Heavy heel like the 11's or Belly Busters do best with a machined primary - the fixed sheave angle is variable, with less belt contact on the bottom for smoother engagement. Otherwise you're just getting more slippage. Carl's machines it the same as the belt all the way up, getting the most out of the heel weight - pretty cheap for a new, unused clutch. FWIW.
8000 is too low. You should be +8150, you'll be leaving it on the table at 8000. You'll get that with 68's below 2k feet if the rest of your setup is good. Good luck.