View Poll Results: Which flywheel to go with?
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Help me decide what flywheel to go with!
05-16-2009, 11:50 AM
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Help me decide what flywheel to go with! I'm about to order my new clutch from Monster Clutches and I am debating on which flywheel to go with. They have a 28 LB SFI billet steel flywheel or a 15 LB chromoly flywheel. Here's the clutch:
http://www.monsterclutches.com/level3clutch.html
I have never driven a manual trans car with a lighter flywheel, but I hear it revs faster and you'll see about a 5 RWHP gain over the heavier flywheel. This car is mostly a toy, even though I drive it nearly every day, so if it's slightly touchy with a lighter flywheel I won't mind. However, if it's going to make it a real pain in the *** to drive, then I'd rather not go with the lighter one. I drag race a lot and a lot of people say that a heavier flywheel launches the car better, but I think the additional inertia would make me more likely to spin off the line on drag radials. This is something I am not sure about, just hypothesizing. If you have experience with running a lighter flywheel in a car that gets drag raced and street driven a lot, chime in. I need some input before I make my decision.
Also, specs on my car will be approx. 3600 lbs, 4.10 gears, and around 420 RWHP, if that helps. Thanks!
http://www.monsterclutches.com/level3clutch.html
I have never driven a manual trans car with a lighter flywheel, but I hear it revs faster and you'll see about a 5 RWHP gain over the heavier flywheel. This car is mostly a toy, even though I drive it nearly every day, so if it's slightly touchy with a lighter flywheel I won't mind. However, if it's going to make it a real pain in the *** to drive, then I'd rather not go with the lighter one. I drag race a lot and a lot of people say that a heavier flywheel launches the car better, but I think the additional inertia would make me more likely to spin off the line on drag radials. This is something I am not sure about, just hypothesizing. If you have experience with running a lighter flywheel in a car that gets drag raced and street driven a lot, chime in. I need some input before I make my decision.
Also, specs on my car will be approx. 3600 lbs, 4.10 gears, and around 420 RWHP, if that helps. Thanks!
