South Bend Clutch

[maddenjr]

So I started doin my buddies clutch today at my shop. Putting a Twin disc South Bend in his 08 F450! What a nice piece this thing seems to be and man am i excited to drive it Also doin the egr delete while its on the lift

[08stroker250]

They are noisy, but it will hold some power.

[maddenjr]

Yea I love my auto and I dont get why anyone would buy one of these trucks with a stick but hey what ever pays my bills ... Truck was just blowing through the clutch so this should be nice but I can't imagine towing a 50ft trailer through New York City like we do alot on and off that pedal... Hell my mustang is enough work to drive!

[BB's 250]

All dual disk clutches are loud, I had a 3250 in my last goat. 3rd gear boosted 4x4 launches wouldnt slip it, but the goat was only makin 518 hp. Imho they are alot better than the vallair.

[maddenjr]

Turned out i found a crack in the bellhousing so i spent a few hours tig welding it last night last and finished the truck today but didnt drive it yet bc im waiting on transfer case fluid

[DSTRBD]

South Bend knows their stuff, we have never had any issues with them.

[pyro2nite]

I have a single disk ceramic South Bend. Pulls my 5ver with a 100hp tune. No slip. It is noisy though

[B585Ford]

Originally Posted by pyro2nite

I have a single disk ceramic South Bend. Pulls my 5ver with a 100hp tune. No slip. It is noisy though

I have the SD DD 3850. Soon after I first got it, I tried dropping her at 2500 RPM in 4th gear on a RCD 585 HP program and no slip (I don't recommend that one). It is definitely rock solid. I do hate the slow shifting speed and it is noisy. Do you lose anything on the ability to shift quickly with SD?

[maddenjr]

So I can say one thing that is an amazing clutch! I put a few miles on it before my buddy picked it up today and its has some holding power and shifts smooth! I really dont hear any noise from it like you guys were saying though... Anyways i am deff happy with the quality and performance so far we are towing a 6 horse trailer upstate with it saturday so that will be the test

[pyro2nite]

Originally Posted by B585Ford

I have the SD DD 3850. Soon after I first got it, I tried dropping her at 2500 RPM in 4th gear on a RCD 585 HP program and no slip (I don't recommend that one). It is definitely rock solid. I do hate the slow shifting speed and it is noisy. Do you lose anything on the ability to shift quickly with SD?

Don't do any speed shifting. I did not notice any change in the shifting between, the factory and South Bend clutch.