06Saleen3V

+1! The pedal is very heavy though...I love it

Saleen05797

What do you mean by be careful?

S281 E

How much power is the Mcleod clutch good for in our E cars?

Jazzer The Cat

Maybe carefull is the wrong word, but rather, I don't recommend one. Here is a ***LINK*** to Centerforce page that describes how it works. The clutch gets HARDER to use as RPM's go up. The weightswill move outward to apply additional pressure on the clutch plate. This to me seems to be backward. The clutch will most likely want to spin on launch as the relationship to engine rotation/axle rotation is farthest at this point and has the most load. It doesn't hurt to have addtional pressure at higher speeds/RPM's, but not as critical.The weights comming off or getting "stuck"probably does not happen often, as Centerforce has been around a long time. It only takes ONE TIME to have to pull your trans back out and fix a clutch because it broke.

I recommend the Mcleod Mickey is running if you are going high HP. I am running a stock 11" as the dealer made a mistake as I wanted the King Cobra 10.5" clutch. By the time I figured it out, it was a Sunday and car was all apart. No matter, really, as I am running stock HP and the clutch is completely effortless to use.

You can help your RPM acceleration by going with a 10.5" or 10" clutch (the smaller will "spin-up" faster). It will help RPM's climb a little faster whengiving grandmarunning a full-race'73 Pinto wagon a taste of "what for"asshepipes you at that stop light!

The Jaz

Saleen05797

Ah I gotcha. Well unfortunately I don't have enough to switch the clutch at this time. It was already switched about 5k miles ago and I was recommended the Centerforce :[

06Saleen3V

You should be okay with Centerforce...keyword, SHOULD. IF you switch again, go with Mecleod, very high quality.

S281E, I believe the E clutch is good up to around 650rwhp

sowaxeman

I'm hoping that was sarcasm [&:] Ford hasn't used a 10" clutch since 1985.....I know, because I just installed a new OEM clutch kit on my '85 GT vert a few weeks ago. Its been 10.5" since 1986 and now apparently up to 11".....why go backwards, especially on a horsepower beast liken an E?!

Jazzer The Cat

Your right! it IS going backward, but should have expanded a little further. John Griggs (helped design and installed the suspension on the VINX) uses one in his Cobra (quite the bad boy indeed) and uses an extra thin aluminum fly with the 10" clutch as well. He is running somewhere around 400 HP, I think, but likes its ability to ramp-up RPM's VERY quickly as the limited rotational mass of the two combined. He was also talking about re-designing the quadrant to limit the travel needed to operate the clutch too. He should install one of the "automatic stick-shift" trannys in the old VW Bugs [&:]

Jazzer

S281 E

LOL...something else that needs to be upgraded.

saleen4162

Yeah no joke!