I have a 2000 ford mustang gt convertible manual transmission 127k, when the car is In neutral it makes a tick tick tick sound, sounds lke it's coming from the transmission but wen I press on the clutch it stops making that sound evn if I tap the pedal. I wasn't really worried about it untill now, when I drive now the transmission makes like a popping popcorn sound, wen I get to 90mph, the sound gets evn worse, louder & it starts smelling bad, in the pedals I feel less power. Wen I turn on my car now, it sounds a lil weak & struggles to turn on, idk if that's related to my current problem but I was wondering if you guys have any input or advice to offer?

 

first thought was the throw out bearing being bad..... but maybe its time for a new clutch and resurface your flywheel.

 

Really? That sucks lol because I have a upgraded clutch, I think it's 5 or 7 yrs old though:/ so u Dnt think it can be a transmission problem maybe that's y it smells so bad & popcorn sound?

 

I'd say throw out bearing get it and that clutch replaced at the same time. Ford oem TOB only or else it will always make a noise

My bad throw out bearing:

 

Wow ur right, that sucks for me lol I liked the clutch I have right now but it 2 bad for me ur right I have to get it replaced, mine doesn't sound that bad but it does sound lke it can get that bad, thanks guy. Any racing clutch recommended?

 

Center force duel friction

 

I'm running a Spec stage 3, and I love it

 

Does the clutch kit come with the throw out bearing? I read somewhere on the stage 3 spec kit that it does come with the bearing but idk if its the same? & also after I replace that, should it be good now at 90 mph without that Nasty popcorn sound?

 

It does come with the TOB, but it's better to use a factory ford TOB

 

O okay I c, is it better bcuz the ford TOB is more resistant Dan after market ones?

 

Its less noisy. I've both a centerforce and FRPP TOB and the Ford one is noticeably quiter. Both will hold up, but the Ford isn't as loud.

 

I recommend the Valeo Cobra replacement clutch. It's OEM Cobra parts and retains the stock pedal softness (excellent if you drive through those obnoxious "historic" district roads that have potholes and dips every 50 ft like I do at college).
It's pretty cheap for the quality. Spec is known to have sh*t bearings anyways. Same with RAM.

 

My clutch pedal is hard to push down & I lke it because it feels lke Im in more in control lol that's why i dont't want to replace it but I have to, I don't know Wat kind of clutch it is, the 2 owner before me was in the navy & was trying to convert it into a cobra, eventually I will swap it with either a 03 or 99 cobra or mayb jst supercharge it, idk witch wud b better