aluminum flywheel

mustanglvr95

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recently instally tko 600 n saw that my flywheel is lookin a lil worn, wondering if its a good investment for a fidanza aluminum one, i was thinking...60% lighter n more durable than stock so ive heard, so doesnt sound too bad..wat ya guys think??

 

reddy351

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I've never driven a car with an aluminum flywheel.

I HAVE heard that it is not a really good idea for a "primarily street driven" car. The aluminum doesn't have the mass to store the energy that is needed to get the car moving from a stop. The solution is to rev the engine higher and slip the clutch more. I'm sure that would get boring, pretty quickly.

 

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i,ve got the FRPP aluminum one in my 95 between it and the aluminum driveshaft from FRPP i really noticed a lot better response and mine is still in like new shape after 2 years useage

 

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reddy351 said:

I've never driven a car with an aluminum flywheel.

I HAVE heard that it is not a really good idea for a "primarily street driven" car. The aluminum doesn't have the mass to store the energy that is needed to get the car moving from a stop. The solution is to rev the engine higher and slip the clutch more. I'm sure that would get boring, pretty quickly.

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IIHO ... Rob makes good sense here

As always ... its all about application

I've done the afw's on a few cars in the past I drove on the steet.

Then again ... when talking about those ... STREET CARS ... in truth ...
they were really weekend warrior type cars that I would sometimes sneek
out on the street

Those cars had steep ratios like 4.56 and they were very light ... like 2200 #'s
or possibly a bit less.

For an every day driver and since our cars are quite heavy ..........
I'd not think I would like an afw.

When talking stick trans application and cars as heavy as ours ............
I'd not want a ratio of less than 373's as like Rob said above .......
You'd have to work a bit more at getting off from a stop

Grady

 

mustanglvr95

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murphs 94 stang said:

i,ve got the FRPP aluminum one in my 95 between it and the aluminum driveshaft from FRPP i really noticed a lot better response and mine is still in like new shape after 2 years useage

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is it harder taking off from a stop like the other guys mentioned?

 

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mustanglvr95 said:

is it harder taking off from a stop like the other guys mentioned?

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My car hasn't been any harder over the past 3 years to start from a stop. Love mine.

 

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had a couple hotrod daily drivers that i put aluminum flywheels in. no doubt, one of the best mods i did. I loved it. I use zoom aluminum fw's, made some serious difference.

 

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Drove a few after a swap. Noticed some good and not so good things about it.

 

mustanglvr95

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5spd GT said:

Drove a few after a swap. Noticed some good and not so good things about it.

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has the not so good things already been mentioned, really considering it.

 

5spd GT

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Yep, just a little "iffy" off idle and you have to launch more carefully with street tires, and a bit with high traction tires (slicks, etc.).

 

mustanglvr95

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doesnt sound too bad i think i could deal with that