Thread: Aluminum flywheel vs Steel and Clutch ?
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Old 02-27-2009, 11:02 PM
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Default Aluminium flywheel
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I guess it all depends on if you want a quicker revving engine go for a light alloy flywheel or probably a better way to go is flexplate for the starter gear, and use a Tilton or AP steel flywheel which is only as big as the size of your clutch driven plates eg 7.5" in my case as I am using a Tilton cerametallic twin plate 740ft Ibs torque pressure plate. I dont think they use alloy flywheels as much as they did in the 1960's and 1970's with the steel insert for the clutch!!!

The ceramic material has some ability to allow slippage for rally car and road cars. Also we run a QM 19Ibs steel bellhousing which gives some safety.
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