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Old 09-02-2009, 02:36 PM
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hi i need help desicing if i should get a aluminum flywheel for my 95 cobra or chrome moly flywheel is it worth the money and performance wise what should i expect thanks....
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an aluminum flywheel is one of the last mods imo you should get when there are no other mods you can do to your car to enhance performance
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Old 09-02-2009, 08:47 PM
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Basically what he is saying is:

Aluminum is less dense than steel.

An aluminum flywheel weighs less than a steel flyheel.

An aluminum flywheel will not absorb as much vibration from the combustion process as the steel flywheel will.

Unless straight up drag and trying to find every possible way to reduce parasitic draw, an aluminum flywheel will make driveability worse...
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Old 09-02-2009, 09:10 PM
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ok thanks ....my car is a daily driver so i could keep the stock one thanks......
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Old 09-02-2009, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Tony71502
Unless straight up drag and trying to find every possible way to reduce parasitic draw, an aluminum flywheel will make driveability worse...
tony , it does not make drivibility worse despite what theroy may suggest......I run one in my 85 and had one in my 66, drivibility was fine and in fact they reved a whole lot quicker
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