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Mcleod street twin. Aluminum flywheel or Steel? Where the best place to buy from?

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Old 08-13-2009, 06:56 PM
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Default Mcleod street twin. Aluminum flywheel or Steel? Where the best place to buy from?

Hey Guy's I'm just about to buy a Mcleod Street Twin clutch and flywheel. Im wondering what flywheel will bee best for drag racing steel or aluminum? Also where is the best/ cheapest place to buy this clutch set up from?

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Old 08-13-2009, 09:20 PM
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i got mine from byunspeed. went with steel but would def look into aluminum. not sure the actual weight diff but the steel is retarded heavy!
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Don't know where the cheapest is, but the rule of thumb is Steel is best for drag racing, Aluminum for road racing.
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The idea is when drag racing the more rotational mass off of the crank the more torque will be readily available once the clutch is engaged. An aluminum flywheel is allegedly better for auto-x/road racing because less rotational mass means quicker acceleration while the clutch is engaged with the flywheel. This has been argued about as much as which rod length to go with in a SBC.

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You check the classified section?



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