I searched and only a few people mention Kenny. I didn't find a single bad thing said about them but I'd like to get more feed back. I spoke with him on the phone and he said his 13" 5 Speed Single Disk Upgrade Kit for $650 has held as much as 525 on the dyno. I plan on being in the 450-500hp range so this should work fine for me.

http://www.kennysmachine.com/products.cfm?itemid=114

Any experince good or bad would be appreciated.

For you SB guys, I would love to go with the con ofe but $1100 is to much for me right now.

 

3+ hours and no opinions? You guys are slacking

 

Not heard anything really bad about his work. Just that they are a little grabby I_E more then the SBC clutches. Clutch building is nothing hard but building clutches that hold AND are STREETABLE is a whole different story.
DM01

 

Well, cash flow is forcing my hand here so I'll be the guinea pig with his clutch. I don't tow heavy so that's not an issue. I'm not worried about it being grabby, it just takes getting used to.

 

Good for you. I am glad to see that not everyone on here is a sheep.....


Let me know how it works out.


KP

 

i went with the OTHER brand and im happy with my clutch. it grabs hard...has yet to slip and was easier on the wallet

 

I'm tickled pink with my LUK Pro Gold, I was in the same situation as you with the lack of $ for a SB, or Centerforce, so I bought what I could afford and am very happy with it, was a little worried about how it would stand up with the bigger injectors, but so far so good & very streetable, I also do alot of pulling with my truck, & with a 236 cat skid steer(about 10,000) on a 24' flatbed trailer the clutch still never offered to slip, I like it & it works well for me, & I picked it up for $373 & some change, that was with pressure plate throw out & pilot bearings & alignment tool, just a thought, Dusty

 

Is the Pro Gold a 13" upgrade?

 

they do not offer a LUK pro gold series in a 13" upgrade. the pro gold only comes in the 12 1/4" size and is probably good to 350hp/700tq and runs about $350-400

if you step up to the LUK cerametallic performance clutch in the 13" upgrade it has so far been tested by a few guys to well over 400hp. one guy has tested his all the way to 611hp i believe in a first gen and he drags races it. there are two more of us in the 400hp range have yet to make it slip and i know that i can ABUSE a clutch as i drag race, 4-wheel, all that dumb kid stuff the only draw back is that the price really jumps when you upgrade to 13" with flywheel and all...as i found it listed for $989

 

Six States Distributers has a SB ConFE knockoff for between 5 and $600. Many folks around here are running them with good luck.

http://www.sixstates.com/

 

Haisleys 13" upgrade is only $650. It really sounds like I can't lose with this clutch. I'll look into six states clutch too.

 

which brand is that haisley's clutch...if its the centerforce they list on their website for $648 i'll recommend against it. centerforce are for sports cars...these trucks need a different breed of clutch

 

I was under the impression it was built by Haisleys. I'll call them back and ask. If it is I'll be disappointed, I'm not a fan of Centerforce. Their website doesn't indicate any brand it only says "5 Speed Single Disk Upgrade Kit $650.00".

 

haisley dosen't make a clutch under $1500 that i know of. check out www.drivetrain.com they have a clutch called their stage3 clutch, it's a luk pro gold but it has a ferimac disc like a SB fe. i think it's under $700 i have 2 friends running them in their trucks with the same mods i have and the put that thing through some hell and it still holds

 

These are both rumors. I spoke with Kenny directly and he builds all the clutches he sells. It is not a Centerforce.

He said the only problem is backing with a heavy load because it will grab faster than a stock clutch. But like I said it just takes getting used to.

Bottom line is after a lot of research, I'm sold on his clutch and can't wiat to get it in. I'll let cha all know how I like it.