Broke my clutch cable, which one should I get?

[skiwesser]

I don't want to get a cheap part store cable as I've heard they break a lot.
In the latest Summit catalog in the Mustang section they have a Zoom cable and Quadrant for $70 and it says it's fully adjustable but I see no firewall adjuster?
The BBK combo with F.wall adj. is $125
I'd rather save the few bucks as the car budget is depleted, but I only want to do this once.

Whose cables and quadrants do you guys like?
Should I take out the seat before I even try to get up in there, and is it really that hard to change out the quad.??

[skiwesser]

Well after seaching the posts it looks like I need to go with a ford cable or a maximum motorsports cable, should I get the quadrant and adjuster too?

[Dark_5.0]

Yeah always go with a Ford cable. Get a good quadrant but trhe adjuster probably isnt necessary.

When do you get a new timeslip?

[skiwesser]

Hopefully in a couple of weeks, depending on how much trouble this cable quadrant deal is, I hear a lot of talk about the cable being short, is this a reason to go with ford?
MM say's theirs is as good as ford and they agree ford is best, so I could get both from them. I'll bet you pay uot the butt at a dealership.

P.S. This bastard better go 8.30's at least (1/8)

I can't wait to get the nitrous tune. I plan to tap the gas activation through my unused foglight switch so I can slap it on when I hit 2nd as I am afraid to hit it in 1st (I have a window switch and a WOT switch but this way I can find it quick and not have to fumble around for the main switch while going down the track(enough goin on there already right?) I am afraid gas in 1st will grenade theT-5.
I need some shorter tires,these McReary's are too tall!! 27.5"

[skiwesser]

If I can get the cable local, I could change the quadrant later right, It is what is hard to change out right, getting out the locking pawl and plastic quadrant. Is it much easier to just change the cable only? I want it going today!!

[Hozer 88GTConv]

I changed one two weeks ago in the lot of a gas station. Took 20 minutes.
You've gotta do the limbo with your front seat in, I had the wife hold the cable to keep tension on it once I had hooked it onto the pawl. I have those 10 inch skinny medical locking plier things and they make it easy.
Good luck.

I've snapped 3 in 8 years...Ford and BBK kits...

[Hozer 88GTConv]

These are great!

[skiwesser]

Well, the local ford dealer wanted $160 for the cable and didn't have it in stock, ofcourse I couldn't get the BBK from Summit today, so I am rolling with a $23 cable from advance auto, but I'm driving it and I got it out of the weather just in time. It was easy enough to change the cable maybe 1/2 hr., but I sure am not looking forward to swapping out that quadrant!!
I'll let you guys know how long this $23 job lasts.

[Dark_5.0]

The quadrant is easy. Remove the drivers seat before you get started and it is easy money.

Trust me.

[skiwesser]

OK, if you say so Dark, Thanks.
Should I wait until the plastic one breaks? It obviously out lasted the cable, plus I'm comfortable with the engagment of the clutch with the stock quad.

[USMC302]

If your happy with the stock placement of engagement, then keep it till you need an aftermarket one IMO. FWIW, I run the BBK adjustable cable and quadrant, going on 5 years and lots of hard racing. On another note, good luck with the T5, I ran a 150 shot for the hell of it once and launched it out at 5500RPM's, ended up with a 1.5 60ft and a 125mph 1/4 mile run, stock T5!!!! I also pull the 17" cobra's off the ground up front with the stock T5 all motor, where the hell did this thing come from?! LOL I'm waiting to leave it on the starting line....

[skiwesser]

The way I shift, that's not gonna happen, it'll fall out at 1/2 track.