Is Ram's aluminum flywheel right for me?
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Is Ram's aluminum flywheel right for me?
A quick run down of the car:
'94 LT1 Trans Am with 350 rwhp, 3600 lbs, 3.73 rear end. It's my daily driver all year on dry days. 2 or 3 times a month it sees hard shifting either on a twisty mountain road or drag strip.
I've been running a Spec aluminum flywheel since I converted to a T56 in 2007. My first clutch was a Spec stage 2 and it chattered like crazy. In 2009 I had the flywheel resurfaced during the engine swap. The chatter went away for a while then eventually came back. In 2010 I replaced it with a Competition Clutch stage 4, had the flywheel resurfaced again and it now chatters like crazy, too. I've also had slight bucking at part throttle cruise with the new engine.
I want to stick with aluminum for weight savings and a freer revving engine. The reason I'm looking at Ram (18 lbs) over Fidanza (12.5 lbs) is because I ran across a thread where someone mentioned a heavier flywheel will help dampen bucking. Is there any truth to this?
After dealing with all this clutch chatter, I also want to avoid warping and I figure a heavier flywheel with more material will resist warping. Ram is pretty much the heaviest aluminum flywheel I could find while still being lighter than the stock iron (24 lbs).
'94 LT1 Trans Am with 350 rwhp, 3600 lbs, 3.73 rear end. It's my daily driver all year on dry days. 2 or 3 times a month it sees hard shifting either on a twisty mountain road or drag strip.
I've been running a Spec aluminum flywheel since I converted to a T56 in 2007. My first clutch was a Spec stage 2 and it chattered like crazy. In 2009 I had the flywheel resurfaced during the engine swap. The chatter went away for a while then eventually came back. In 2010 I replaced it with a Competition Clutch stage 4, had the flywheel resurfaced again and it now chatters like crazy, too. I've also had slight bucking at part throttle cruise with the new engine.
I want to stick with aluminum for weight savings and a freer revving engine. The reason I'm looking at Ram (18 lbs) over Fidanza (12.5 lbs) is because I ran across a thread where someone mentioned a heavier flywheel will help dampen bucking. Is there any truth to this?
After dealing with all this clutch chatter, I also want to avoid warping and I figure a heavier flywheel with more material will resist warping. Ram is pretty much the heaviest aluminum flywheel I could find while still being lighter than the stock iron (24 lbs).
Last edited by AdsoYo; 09-29-2013 at 02:38 PM.
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