Fly wheel Options...

Adam95GT

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Since i bought a new clutch i figure i might as well throw in a fly wheel as well... for mild bolt ons what balance should i get ive seen 28 ish and 50 oz... and what size is our stock clutch set up... how many tooth wheel do i wanna get... not used to having an aftermarket for my car and actually having to make decisions... lol oh and also... i dont want to go to light on the fly wheel i was thinking of alumn. but i think i might stay with a steal to keep some mass and inerta to and save some MPG's
right now im looking in to a ford racing fly wheel... any gains from stock??

 

JJ95GTID

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No real gains from stock. 50oz imbalance is stock Ford and I believe it is a 157tooth. When I put the FRPP KC clutch kit in I just inspected the flywheel and deemed it good enough. Didn't see any grooves or signs of heat damage. No problems and its been 2 years since install. I figured it be fine until I rebuild the motor and need a different imbalance flywheel and harmonic balancer.

BTW, if you are anywhere near the 80k mile mark you may want to check out your harmonic balancer. They are notorious for going bad. You can see a thin piece of rubber coming out between the outer and inner balancer when the start to go bad.

 

Adam95GT

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good idea... im not sure whats been done to this car so ill check it anyway... lol but its been dealership serviced the whole time its been owned not that its a good thing... lol

 

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Green 94 5.0

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check out fidanza. they come with a zero imbalance and come with 2 interchangeable weights in 28oz and 50 oz. also, instead of resurfacing, you replace the friction surface. basically, unless you have a disaster, you will never need to buy another flywheel.

 

ProKiller

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Green 94 5.0 said:

check out fidanza. they come with a zero imbalance and come with 2 interchangeable weights in 28oz and 50 oz. also, instead of resurfacing, you replace the friction surface. basically, unless you have a disaster, you will never need to buy another flywheel.

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beat me to it, was going to say the same thing.

 

Adam95GT

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fidanza is out of the question i dont have 250+ to throw down on one. And its too ;light for what i want would kill gas milage

 

mo_dingo

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I would stick with the stock flywheel. If the surface is good, get it on a lathe and it will suit you well. But if it's too far gone, the contact area (disc) can be removed from it and flipped around and re-pressed in place.

Autozone sells new flywheels for $50 also.
Scott

 

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Adam95GT said:

fidanza is out of the question i dont have 250+ to throw down on one. And its too ;light for what i want would kill gas milage

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the fidanze does weigh considerably less, but to be quite honest, i highly doubt you would notice any difference in gas mileage. truthfully, i didnt notice any difference in anything when i put mine in.