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03-04 Cobra aluminum flywheel in a tr3650??

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EPIK

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I am getting ready to install a centerforce dual friction clutch in my 03 Mach. My buddy has a lower mileage 03-04 Cobra stock aluminum flywheel that I can get for next to nothing... This might be a noob question, but will this flywheel bolt up on my Mach without any modification??? Any info will help...Thanks
 
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I think you are 6 bolt flywheels, so no in that case.
 

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jprovence said:
I think you are 6 bolt flywheels, so no in that case.
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5 speed 03-04 Mach's have 8 bolt cranks, auto's have 6 bolt...Basically the 5 speeds have the same crank as the 99-04 Cobra's....
 

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I dont' think they are aluminum stock.....are they?
 

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BennyBlown2v said:
I dont' think they are aluminum stock.....are they?
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Yup. The 03-04 Cobra's are aluminum from the factory. The only reason my buddy changed his is because he went with a twin disk 26 spline setup & it came with another aluminum flywheel. I have the flywheel sitting in my garage right now & its frickin light as hell...I have never changed a clutch on my modulars, but I did the clutch & flywheel on my 95 last year, & I remember that stock flywheel was ALOT heavier than this aluminum 1 I have from the Cobra. mach 1's have regular old cast iron flywheels but they are 8 bolt instead of 6 like the GT's. I just wasnt sure if the Cobra 1 was a direct bolt on, but I think i found my answer on mach1registry.com
 

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Okay, now that I know it fits, is it worth while to put an aluminum flywheel in my Mach??? I have been searching through threads & seeing mixed opinions over aluminum & steel flywheels?? will it be harder to launch with the aluminum, & will my car feel like i lost torque down low?? I didnt think so, but I came across a few people saying that while searching???


Also, are the 03-04 cobra aluminum flywheels able to be resurfaced???
 

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The car will rev up ALOT quicker with the Aluminum Flywheel.... takes alot of rotating mass off the crack.... You notice a BIG difference when road racing.
 

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Sp what are the 6 bolts flywheels on and what are the 8 bolt flywheels on. Getting a flywheel myself and need to know too.
 

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94GTHO said:
Sp what are the 6 bolts flywheels on and what are the 8 bolt flywheels on. Getting a flywheel myself and need to know too.
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As far as I know, only the DOHC 32V motors have the 8 bolt flywheels...I might be wrong though, so dont quote me
 
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Don't try to resurface the 03/04 flywheel. I believe they can be surfaced up to somewhere around .015". I just put a clutch in my buddies 03 and we had to buy a whole new flywheel. Supposedly they make an insert for them but from what I've heard they are garbage. And yes, I love my Fidanza, makes rev matching a breeze.
 
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EPIK said:
As far as I know, only the DOHC 32V motors have the 8 bolt flywheels...I might be wrong though, so dont quote me
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The 99-00 GT's also use a 8 bolt flywheel
 
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Chris00GT said:
The 99-00 GT's also use a 8 bolt flywheel
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correct the 99-00's do... they have the 8 bolt crank windsor motor... the romeo SOHC's ahve 6 and the mach and cobra have 8
 
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