Clutch Experience?
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From: Olympia, WA
Clutch Experience?
If you've got an aftermarket clutch and some mods on your rig, I'd like to hear about it. I have a chip on order from TW and he's told me up front my stock clutch is going to get smoked in short order. I've read that SB con-o isn't up to the task of stage 1's and towing, so that puts me into an OFE to the tune of ~$900 including flywheel. Are there other options I should be considering other than the OFE? I know some of you run Luk, Valair, etc. How are they holding up?
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Austin, TX
i just put in a LUK last december and so far i love it. i haven't had a chip in the truck yet but from what i've been told, it will hold up until i get the DIY-stage 1's. and even after that being as the clutch is so new i can probably go for a little while before having to change it out. once i change out i'm going to a valair clutch. my brother has a valair and although it is a little rough on take off since it's made to withstand 550hp it is holding up well in his truck.
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Marble Falls, Texas
Mag, the guys aren't kidding. I love my Val Air. I beat the crap out of it with stage 1's and nitrous all the time. It doesn't even blink. It's a little grabby backing up, but that doesn't bother me. Dan Vallance is the guy that owns Val Air. Give him a call and tell him Cody from Death Row Diesel sent you. He'll hook you up straight! I promise you won't be sorry, and his prices whip the crap out of SB. But as a disclaimer, SB, LUK, are excellent clutches and I don't have a single bad thing to say about them. I've had an LUK and loved it. But it just wouldn't hold the Stage 1's. Call Dan, you'll be glad you did.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Austin, TX
i have no doubt that if cody got ahold of it and it's still together then it is very stout! i saw how you drive that mud racing truck cody!!! is it the same way on No. 3? if so then that clutch is more stout than i think...jk
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Originally Posted by RubberDuck
Mag, the guys aren't kidding. I love my Val Air. I beat the crap out of it with stage 1's and nitrous all the time. It doesn't even blink. It's a little grabby backing up, but that doesn't bother me. Dan Vallance is the guy that owns Val Air. Give him a call and tell him Cody from Death Row Diesel sent you. He'll hook you up straight! I promise you won't be sorry, and his prices whip the crap out of SB. But as a disclaimer, SB, LUK, are excellent clutches and I don't have a single bad thing to say about them. I've had an LUK and loved it. But it just wouldn't hold the Stage 1's. Call Dan, you'll be glad you did.
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