I just need to vent:mad:

Dark_5.0 · 05-10-2001, 12:28 PM

I bought my mustang back in november the guy told me that it had a new king cobra clutch. Well my car hasnt shifted for sh/t ever since i got it but I kept thinkin the clutch is new so it must be the tranny. I hate the stiff pedal pressure I had with the king cobra so I went ahead and ordered a new ford racing clutch like a month after I bought the car. It has been sitting in my closet ever since. I was thinking hey this friday is the test and tune so why not get my new clutch installed so my car can do its best so yesterday I dropped off my car at the transmission shop they called me a couple of hours later to tell me what they had found I was told that the clutch the pressure plate and the flywheel were in the worst shape that they had ever seen and then told me the outragous price to fix it all needless to say this dude that sold me the car is DEAD! Last friday it rained

so I did not get to run my car so this friday is the day goin for low 14's..........BTW I put an electric fan off of a 94 thunderbird and man does it work good

hopefully I freed up some horsies.

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88 mustang gt convertible BBk equal length headers mac cold air intake cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 180 degree thermostat 16 degrees of timing

[This message has been edited by 5.0 HO (edited 05-10-2001).]

jimberg · 05-10-2001, 01:02 PM

What was the outrageous price? Considering that you already had a new clutch to put in, the most they should have had to do was surface or replace the flywheel. I'm just wondering what they charge for that.

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351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

Smokedawg · 05-10-2001, 01:19 PM

Not for sure how much they charged 5.0 HO but most shops charge around 25 for resurfacing than one needs to by a spacer depending on how much they resurfaced the flywheel and that spacer usually runs anywhere from 5 to 13 dollars.

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Dark_5.0 · 05-10-2001, 01:51 PM

It is gonna be right at 200 dollars to install the clutch and resurface the fly wheel and they said some sh/t about my quadrant and cable being screwed trust me this is my buddy doing all the work at his shop anywhere else probably really would have stuck it to me. But im gonna try and focus on the good stuff tomorrow is the day

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88 mustang gt convertible bored to 306 BBk equal length headers mac cold air fender kit cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 160* thermostat 16 degrees of timing electric fan off 94' t-bird jacobs electronics cap and wires

jimberg · 05-10-2001, 02:00 PM

I guess what we consider a fortune is all relative.

I'd gladly pay $200 to not do the work. It's pretty easy to do now, though.

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05-10-2001, 12:28 PM	#1
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	I just need to vent:mad: I bought my mustang back in november the guy told me that it had a new king cobra clutch. Well my car hasnt shifted for sh/t ever since i got it but I kept thinkin the clutch is new so it must be the tranny. I hate the stiff pedal pressure I had with the king cobra so I went ahead and ordered a new ford racing clutch like a month after I bought the car. It has been sitting in my closet ever since. I was thinking hey this friday is the test and tune so why not get my new clutch installed so my car can do its best so yesterday I dropped off my car at the transmission shop they called me a couple of hours later to tell me what they had found I was told that the clutch the pressure plate and the flywheel were in the worst shape that they had ever seen and then told me the outragous price to fix it all needless to say this dude that sold me the car is DEAD! Last friday it rained so I did not get to run my car so this friday is the day goin for low 14's..........BTW I put an electric fan off of a 94 thunderbird and man does it work good hopefully I freed up some horsies. ------------------ 88 mustang gt convertible BBk equal length headers mac cold air intake cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 180 degree thermostat 16 degrees of timing [This message has been edited by 5.0 HO (edited 05-10-2001).]

05-10-2001, 01:02 PM	#2
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	What was the outrageous price? Considering that you already had a new clutch to put in, the most they should have had to do was surface or replace the flywheel. I'm just wondering what they charge for that. ------------------ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

05-10-2001, 01:19 PM	#3
Smokedawg Tires Fear Me... Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 867	Not for sure how much they charged 5.0 HO but most shops charge around 25 for resurfacing than one needs to by a spacer depending on how much they resurfaced the flywheel and that spacer usually runs anywhere from 5 to 13 dollars. ------------------ 347 Stroker Motor: Balanced, A9P Computer, Cobra Transmission, Extrude Ported and Polished Upper and ported Lower, GT40 Milled Ported and Polished Heads, B303 Cam, BBK 1 5/8 Headers, 30lb Bosch Injectors, Holley Fuel Regulator, March Underdrive Pulleys, Perma-Cool Fan, 3-Core Radiator, Accel Performance Coil, Accel 300+ Racing Wires, Ram Air, K&N Filter, 79mm Mass Air Unit, FlowMaster Exhaust w/BBK Offroad H-Pipe, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, 3:55 Gears, Ram Clutch, Cross Drilled Rotors

05-10-2001, 01:51 PM	#4
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	It is gonna be right at 200 dollars to install the clutch and resurface the fly wheel and they said some sh/t about my quadrant and cable being screwed trust me this is my buddy doing all the work at his shop anywhere else probably really would have stuck it to me. But im gonna try and focus on the good stuff tomorrow is the day ------------------ 88 mustang gt convertible bored to 306 BBk equal length headers mac cold air fender kit cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 160* thermostat 16 degrees of timing electric fan off 94' t-bird jacobs electronics cap and wires

05-10-2001, 02:00 PM	#5
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	I guess what we consider a fortune is all relative. I'd gladly pay $200 to not do the work. It's pretty easy to do now, though. ------------------ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible