I jumped the clutch over-ride switch and started the car with the clutch out (engaged) and the transmission in neutral. There was a little different noise (something extra spinning, the input shaft, maybe?), but the same sound was still there. I guess it's just that the new clutch sounds...

Wow, that's a really good idea. I'll try it this weekend. Thanks!

After some slow driving last evening, I stopped to get gas and when starting the car it made an unusual noise. Almost like one or two spark plugs were removed, or the starter gear was missing a tooth. I'll jack it back up after work and see if something is loose. Maybe I didn't torque all...

That damn saleen supercharger makes a TON of heat at high RPMs. When I'm at an HPDE day, I usually shift about 5,500 or so and rarely go to 6,000. Is that below what you would call "high rpm" shifting? I know these days everyone running around with a coyote hitting 7,500... I'm still...

Great news! The Mustang is back together and the clutch seems to be working better than the previous two, by far. There might still be some air trapped in the clutch slave cylinder, but it's actually pleasant to drive. The clutch action is very smooth, and there's a good bit of travel from...

Awesome, thanks Eric. I came to the same conclusion after re-measuring a few minutes ago. I've cleared most of my weekend (just gotta help my wife plant a few things in her garden, two hours, max) and should have the car drivable Sunday afternoon. I'll let ya'll know how it goes.

Both the 1/2" and the 3/4" spacer arrived this afternoon, so once the workday is done, I'll be back in the garage and "back at it". Based on all this information, I'm planning on using the 1/2" spacer, but I do want to measure the whole set-up ONE MORE TIME..... Just to be sure.

This really is great information, and exactly what I needed. Also, I emailed the team from Mantic last night, and they responded quickly. It looks like everything is point towards a 1/2" spacer is the solution. I can't help but wonder what a 3/4" spacer would do.....Anyway, here's their...

Oh, and these measurements are WITHOUT the thin 0.157" shim installed...

The shim that came with the kit is 4 MM or 0.157". The explanation of measurements is more difficult, so for the purpose of our discussion, I'll use the end of the bellhousing (where the transmission bolts up to the bellhousing) as my frame of reference. With the clutch installed (and...

On mine, the distance C is actually .250". I think I need a spacer of .500"

Here's the final (4th times the charm) alignment of the bellhousing. The number under the gauge is also 0.008" and that's good enough for me. With the supercharger there's no need to rev her past 6k RPM,,,The last picture is where I stopped this evening. The clutch is bolted onto the...

I'm going to have to take some time and figure out how to measure from the face of the bellhousing to the clutch fingers. Hmmmm.

Hey Eric, Those last measurements were with the round pins. Seems I didn't really need the offsets either. I think our kits are very similar, except you have ceramic friction discs and I have organic ones. Did you use the spacer they shipped that fits under the Slave Cylinder? If so, how...

So I finally think I got it, there was some slight marks on the bellhousing that I sanded down and now we're reading .008 max run out, I'm happy with that and moving forward. The flywheel is mounted and I'm assembling the clutch pack. This is my first clutch with organic plates (the earlier...