Southbend Vs. Valair
 

Ok guys, since its summer and work is good ill be ready for some parts this fall. Clutch is apart of that haha of course. So which brand do you guys recomend? These seem to be the two leaders and i want to hear what you guys have to say! thanks

I have never ran a Valair so I cannot vouch of them, but I am currently running a South bend DD. Many dyno pulls, sled pulls, and street miles have not phased it yet.Shifts super smooth.

My buddy said he has i believe a Southbend 3600 DD and siad that its very noisy, is this true? and im not sure if im going to be getting a single or DD. I just want to add small injectors, and a box.

i have a south bend 3850 12 button DD in my truck, it does make a little noise when you push the clutch in like all the DD's will do. There is a free floating plate inbetween the dual disks that makes this noise its normal.

if your buddy installed the throw out bearing backwards ( its easy to do) then it will be very noisy

I'm running a Valair and I sale both Valair and Southbend. You really can't go wrong with either one.

I'm partial to Valair. Seen too many burnt SBC's.

roachie, what valair are you running? and what all do you have done to that truck. I looked at the Valair line and im kinda leaning that way mainly due to their prices but also they seem like a pretty good setup.

I would do a Nodular Dual Disc. Unless you plan on sled pulling

Luke i was looking around their site today and i was looking at their DD with the 3250# pressure plate, i would still have to upgrade the input shaft and hydraulics. but thats what i was thinking about going with, whats your opinion on that?

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I have valair billet flywheeled dual disc and I love it. Smooth engaging and nice shifting:rocking:

I have a 3850 Billet dual with a bronze inlay. At the time I had a built 12mm pump, cam, and a 66/74 and various injectors. It was the most aggressive clutch Dan would recommend for a dd. Since the truck is a toy now I'm considering a triple from him or Kenny's for the truck now.

So i should be ok with the 3250 billet dual then, im only going to put 75-90hp injectors in it and an edge comp, for the next few years i wont be doing anything else to it performance wise.

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ok so i was looking again today and what is the difference between the Nodular Iron Flywheel and the Billet FLywheel, and which is better.

Billet is a competition thing. The iron flywheels are just fine for a street truck. A 3250 spung hub would be about perfect for your truck.

im going to be pullin a trailor this fall up the mountains i dont have huge hp mods and i dont want to spend alot of money on a bigger flywheel i only want one that can handle 400 hp how much for a valair clutch there luke.

I've never used a Valair clutch but, I've put 80,000 miles on my South Bend CON O FE, which is a single-disk clutch that is rated for 1000 lb-ft of torque while maintaining the stock pedal feel. Recommended for regular towing duties without the grabbiness of other S-D clutches. It still shifts great, tows great and handles everything my engine can throw at it.

Plus their customer service is second to none.

Just my 2 cents.

thanks but im really leaning towards the Valair DD, its rated to 650 hp, and if for some reson i decide to go with twins some day, ill be able to and not worry about it haha. thanks for the info though