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Old 04-20-2011, 08:41 PM
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I am going to be changing my clutch soon!! I have been told that I need to buy a new flywheel when I buy my new clutch. Can I not just get my old flywheel resurfaced? What will happen if I just use my old flywheel.... please let me know before I go blow a lot of money on a new flywheel.
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You can.

If you use it without surfacing it, you'll have different friction characteristics between the disc-flywheel and disc-pressure plate surfaces and you will fry the disc.

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Ok thanks man. Do you recommend a certain clutch? I want to play around in it pretty hard but dont plan on doing to much racing if any....
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You are asking questions leaving us in the dark on the info about the car...

Is it an ls or lt? is it even an Fbody, vette?

I would just replace the flywheel. You may be removing enough material from it to need a shim which is just a pita to measure out. New you dont have to worry.

I would reccomend buying a Monster Stage 2 or 3 depending on what kind of power you are making or if they even make something to fit your application.. Again, in the dark..



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