First how much power am I making with my setup.
4" exhaust,BHAF,RV275 injectors, Van Aaken V5,Blue Chip APB box.
Second, my clutch is starting to slip. Sould I go with the
South Bend "OFE" or is the "O" strong enough. I don't want
to pay for too much clutch if I really don't need it. Price
difference is about $200.00.

 

The OFE is smooth enough that there's no need to drop down to the Con O unless you will NEVER add more power. The OFE should last longer, too.

I'm getting the FE

 

I have an FE sitting in the garage waiting to be put in. Ofe in my truck is holding fine but won't if I add any more power. I'll make someone a good deal on an OFE with 22k on it that is in great shape. I don't drag race or sled pull. The only abuse it has ever had was when Piers was tuning it. The OFE is so nice and smooth I have been reluctant to upgrade. But this box of injectors from Scheids is starting to get rusty and there are a couple of turbos due in soon.

 

Go with the OFE! You will not regret it - feel just like a stock clutch. Great all around clutch for towing, daily driving, and mild showing off. I've had the OFE, FE (currently in my truck) ad a 3600 PSI DD from SB in my truck - the OFE was my favorite, but unfortunately I need a bit more holding capacity now...

 

I guess its going to be the OFE. Anyone that can recommend a good
shop to install, in the Sacramento / northern Ca. area ?

 

If you're any bit mechanically inclinded, its not that hard to do yourself. With a few buddys, a weekend, and some beer, it should go pretty smoothly. Everything that you do to remove the stocker, just do the opposite to install the new one. One thing that will help you imensely is a hydraulic spreader for the crossmember removal.

 

Give this shop a call, Imler Diesel I'll probably have them do mine when it's time.

 

How hard is it to change out a clutch on a 2 wheel drive. I used to do it
all the time when I was modifying Datsun 510 rally cars. Of coarse those
were aluminum case trannys that weighed around 75 lbs.

 

A heck of a lot easier than a 4x4. You wont have the tcase to deal with. The big thing is geting it up off the ground high enough so you have room to work comfortable. When we did mine I used a railroad tie on top of the jack and then put two 10" long pieces of railroad tie under each jack stand. I could sit under the pickup and not hit my head on anything. If your thinking about doing it you'll need 4 jack stands, 2 floor jacks (one with tranny adapter), assorted wrenches, sockets, and hand tools, torque wrench, a bottle jack, a piece of 4x4. We used the bottle jack and 4x4 betweent he fraim rails to spread it just a little. This made removing the cross member a lot easier. From my experience we had to support the front of the engine because it falls forward about 1/2 inch. If you dont do this when you go to bolt the tranny up the input shaft wont line up with the input bearing. Mine took about 10 hours to do, but we also went threw about a case and a half of beer between the 3 of us.