warped flywheel, replacing FW, clutch, pres plate, T/O bearing. give suggestions

[staticc]

well i just picked up a fox not long ago, knowing it had a warped flywheel.
so im replacing the flywheel, and while im doin that, might as well get a brand new clutch. throwout bearing, pressure plate. quad cable. whole set.

is it worth it going more expensive for a aluminum flywheel? any ups and downs to an aluminum one?. and give me some suggestions for flywheel/clutch sets

this fox is probably putting 310 to the wheels. and more when i get the money

so suggest some that can take a beating

thanks
derek

 

[5.0Droptop]

Spec ... centerforce....

 

[rdksek844]

i'm interesterd in this question also.

 

[staticc]

my main consern is... the aluminum flywheel. is the aluminum lightweight one worth the extra $100-200+

are they less durable? since they are so light? faster revs? anybody. anything

 

[92BlackGT]

The aluminum flywheel is a lot lighter so you'll have less spinning inertia so quicker revs and better engine braking. But, I've heard of people having their aluminum flywheels shatter. If it were me, I'de go Billet Steel, a lot lighter than the stock cast iron one and a lot stronger than the aluminum.
I put a Ram HD on my car not too long ago. A stiffer pedal, but i like it. Ram also has the King Cobra which is the same as the HD but stock pedal feel. I've heard Spec are also good clutches.

 

[92BlackGT]

Oh yeah, don't forget to replace your pilot bearing too when you do all of this.

 

[Fox Saleen 163]

I replaced my stock flywheel with a new aluminum one. I got the clutch, bearing retainer, cable, and quadrant replaced at the same time so it was hard to tell what made the difference. Of course it felt a lot better, but I didn't notice much of a difference at first. A month later my buddy decides to buy a Fox Body, so we go to look at a few. This is when I noticed the difference. I was so used to my car it was no big deal, but the cars I test drove rev'd up and returned to idle much slower than mine does.

Anyway, I remember reading a test they did in one of the Ford magazines. Basically the lighter flywheel made more power through out the rpm band except when they shifted. It wasn't 20hp or anything, but it was a difference. I recall them saying it may not be good for drag racing though, because of the loss of mass on the flywheel it didn't launch like it would with a stock or billet steel flywheel would. So it depends on your engine and what your intentions are with the car. The lighter flywheel made more of a difference at high RPM's.

 

[staticc]

well. im planning on taking it to the track to run the 1/4. i want speed speed speed. and im going to build this engine up to get as much power as i can without boring the block. maybe ill go with a steel one. it does save me $100 anyways i guess
ill ask my mechanic friend tomorrow, im gunna run the fox by his shop. he what he says about my problems with it

 

[BillaMustang]

Spec told me that if you have 3.73 gears or 3.55 etc.. then get a billet steel for a harder launch. If you have 4.10 or 4.56 etc.. then get a aluminum for an easier launch since ya already have the gear..

They also said the aluminum one lasts just as long so I dont know?

 

[bgjohnson]

well also an flywheel aluminum is a little rougher because it doesn't dampen the engine vibration as much but the clutch takes care of that for the most part because of the dampener springs but it puts more wear on them and I heard of people having slippage problems after installation of it, i'd say billet steel would be the way to go.