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Whats the deal?? aluminum or not?

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Old 07-26-2006, 11:40 PM
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Default Whats the deal?? aluminum or not?

Whats the downside (besides price) to swapping to aluminum flywheel/driveshaft. are they more prone to breaking/weaker? and do you really pick up that much in torque/acceleration??

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Old 07-27-2006, 01:34 AM
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Default RE: Whats the deal?? aluminum or not?

It's not really a downside, but you gotta rev the engine a little higher that normal when taking off. Less rotating mass = less flywheel "momentum". I love the hell out of mine. When hauling *** down the road the engine always seems to be in the right RPM band by the time I shift. I didn't notice any "power" increases, but the engine will spin up and down a hell of a lot faster.
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Old 07-27-2006, 01:48 AM
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Default RE: Whats the deal?? aluminum or not?

aluminum is lighter and stronger. so as 02stanGT said, you'll basically just notice more responsiveness from the engine. always a good idea to do a flywheel/clutch combo.
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Old 07-27-2006, 01:59 AM
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isnt it significatly lighter too? i hear it was good for 5rwhp
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