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9lbpony
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I decided to do a little adjusting on my clutch cable today - it's a Steeda Firewall Adjuster setup but the cable was clearly a bit stretched as the firewall portion was nearly out of it's seat to hold decent tension. I got under the car only to discover that 7 of the 9 "little cables" that form the clutch cable were frayed and snapped. Fun. Who makes the best clutch cable that will work with my Steeda Adjuster? I keep hearing that all the 'imported' cables are much thinner then some of the others out there.

Suggestions will be highly valued.

Oh, this is with a FMS King Cobra clutch (still going strong after 50,000 miles at 430/460 at the wheels) so the static pressure is higher then stock.

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ford OEM.

the best place to get one would be a junkyard as they dont make them anymore, but if you want to buy one brand new maximum motorsports sells some cables that are very close in quality to original ones.

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Posts: 8521 | From: Fairfield | Registered: Jul 2003  |  :
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Find your local ford motorsport dealer.... Ford offers one that last a long while.....

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Posts: 732 | From: Nor Cal | Registered: Oct 2004  |  :
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The OEM cable is the best, I used to snapp cables alot until i welded in a clutch stopper. Its a bar welded to the clutch peddel that will hit the floorboard. It prevents you from streching your cable.

http://musclemustangfastfords.com/tech/0203mmff_clutch/

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Maximum Motorsports Suspension, Exhaust, 4:10's
12.9@105mph 1.88 60ft

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9lbpony
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Interesting idea with the clutch stop - I'll have to look into that.
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It works great, and you can shift twice as fast if you have the engagement point set at the top. I have mine set so i only have to push my clutch down 2inches to shift.

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RACETUNE
2003 Torch Red Mach 1
Maximum Motorsports Suspension, Exhaust, 4:10's
12.9@105mph 1.88 60ft

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nice link MACH, that's a pretty neat idea

fyi, i just ordered an adjustable clutch cable from D&D for 29$ which seems to be a good price

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Damn! I have a Steeda clutch cable, firewall adj., and quadrant sitting in my garage waiting to go on my 'notch. [Mad]
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