Hello friends, as you may know I am rebuilding the engine in my 68 (not stock, it’s a 350)

 

My tranny was leaking pretty good so I yanked it as well as to replace the seals – turned out there was zero fluid left and it has the wrong seals installed to begin with….glad I took it to a tranny shop.

 

Anywho, I had the flywheel cut and I am going to replace the clutch – just not sure what to go with and looking for advice.  This car will be driven *kinda* hard on nice weekends, not a driver but also not a strip car.  I am not interested in a soft slippable OEM clutch but also not looking for an over aggressive set up that will jump off the line.

 

I was looking at the SPECS and found them pricy.  I have read good and bad reviews on the Centerforce Dual Friction, and some for Zoom, Ram and McLeod – I would like a Vette owners first hand opinion.  Anyone install something comparable?

 

If it helps I am looking to net around 400 HP, give or take 200 lol – no idea what the lower half of this engine is yet.

You really don't need to go with a high dollar clutch set-up, imho. The stock LUK clutch will handle just about anything you throw at it, until you get into using nitrous, or a blower. The dual-discs set-ups are kewl, but they cost waaay more than they need to, for something that is mainly street driven.

Whatever you go with, just go with a "normal", woven type friction(disc). Carbon, or metallic friction materials will make the clutch jumpy/grabby on take-off.

Yeah,  tend to agree.  I think I am going to go with a RAM Automotive...this one: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RAM-92760/

went with the LUK setup myself  works fine , also installed the Heim end clutch linkage setup, alot smoother.

Make sure whatever you get has the correct spline count for the input shaft of your trans. The early model like yours should be a 10 spline, but ya never know, it may have been changed somewhere down the line. Since you have the trans out, it's easy enough to check which one you have.

I have a '69 with a 383. I have the centerforce dual friction clutch. It has a very smooth release and very little effort to depress. I have had it in for two years and I frequently drag race the car and have had no issuses with it.

[QUOTE=Tom the 69]I have a '69 with a 383. I have the centerforce dual friction clutch. It has a very smooth release and very little effort to depress. I have had it in for two years and I frequently drag race the car and have had no issuses with it.[/QUOTE]