aluminum flywheel

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??
 
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.
 
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.

IIHO ... Rob makes good sense here :nice:

As always ... its all about application :D

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 :rlaugh:

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
 
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.