questions about fidanza 4.3 clutch

[black 99/04]

i'm looking at putting a new clutch in my cobra and i think i might go with the fidanza 4.3. i'm making 580rwhp and have a fidanza aluminum flywheel already with a ford racing adjustable cable. has anyone heard anything good or bad about this clutch?
thanks,
mark

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[Flatliner]

I have experience with their clutch, but I do use their replacable insert flywheel with my DFX, DFX acts like on/ off.

 

[about2bite]

I've heard that it's similar to the current clutch I'm running, which is the Zoom ZVT Stage 3 (And it's a piece of s***). This clutch I have is a single disc clutch designed to handle around 650 rwtq, now the bad thing is it's not a full face clutch and is a carbon/metallic disc. The disc is designed for the track and is built to be ragged on, now I don't go to the track and don't beat the hell out of the car at all and what has happened is a glaze has formed on the disc and whenever I let off the clutch in 1st you can hear a very loud and ANNOYING screaching sound due to this. Now this is just what I have found out by talking to others, I personally think it's just shitty clutch but I believe the guy who was havin a similar problem was using the Fidanze clutch you are looking at.

I am going to buy a new clutch and put it in when I'm back in Indiana. I have been looking at the McLeod twin but have heard too many bad things about it so am now thinking about the Spec Stage 3+ since there have been hundreds of people running that single disc with success.

I'm at a little over 600 so I need something that will handle the power but also be street friendly.

I also have the findanza billet fly w/ interchangable friction ring, I was interested in the MeLeod twin bc it allowed you to use the oem or any aftermarket flywheel. I'm still not sure what I am goingt o do but I would recommend finding as much as you can about that clutch before jumping on it, I'm not 100% sure it's that clutch but I want to say it is.

Goodluck,

Josh

 

[about2bite]

Yep, it was the Fidanza 4.3 that a guy had the same problems as I described.

I love the Centerforce Dual Friction I had but it just couldn't handle the power, here is a new one from them that I hadn't seen before, you may want to find some info out about this one:

http://www.lethalperformance.com/tr...s-clutch-kitthrowout-bearing-26-spline-p-9405

Says it can handle up to 600 rwhp

 

[Dragon03]

I have the 3.2 and it does great with holding but you are going to have chatter they are very tempermental and you are going to need to get a firewall adjuster to adjust for noise........I wouldnt get another one that noise shit is just too irratating

 

[about2bite]

Centerforce makes a LM series clutch said to handle 600 rwhp and the streetablility of it is said to be great.