View Poll Results: aluminum or steel
this is a waste of a thread, keep steel you idiot
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aluminum flywheel for 1/4 mile car
08-12-2006, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMoreLS1
Stay with a steel flywheel for drag racing. Aluminum for road racing.
Hardly a record... an FLP customer ran an 9.34 at 148 mph with a steel flywheel equipped 1995 LT1 Camaro Z28. He doesn't post on the boards. I can tell you it's a 396, Procharger F1, 12 bolt (3.73 gear), F.A.S.T., 771 rwhp, and an FLT built Extreme Duty T-56.
Hardly a record... an FLP customer ran an 9.34 at 148 mph with a steel flywheel equipped 1995 LT1 Camaro Z28. He doesn't post on the boards. I can tell you it's a 396, Procharger F1, 12 bolt (3.73 gear), F.A.S.T., 771 rwhp, and an FLT built Extreme Duty T-56.
Aluminum flywheel here 1.32 60 foots everytime 3451 pds to boot . Watch it on aug 30th on PINKS and tell me how it leaves
Just so you know the N/A 6 speed record is 9.71 at 141. ALL MOTOR NO POWER ADDER!!! As far as the fywheel goes its personal preference. I've ran both and have had good luck both ways ,but since I've ran the aluminum I wouldn't go back to steel. The aluminum is way better for a drag car, its easier on parts and you don't have to worry about blowing the tires off every pass like you do with the steel .The aluminum flywheel hits the tires alot softer and helps hook the car more consitantly with very little chassis adjustment. Like I said we've ran both and my brother still has the steel. You can watch steel vs alum aug 30th on pinks
they both work very well ,but with the steel you take a chance of blowing the tires off until you get it dialed in for different tracks.So far my advise I'd go alum
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08-15-2006, 05:54 PM
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I just purchased a fidanza aluminum flywheel. From a physics standpoint, the aluminum has a smaller moment of inertia (I) which is an objects resistance to rotational motion or angular velocity. Therefore, an aluminum flywheel will rotate quicker, rev higher, and put more hp to the wheels. However, a steel flywheel will have a greater moment of inertia and therefore, more potential energy off of a launch. Its give and take, you decide.
08-17-2006, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING
Aluminum flywheel here 1.32 60 foots everytime 3451 pds to boot . Watch it on aug 30th on PINKS and tell me how it leaves Just so you know the N/A 6 speed record is 9.71 at 141. ALL MOTOR NO POWER ADDER!!!
As far as the fywheel goes its personal preference. I've ran both and have had good luck both ways ,but since I've ran the aluminum I wouldn't go back to steel. The aluminum is way better for a drag car, its easier on parts and you don't have to worry about blowing the tires off every pass like you do with the steel .The aluminum flywheel hits the tires alot softer and helps hook the car more consitantly with very little chassis adjustment. Like I said we've ran both and my brother still has the steel. You can watch steel vs alum aug 30th on pinks they both work very well ,but with the steel you take a chance of blowing the tires off until you get it dialed in for different tracks.
So far my advise I'd go alum
Just so you know the N/A 6 speed record is 9.71 at 141. ALL MOTOR NO POWER ADDER!!! As far as the fywheel goes its personal preference. I've ran both and have had good luck both ways ,but since I've ran the aluminum I wouldn't go back to steel. The aluminum is way better for a drag car, its easier on parts and you don't have to worry about blowing the tires off every pass like you do with the steel .The aluminum flywheel hits the tires alot softer and helps hook the car more consitantly with very little chassis adjustment. Like I said we've ran both and my brother still has the steel. You can watch steel vs alum aug 30th on pinks
they both work very well ,but with the steel you take a chance of blowing the tires off until you get it dialed in for different tracks.So far my advise I'd go alum
Whats your launch RPM?
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08-18-2006, 08:52 PM
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Steel vs Alum?
Thats not what you need to be concerned about. The differences in weight should be your concern. For example; I ride four wheelers to death, and when I go riding I will change my flywheel to suit my conditions of the type of riding i'm doing (mx, trail, etc...). I own 3 different flywheel's for my quad ranging 6 oz from one to another ( I only change it because its so easy). I know that your not gonna pull your tranny everytime you go the track to change a flywheel. With that in mind you need to figure out what exactly what your gonna do with your car and match it with the power of your car. Generally people with high hp cars that just go the track, a lighter (not nessesary a alum. or steel) flywheel with suit them better than a person that has a bolt car that see's the track once in a blue moon. Hope this will help with your choice on what flywheel you get.
Thats not what you need to be concerned about. The differences in weight should be your concern. For example; I ride four wheelers to death, and when I go riding I will change my flywheel to suit my conditions of the type of riding i'm doing (mx, trail, etc...). I own 3 different flywheel's for my quad ranging 6 oz from one to another ( I only change it because its so easy). I know that your not gonna pull your tranny everytime you go the track to change a flywheel. With that in mind you need to figure out what exactly what your gonna do with your car and match it with the power of your car. Generally people with high hp cars that just go the track, a lighter (not nessesary a alum. or steel) flywheel with suit them better than a person that has a bolt car that see's the track once in a blue moon. Hope this will help with your choice on what flywheel you get.
11-13-2006, 02:18 PM
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I have a light one and it does make a difference driving it, especially with a big cam, the weight helps the idle between the both. others have problem driving my car. I love it reves like crazy and launch off 2 step at 6000. 3600+ car and no problems.
11-14-2006, 01:56 AM
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My Aluminum flywheel caused me to run bad times at the dragstrip, when before I ran some of the best times for my mods. period!
Im not saying dont get aluminum, but it will be harder to race with it. drag race that is!
I need to launch mine lower than I used to so I wont spin my tires off the line.
Im not saying dont get aluminum, but it will be harder to race with it. drag race that is!
I need to launch mine lower than I used to so I wont spin my tires off the line.
11-25-2006, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Vortech
What Ram are you using?
vds 910 disc and its starting to slip and can'y hold my power anymore ,but for a 9.70 at 140 it works great.
11-25-2006, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Zentenk
I just went from Aluminum Fidanza w/ Centerforce to LS2 w/ LS7 clutch. What a world of difference. If it is a daily driver I wouldn't recommend the Aluminum, I started learning how to drive my car w/ that **** haha! LS2 feels so much smoother but I have yet to feel the accel. difference because I'm breaking it in right now. I'm pretty sure I won't spin my tires in the rain from a stop w/ the LS2 now. =D Aluminum seems like it may hurt the rearend more as well (10 bolt).
I think I'll go aluminum any way. It's lighter than the billet steel. Should help out with my G5x4.
11-25-2006, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Castrellon
This has me a lil' concernd. It hardly ever rains here so, there's plenty of oil to come up every time it just sprinkles. When it does rain, it's like every weekend for two months.
I think I'll go aluminum any way. It's lighter than the billet steel. Should help out with my G5x4.
I think I'll go aluminum any way. It's lighter than the billet steel. Should help out with my G5x4.