Used Diamond W2 Aluminum Heads Yay or Nay?

68Dart500 said
The clutch I've been looking at after talking to Ram and Mcloed is Rams 10.5 twin disc. Supposedly that's their suggestion for the best compromise between street and strip. It's like 1500 bucks for the clutch and flywheel combo. Still researching clutch options though but I'm certainly not afraid to spend the money on quality. Already destroyed the centerforce dual friction so not wanting a repeat of that.

As for those w2's they'd be going on my 408 stroker so I'd imagine those big ports would be ok due to my engines size?

What are the advantages of milling off the 4150 flange on the strip dominator and welding a dominator flange on it? I had originally hoped i could use a Holley 850 dp that I've got sitting on a shelf.

If I get the w2's it comes with TTI 1 7/8 ceramic coated headers and a ported matched strip dominator intake.

Here's pictures of the rockers and intake. Oh and question, what are the two petcocks on the back of the intake for?
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If you want to break parts, that's the clutch I would use. You don't need or want a twin disc clutch. You don't need all that rotating weight. You NEED as a MUST HAVE aluminum flywheel.

You need to invest in a sintered iron disc clutch. They are expensive because you just can't run an 11 inch Long style pressure plate. You need a 10.5 unit. If you could use the 11 inch plate, you could do it for under a grand. But you can't. That's ok. Smaller is better.

Don't let anyone talk you into a dual disc clutch or a diaphragm clutch. You need a good, quality adjustable sintered iron clutch. That would be the McLeod Sof-Lok, or a custome Black Magic clutch, or call Hyatt or the guy in Idaho and have one of them hook you up. You can use almost nothing for base pressure.,I run around on the street with about 650 pounds of base pressure. At the track (if I ever decide to do it) I'll be at about 800 pounds of base pressure and maybe 15-20 grams of centrifugal weight. That's all.

Pressure plate load is what breaks parts. And heavy flywheels. You just don't need them.

Spend your money on a clutch and you won't regret it.

I'll look up the name of the guy from Idaho.