clutch, and stuff April 13, 2010, 03:27:47 PM i was driving my 88 tc that has been on the road for about 5 mouths. i was running her to a point because my tcs speedo and tach and some other things arnt working due to im guessing a couple of fried wires. but any way felt kinda lagy. so i tested it and looked for vacuum leaks and turned out it was getting worse. i discovered driving it more was the old beat up clutch that i learned to drive on is almost gone. i was cruising and can to a hill and tore up the clutch even more, are top speed limping home was 45 MPH from seaford De. i need to change the clutch soon because i need to get my wiring finished and it will be a perfect running car what clutch should i put in, part numbers would be welcomed. i have a K&N filter and a 3' stinger exhaust. i herd about Kevlar clutches, are they good and do they make them for our cars, i plan when im done modding to have 375 HP at the crank, does that change up any thing lol. oh and it is a 2.3 turbo engine Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #1 – April 13, 2010, 04:11:19 PM Quote from: Sean Story\1988TURBO;318071i was driving my 88 tc that has been on the road for about 5 mouths. i was running her to a point because my tcs speedo and tach and some other things arnt working due to im guessing a couple of fried wires. but any way felt kinda lagy. so i tested it and looked for vacuum leaks and turned out it was getting worse. i discovered driving it more was the old beat up clutch that i learned to drive on is almost gone. i was cruising and can to a hill and tore up the clutch even more, are top speed limping home was 45 MPH from seaford De. i need to change the clutch soon because i need to get my wiring finished and it will be a perfect running car what clutch should i put in, part numbers would be welcomed. i have a K&N filter and a 3' stinger exhaust. i herd about Kevlar clutches, are they good and do they make them for our cars, i plan when im done modding to have 375 HP at the crank, does that change up any thing lol. oh and it is a 2.3 turbo engineUmmm, wow.5 mouths? what's that in earth time? lol"the old beat up clutch that i learned to drive on is almost gone"that's usually what happens...did for me as well, although in a Jeep CJ.Kevlar clutch would be a bit overkill for a stock engine. Get a good replacement clutch, fix the wiring, worry about modding another day when you have ALL the gremlins worked out.Little piddly stuff like wiring will bug you even with a 375 horse 2.3, so fix that first. Then we'll worry about this horsepower lolBTW, mozilla has a fine spellchecker...I highly recommend it! :D Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #2 – April 14, 2010, 10:46:05 PM i was thinking for whats ahead, planing for what im going to do, i dont want to build power on a stock cluck and have the clutch slip again,thats a waist of money i think, im on a tight budget so i dont want to have to spend to much money on one thing. like i said befor the wiring i am def, going to fix, im not letting it go. just the clutch i want done once and for all Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #3 – April 15, 2010, 03:24:54 PM I have an old-school ford heavy duty clutch in my Modified 5.0. In stop and go traffic it really gives my left calf a work out. It isn't something I would want to daily drive. Just something you should keep in mind if this is your DD. Mine isn't a DD so I don't mind it too much. Maybe something with a centrifugal assist if you plan on making big HP. Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #4 – April 15, 2010, 03:48:25 PM He's making a 800 hp 2.3, You need all the clutch money can buy. Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #5 – April 15, 2010, 03:59:42 PM Quote from: Kitz Kat;318412He's making a 800 hp 2.3, You need all the clutch money can buy.???? He said 375. Whatever torque a 800hp 2.3L makes would twist that poor T5 in half. A clutch wouldn't save it.EDIT: Sorry, took a minute for the sarcasm to eek through. I agree with sport 302 though. Sounds like you got some other serious issues to worry about. Mostly the impending dash fire. Quote Selected
clutch, and stuff Reply #6 – April 17, 2010, 07:58:23 AM Don't know where I got 800 from, Oh well! Quote Selected
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