranges. I believe the one made for the 79-93 can only take 400 torque at the crank. The 94-95 can hold (I think) around 500, and the 96-98 can handle 600 at the crank. They are all interchangeable, so you can use anything up to 96-98. After that the design changed, and backwards compatability was lost, according to the rep. I don't know about you, but I'll never be laying down 600 torque. I think at some point, the car would get too... uncivilized for street use.

86whitepony

all i know i have enough muscle in my leg to push that HAYS through 6 hours of traffic going from houston to austin huring hurricane IKE, and my leg didn't feel tired at all, maybe im just used to pressing it in traffic everyday but at least i know when it engages properly because i can feel the pressure of it and it's not like a feather as the KC is. the frpp quadrant also makes ANY clutch feel worth something. redpony88's spec stage 3 feeeeeels way better than our friends with the same clutch and stock quadrant.

redpony88

i put in a CF DF when i blew up my t-5 and tossed in a tko 600 and yea my motor killed that clutch, i'll never buy another CF. i will ONLY buy spec from now on. unless i'm dealing with a stock car then i'll get a HAYS clutch, on a stock car those are awesome clutches for pretty cheap, i abused it with my 331, the motor that killed the CF and after i blew the t-5 i gave it to 86 white pony. and it's still holding fine. stock to pretty moderately moded i'd get a HAYS but on my 83... ONLY spec, my stage 3 is the BEST clutch i've ever bought bar none

93LX5.0L5SpdConv

Had a KC put in 4 years (36k) ago. Well, 2 of them. 1st was factory defective, had to be returned, I think it wouldn't disengage. 2nd one squeals and chatters so much I have to work the pedal slightly when stopped and any time I'm driving next to a wall and can hear the echo. I wasn't sure if it was installer error or the clutch itself, now I'm thinking it's the KC.

The pedal feel is better than stock, and no problems w/ the grip, but my DD only has bolt-ons.

mjr46

^^^^it's not the KC....IT'S MOST LIKELY the lack of having mated a new clutch to a resurfaced or new flywheel and a cheap throw out bearing

93LX5.0L5SpdConv

The flywheel was resurfaced and a new t/o bearing came with the clutch.