Changing t5 cable clutch to external slave hydrolic

[Double Venom]

Mike, HI Cobra,
Both of you are describing the exact same problem as well as Terry... with the original "short sleeve-tube" it does throw the pedal ratio way off. 6:1 is the SAE ideal ratio and it doesn't happen with the short tube/barrell.

I'm impressed with Mikes hydaulic set up, sounds like he did the "whole donut' on the engineering but not to take anything away if the tube or barrell is made longer then you will obtain the 6:1 ratio with plenty of free play available and with plenty of adjustment for clutch wear. HI cobra, if you have two inches of travel before your clutch disengages then you too need to have a longer tube installed. I know Don is/was using a longer tube once we showed him the positives over the original CR LTD tube. People the short tube works.....but you can add comfort, proper mechanical engineering and thousands of miles to your clutch by using a 5-1/2 to 6" tube, maintaining your 6:1 ratio vs. the CR LTD tube of 4 1/2' +/-. If you got your kit from Don all but his very first ones had (what I call) the correct lenght tube.

Terry, your not missing any parts...a longer tube is going to work! Besides, if you go to hydraulic someday you will need to extend the tube anyway, IF you do not want to go through what Mike did.

My 2-cents, once again- there is always a better mousetrap.
DV
PS: The tube does not change the original cable lenght, it only takes up the slack in the housing itself, forces the throwout arm to a wide open design, thusly pulling the pedal into the 6:1 ratio instead of the pedal being 2"s higher than the brake pedal and gives the cable the proper adjustable lenght.

[CobraEd]

Why would anyone want to go to all the complexity of a hydrolic clutch, when the cable solution works great. Easy and infinate adjustability and no leaking. WHY???


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[Gas40]

Thanks for the pictures tcrist. Ed I don't want to go to hyd. unit just trying
to find solution. I don't have a "barrel" after seeing picture maybe I can fab up something that will work, tcrist in the pictures Are those headers and side pipes CR's or did you get them somewhere else I need a set and with CR problems right now I am scrambling to find some that will work or that I can use to fab a set off of Thanks George