I got my SBC Con OFE last week. Finished the job this evening.

 

And? Details? How does it feel compared to the stock? Mine will be put in next week.

 

Clutch felt and worked good until it got seated, then it got pretty rough. I don't know if I'll be able to stand it this summer when trying to get the camper in and out of tight situations.

 

were u get the clutch from?

 

You'll get used to it.

I thought the same thing after I installed mine. You get used to it after a short time, it just takes a little different driving style.

The only time it gets a little tought to bear is in stop and go traffic, you won't like the clutch and the clutch won't like you. I've gotten used to using 1st gear a lot more than I used to.

Jeff

 

Yeah, the chatter can get to you but you get used to it. Use 1st gear every time it will save the life of your clutch dramatically. I have been using an OFE for about a year now and have only slipped it once drag racing so if you ever do that make sure you give it a good rest/cooling period between runs. I slipped mine in 4th gear on a back to back run with about 440hp but it still holds like a dream cruising down the road. The SBC clutches are the best out there IMHO. Reverse probably gives you the worst chatter especially with a trailer but again, you'll get used to it and adjust your driving style.

Joe

 

I thought this clutch was rated to hold 450hp? That does not sound too reasuring.

 

For reasurance i have ran a con ofe for three years some sled pulling a few drunk dares ( hooking trucks back to back) and drag racing. I have had it slip from sled pulling smelled like burnt interior in my truck for weeks. I still tow with it regularly and have had no problems with 450hp and 1024ftlbs of tq. This is a good clutch in my opinion.

 

Any clutch will slip if you get it too hot and abuse it enough no matter what the HP rating is. I have friends that have toasted double disks in sled pulling doing pull after pull, basically trying to hurt the clutch and so they did.

Joe

 

I have the con fe coming this week form powerbypoole.com. And I am so excited to get it put in and run the comp on 5x5.

 

Southbend recommends to run a tank of fuel or two, around town shifting to let it set in, before pulling heavy loads or yanking it around. I have a con ofe and using it to set/back the rv and my other trailers, I have had no problems so far. Goodluck,,Rick

 

And I thought the OFE was supposed to be smooth?

 

Not mine it likes to hop on 2nd gear starts. but i learned how to drive it and its not a problem just differant

 

If your clutch hops, give it a little more fuel. The skinny pedal is the solution for a hopping clutch.

I always start in 1st, so any hopping issues for me are mostly nil.

 

I don't have a bad thing to say about a SB clutch. I'm running about 450 hp through a 350 hp clutch right now and it holds as long as I don't get stupid with it. Got to upgrade in the future though. Didn't expect to end up with the hp I got when we put the clutch in. There will definately be another SB going in the next time too.