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<font color="red" size="+2" face="tahoma"><b><hr><b>Ongoing SHOtimes Clutch Poll</b></font></b>

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<p align="left">This is an ongoing poll of SHOtimes subscriber
experience with clutch life. This is not a scientific study of
any kind, and your mileage may vary. Do not use this list as a
predictor of typical clutch life. Some of these cars are raced
and heavily modified!</p>

<p align="left">This list also includes clutches replaced under a
(now expired) Ford program that affected '89, '90, and early '91
models with 9.25&quot; clutches.</p>

<table cellpadding="3" border="4">
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top"><b>Model Year</b></td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top"><b>Vehicle #</b></td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top"><b>History</b></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="17">1989</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">3 replaced within 40k miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">9k, 29k, and 64k miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">67k miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">~40k miles replaced, 70k miles replaced,
        getting stiff again at 107k miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">36K miles replaced, still Ok at 95k
        miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">6</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">99k miles replaced, still OK at 204k
        miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">7</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">25k miles replaced, still OK at 128k
        miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">8</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">118k miles on second clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">9</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">20k miles replaced, stiff again at 62k
        miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">10</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">43k miles replaced, 87k miles replaced,
        still OK at 128k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">11</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">85k miles still OK</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">12</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">27k miles replaced on recall, replaced
        again at 207k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">13</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">150k miles and still going on the
        original 9.25&quot; clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">14</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">10k miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center">15</td>
        <td valign="center">85k miles replaced, still OK at 105k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center">16</td>
        <td valign="center">45k miles replaced under recall, throwout bearing
        failed at 120k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center">17</td>
        <td valign="center">71k miles still original 9.25&quot; but feeling rough</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="7">1990</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">24K miles replaced under program, 68K
        replaced with Grizzly, 74K replaced with SHO Shop HiRevs,
        still OK when traded heartlessly at 85.7K</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">20K miles replaced and stiff again at
        55K miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">29k replaced under program, still OK at
        96K miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">68K a little heavy, but still smooth</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">38K replaced, 139K replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">6</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">24k replaced under program, still OK at
        90k miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">7</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">74k replaced original 9.25&quot; clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="15">1991</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">31K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">42K, 52K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">50K miles and still going (no
        replacement)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">56K miles and still going (no
        replacement)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">58K miles and still going (no
        replacement)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">6</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">63K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">7</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">78K miles and still going (no
        replacement)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">8</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">4k miles replaced, 58k replaced again</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">9</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">102k miles still on original clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">10</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">75k miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">11</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">notchy at 22k miles, heavy pedal (80
        lb.) at 35k miles</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">12</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">54k on original in lots of city traffic,
        smooth but heavy</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">13</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">24k on original (blew high-RPM shift),
        replaced at 75k with Grizzly, 81k replaced with OEM</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">14</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">62k and still going on original</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center">15</td>
        <td valign="center">56k miles replaced with HiRevs Jr.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="13">1992</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">5K, 8K, 14K, 15K, 26K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">7K miles replaced 50K getting hard</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">27K miles replaced, 64K still OK</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">12K km replaced, 54K km replaced with
        Centerforce, 81K km replaced with stock clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">101K miles still OK</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">6</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">35K replaced, 42K &quot;a little
        funky&quot;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">7</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">51k miles replaced, throwout bearing
        failure</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">8</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">35k miles still on original clutch</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">9</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">18k miles replaced, 36k miles replaced,
        53k still OK</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">10</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">27k miles replaced, still OK at nearly
        52k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">11</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">42k going strong, has been stiff and
        rough since 11k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">12</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">100,055.7 starting to fade</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">13</td>
        <td valign="center">66k replaced with HiRevs Jr. due to very stiff pedal</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="7">1993</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">37K miles and just about worn out</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">37K miles and still going (no
        replacement)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">24K miles replaced still OK at 34k</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">34K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">35K miles replaced then transmission
        failed, 37K miles replaced again with transmission
        rebuild</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">6</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">38K miles replaced with HiRevs</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">7</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">85K miles still OK</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="6">1994</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">8K miles replaced 26K still going strong</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">20K, 21K miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">13.5K miles replaced, 2nd gear grind
        when cold</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">12.7k miles and going downhill fast</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">25k miles replaced</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center">6</td>
        <td valign="center">68k miles replaced with OEM clutch and Grizzly
        throwout bearing</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top" rowspan="5">1995</td>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">1</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">.4K miles and still going strong :-)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">2</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">13.5K miles replaced, felt like bent
        pressure plate fingers.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">3</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">10k miles still going</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">4</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">10k no problems yet</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td valign="center" align="center" valign="top">5</td>
        <td valign="center" valign="top">20k replaced; lots of Washington, DC
        stop-and-go traffic.</td>
    </tr>
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