Recently noticed a change in clutch pedal feel in my 2011 3.7 PP on my usual NYC commute. Pedal felt vague and inconsistent, but initially there were no issues driving the car normally around town. Eventually did some test pulls to see if there was any additional symptoms and was met with high rpm gear lockout on the 1-2, 2-3 shift. This obviously raised a red flag in my head, so I figured I'd baby it while researching clutch replacements.
Fast forward to Sunday night, driving home from a wedding, hit some traffic after a 30 min highway cruise and discovered the clutch pedal was in the floor. In a panic I hooked the pedal with my toe and pulled it up, and pumped until I had pressure/a working clutch to limp home. For the rest of the ride home, no issues shifting just the same lumpy/nonlinear clutch feel. Decided not to risk any damage and park the car until I diagnose/replace whats wrong. No visible leaks or missing brake fluid in the reservoir (recently bled with Motul RBF600), but I'm suspecting the clutch slave cylinder is on its way out. Given the fact that the CSC is internal, I figure I might as well replace the clutch/flywheel while I'm in there.
After researching some forums I've seen many people are running Exedy and Mcleod clutches with success on 5.0 cars, especially in alleviating the high RPM lockout. Unfortunately, neither company makes a direct replacement for the 3.7 car. Ford has discontinued both the factory clutch and dual mass flywheel, so that isn't an option. I've heard that a handful of people have retrofit GT flywheels/clutches with mixed success, but I'm not looking to take the car apart multiple times if something doesn't fit correctly (or pay the labor to do so).
I started to narrow down myaftermarket options to the following, but would appreciate input from those who have more experience with aftermarket mustang clutches:
-Spec stg 1 with aluminum flywheel (heard mixed reviews about Spec) ~$800 plus CSC
-ACT street/strip organic clutch with XACT flywheel~$900 plus CSC
-AMR Mcleod GT twin disc retrofit kit ~$1200 including CSC https://automafiaracing.com/mafia-11-17-3.7l-v6-mcleod-twin-disc-clutch-kit/p119928
Any way you cut it, I'm looking at 900-1200 for parts alone so I'd prefer to do this the right way ONCE lol
Also curious what the clutch slave cylinder replacement of choice is amongst the track crowd (Mcleod, Exedy, Ford, etc.)
Currently leaning towards the ACT clutch/flywheel, but any insight y'all might have would be greatly appreciated
-J
Fast forward to Sunday night, driving home from a wedding, hit some traffic after a 30 min highway cruise and discovered the clutch pedal was in the floor. In a panic I hooked the pedal with my toe and pulled it up, and pumped until I had pressure/a working clutch to limp home. For the rest of the ride home, no issues shifting just the same lumpy/nonlinear clutch feel. Decided not to risk any damage and park the car until I diagnose/replace whats wrong. No visible leaks or missing brake fluid in the reservoir (recently bled with Motul RBF600), but I'm suspecting the clutch slave cylinder is on its way out. Given the fact that the CSC is internal, I figure I might as well replace the clutch/flywheel while I'm in there.
After researching some forums I've seen many people are running Exedy and Mcleod clutches with success on 5.0 cars, especially in alleviating the high RPM lockout. Unfortunately, neither company makes a direct replacement for the 3.7 car. Ford has discontinued both the factory clutch and dual mass flywheel, so that isn't an option. I've heard that a handful of people have retrofit GT flywheels/clutches with mixed success, but I'm not looking to take the car apart multiple times if something doesn't fit correctly (or pay the labor to do so).
I started to narrow down myaftermarket options to the following, but would appreciate input from those who have more experience with aftermarket mustang clutches:
-Spec stg 1 with aluminum flywheel (heard mixed reviews about Spec) ~$800 plus CSC
-ACT street/strip organic clutch with XACT flywheel~$900 plus CSC
-AMR Mcleod GT twin disc retrofit kit ~$1200 including CSC https://automafiaracing.com/mafia-11-17-3.7l-v6-mcleod-twin-disc-clutch-kit/p119928
Any way you cut it, I'm looking at 900-1200 for parts alone so I'd prefer to do this the right way ONCE lol
Also curious what the clutch slave cylinder replacement of choice is amongst the track crowd (Mcleod, Exedy, Ford, etc.)
Currently leaning towards the ACT clutch/flywheel, but any insight y'all might have would be greatly appreciated
-J