Originally Posted by cmrncrick

Thanks for the advice. I do have another question though. I am looking at these kits and some of them have or dont have the throwout bearing and alignment key. Are these or more parts NECESSARY for replacing the clutch?

Originally Posted by AmericanSpeed

With your power level, stick with OEM. No hassle, no chatter, quiet and more than enough holding ability at your power level. I wouldn't even be thinking of going with anything other than OEM until you are running some kind of power adder.

Originally Posted by impulse GT

the newer 2005+ Mustang doesnt include a throw out bearing in the kits because it uses a hydraulic bearing with an internal slave cylinder. It would cost too much to include it in the kit. A good rule is to replace the slave and bearing every time you change the clutch or around every 30,000 miles. The kits should come with a plastic alignment key.

I would stay away from the McLeod twin disc unless you want to setp up to their complete system. With the unit that attaches to the stock flywheel, all you are doing is adding a ton of weight to the rotating mass and increasing your MOI with such a big disc and no reduction in weight from the flywheel. Half the reason to step up to a system like that is to reduce the overall diameter of the PP and discs to reduce MIO and have faster spool up and controlled decel. Leave the twin discs to the track. There are very nice single plate systems with very little to no "chatter" in first gear if you look around right. Plus stay away from aluminum flywheels. With our all aluminum motors they have a tendency to cause harmonic problems that can be audible from outside the car. Plus an Exedy billet steel flywheel is only 2.6lbs heavier and has no harmonics and has less MIO than the SPEC or McLeod aluminum flywheels with a greater center mass.

Just my 2 cents......

Also, EXEDY is the clutch of choice for Ford Racing. Although they dont try to press that very much. They run it in their own Drift Mustang from 2005 and including their new 2010.