Obsol3te

For those who have an aluminum flywheel, how is it in everyday driving?
Do you suggest it?
I'm going to be getting a new flywheel soon, and this sounds great.
Yea I know it revs up quicker and slows down quicker, but faster RPM climbing just sounds perfect .

So even for those who just usem on the drags, give me some info! [8D]

mdvaldosta

Aluminum flywheel + cams = ****TY ****TY ****TY idle

Other than that its good.

Obsol3te

Not planning on changin the Driveshaft yet.
Was talkin about the flywheel

mdvaldosta

I edited it, I meant flywheel - hehe you know what I meant - driveshaft has nothin to do with idle

Obsol3te

But other than idle its just plain ole badass?

And yea i kinda figured you meant Whatcha Meant.

And... theres a halfdollar size spider on my wall
Sooo gonna catch this one in a cup.

D1g1tal V3n0m

You're wasting your money. You don't need it right now. You're not going to notice too much of a difference.

YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON SUSPENSION.

JD1969

^^^^^what he said, concentrate on getting the car to hook before add any more power.

dwhite645

I'm no expert, but from what I know about engineering, you'll save about 5-8 lbs over a steel flywheel and the teeth will wear a little faster if it's a daily driver. I'm assuming that it's probably surface anodized for hardness, but it's probably not worth it.

horatio102

don't the aluminum flywheels have a steel ring bonded to them for the starter teeth? It would make no sense at all to have the starter engage an aluminum tooth - it'd shave them right off.

mdvaldosta

Going to an aluminum flywheel has about the same effect (drag speed wise) as going to ligher rims. The more power you make the more difference an aluminum flywheel will make. I wouldn't do one on a daily driven car though, wee with a lopey cam - every time that engine lopes is when the car's about to die because no power is being made at that time. The weight of the crank, flywheel, balancer, and clutch all help aid in getting the engine to continue to rotate into the next firing cycle. The flywheel weighs more than the clutch and balancer put together and is very helpful in keeping the engine going.

If you go to an aluminum flywheel, the car is gonna idle alot rougher (and I mean really noticable). Your gonna need to bump your idle some to compensate for this, and gas mileage etc. is gonna suffer. You won't feel a SOTP difference, but you'll probably pick up a mph or so in the 1/4.

Im with everyone else on this one, I know its a great time to do it while your changine the clutch anyways - but I say spend that money on tires or control arms.