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Old 12-20-2007   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2002 Mustang gt. about to change my clutch

im about to get a new clutch and im still undecided between a spec stage 1 or king kobra, but my question is should i get a light weight flywheel or just get my stock flywheel machined. are lightweight flywheels worth the money? and does the TOB in the king kobra last longer than the spec stage 1?
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King cobra sucks ass. It doesn't fit your car anyways. The king cobra will fit mid 2001 and prior, but 2002 has the t3650 tranny with an 11" clutch. The King cobra is a 10.5"... Get a centerforce DF800075 with the N1714 TOB... Get your flywheel resurfaced and you will be golden. Pedal pressure is light and it will hold pretty much all you can throw at it.
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King cobra sucks ass. It doesn't fit your car anyways. The king cobra will fit mid 2001 and prior, but 2002 has the t3650 tranny with an 11" clutch. The King cobra is a 10.5"... Get a centerforce DF800075 with the N1714 TOB... Get your flywheel resurfaced and you will be golden. Pedal pressure is light and it will hold pretty much all you can throw at it.
Agree - I like the Centerforce (better pedal than the others, no lie). I've had 2 Centerforce clutches over the years, and they were both first rate and a real improvement.

Flywheel is an option, but its a ton of money for the gain (I have a math equation I use for weighing the wisdom of mods, and I won't bore you guys with it right here, but the gains from the flywheel upgrade are in the lower portion of the list).
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You will undoubtably get alot of differences in opinions on the flywheel but I am going to throw my .02 in.

Typically, a lighter flywheel(or aluminum) is not recommended for street use. You lose the inertia between shifts because of the lack of weight(mass) and your rpm's tend to drop off quickly when you depress the clutch.
I get asked this question all day long every day in my line of work and all of my customers are happy that they stayed with a billet f/w verses an aluminum.
If they are racing, obviously a lighter flywheel has it's advantages and is very useful at the track. On the street, not so much.
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Funny how so many mods boil down to the priorities of the owner and the function the car is built to perform.

Does the same sort of thinking also apply to an AOD?
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King cobra sucks ass. It doesn't fit your car anyways. The king cobra will fit mid 2001 and prior, but 2002 has the t3650 tranny with an 11" clutch. The King cobra is a 10.5"... Get a centerforce DF800075 with the N1714 TOB... Get your flywheel resurfaced and you will be golden. Pedal pressure is light and it will hold pretty much all you can throw at it.
Yeah what Mana said. I just installed a centerforce DFC. Been really happy with it.
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Ya, a lightened flywheel is something that you won't need. That's why I was saying just resurface it. With a lightened flywheel, you will also have to rev the car a little bit more to get it moving off of the line because you won't have the same enertia as your would with the stocker.
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thanks for saving me money guys
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