Tyjc444
New Member
I bought this vehicle just over 8 months ago with 20k miles. I got it from a guy up in Little Rock. He was the 4th owner & said it has a Spec Stage 3+ clutch & that he had replaced the TOB when he purchased it around 18k miles. When I picked it up I drove it 600 miles straight from Little Rock airport to Fort Worth. The car drove great but I will say this is my first high performance vehicle & I'm not that up to speed on the way things should feel or act. When I arrived home that evening I had belt squeal & a chirruping coming from where I believed to be the clutch fork area. New pulley belt & squeal subsided but the chirruping still maintained.
1. Over the pass several months I've driven my beloved vehicle to the tune of 3k miles & lets just say my left leg has some added GIRTH! HOLY HELL, I swear it takes 100lbs. to engage the clutch but I been told that isn't abnormal with the Spec Stage 3+? If so, please feel free to make a clutch kit recommendation because I would really like something much smoother & not as heavy.
2. My clutch disengages extremely quick. Somewhere less than an inch quick & if I let anyone other than myself drives this car they stall the vehicle numerous times before over revving and lurching the vehicle violently. At which point they are done driving. Like I mentioned earlier if this is a trait that comes with Spec Stage 3+ please point me in the direction of a clutch kit that provides more travel to disengage.
3. At times it can be very resistant to shifts into 1st & R when at rest. Also, under high torque situations it doesn't want to shift at all. Like 1st->2nd & so fourth until 5th & 6th gear. Recently, I was making a quick lane change on the throttle, off throttle, clutch in, shift attempt, frustration.., 2nd shift attempt with a little more force at which point the gear grab but not in a polite way. Since then things haven't been the same. Clutch pressure doesn't feel as stiff & she really doesn't like getting into gear at rest or shifting in general. In motion shifts just feel rough and sick. This particular incident happened within the past 2 weeks & I have refrained from driving the car since in fear of being stranded.
Please if anyone can help a fellow Cobra lover out it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to anyone that has taken the time to read my short story about my car issues & I hope all is well for you. I will respond asap for I am wanting to have my issue corrected by the end of this month.
1. Over the pass several months I've driven my beloved vehicle to the tune of 3k miles & lets just say my left leg has some added GIRTH! HOLY HELL, I swear it takes 100lbs. to engage the clutch but I been told that isn't abnormal with the Spec Stage 3+? If so, please feel free to make a clutch kit recommendation because I would really like something much smoother & not as heavy.
2. My clutch disengages extremely quick. Somewhere less than an inch quick & if I let anyone other than myself drives this car they stall the vehicle numerous times before over revving and lurching the vehicle violently. At which point they are done driving. Like I mentioned earlier if this is a trait that comes with Spec Stage 3+ please point me in the direction of a clutch kit that provides more travel to disengage.
- The car does have a firewall adjuster but if adjusted too far chirruping turns to whining & if its not quite far enough the chirruping becomes more prevalent. Eventually I was able to find a sweet spot but I feel there the cable or something related to the cable isn't right. Like its stretched or something. A co-worker of mine shared an experience he had with his 85 Toyota pick-up that disengaged very quickly & he said it ended up being a cracked clutch pedal assembly not holding proper tension on his cable. Again, I'm a shade tree mechanic at best and have very little knowledge about the mechanics of my car so if this is irrelevant to my particular vehicle please don't be afraid to say "hey man your in the weeds".
3. At times it can be very resistant to shifts into 1st & R when at rest. Also, under high torque situations it doesn't want to shift at all. Like 1st->2nd & so fourth until 5th & 6th gear. Recently, I was making a quick lane change on the throttle, off throttle, clutch in, shift attempt, frustration.., 2nd shift attempt with a little more force at which point the gear grab but not in a polite way. Since then things haven't been the same. Clutch pressure doesn't feel as stiff & she really doesn't like getting into gear at rest or shifting in general. In motion shifts just feel rough and sick. This particular incident happened within the past 2 weeks & I have refrained from driving the car since in fear of being stranded.
Please if anyone can help a fellow Cobra lover out it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to anyone that has taken the time to read my short story about my car issues & I hope all is well for you. I will respond asap for I am wanting to have my issue corrected by the end of this month.
