Clutch recommendations

340 demon 72 said
I've got a 72 Dodge Demon 340 after 20 yrs she is finally going to b back on the road. Just wondering what people are using and think are the best clutches out there. It will only have about 400 hp and also using a hydraulic cluch system. If use a Borg n Beck style I can use and 11 inch if I use a diaphragm style I can only.get a 10.5 so really a few questions first which kinda of cluch , mfg , and diameter

AJ/FormS said
400 hp will take serious heads and/or a pretty big cam.
If you are a streeter, just about any old clutch will get the job done, unless you have big meats,highway gears, and a traction aider.In that case, the teener stuff won't take it,lol.
I've always been a streeter. I've always had B&B stuff in the past. But for my latest combo,I went Diaphragm. Most of the time now I prefer the diaphragm type.Okay, well, all of the time.My CF is over 12 years old, and has over 100,000 miles on it.For street I wouldn't have anything but rag.Old style rag, like 70s technology,rag.Remember I'm talking street.
Buy a spare organic disc, cuz they tend to spit out the springs from time to time, if you get aggressive.I go thru them about every 3 or 4 years(summers).To me, the smooth engagement, and modulate-ability is so worth climbing under there from time to time.

yellow rose said
That wasn't my point AJ. My point is you are talking down something you have never even tested. You can talk up your CF, you can love your CF and you can brag on your CF all you want. Just don't say a sintered iron clutch is not streetable, that it is a race only piece. Hell, you can ***** about how expensive a SI clutch is (I do every single time I buy one or update mine) just know that there is other stuff out there besides CF and for the guys willing to spend money for something that is easier on parts, easier to drive and faster then I say good on them. And if SI is out of your budget, then you have to do what you do.

That's all. I wasn't knocking your opinion, just pointing out your testing isn't really compete.

YR
I have come to believe that you are a very smart man with a lifetime of experience, but somehow we seem to be crossing swords here. I try my very best to stick to what I know.I usually offer opinions only when asked.

The OP asked for opinions,(in RED). I offered mine; based on his combo, and my experience. I did make some assumptions;Namely; that he was a streeter,and that his wheelhouses were stock, and that he was gonna run a performance rear gear, and that he was gonna run stock heads, so his 400hp goal might be optimistic.
To that end, I stated what I knew;(in black).
I then justified my experience, and offered down-time prevention.
But nowhere(in blue) did I talk down SI, or complain about the SI cost,or belittle your experience or opinion. SI was never mentioned, or even hinted at.I was very careful to stick to what I know, based on my experience.I left plenty of room for your opinion to also be stated, cuz I was sure you would be by,in a bit, to offer it.
So, I have no desire to argue with you,exactly because of the no SI experience.
I hope we won't have to tip-toe around each other.