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Old 06-06-2009, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dcdoug View Post
And you aren't concerned about warping? The 2007-2008 GT500s have vented (if that's what you call it) flywheels that have a problem with warping due to the decreased strength over solid flywheels. A TSB has been issued for the problem and it seems to pretty much affect everyone that drives their car hard. The fix is to replace the flywheel with a solid one....
Such vented flywheels are used all the time. All of our replicas (especially the Kirkham)are very light vehicles. We don't slip our clutches too much and generate all that heat. But, as I said above--these are all good questions and that is why some poor sap has to step up to the plate and test it.

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