BLACK Z

I have A Ram Flywheel and A Center force clutch, The Ram is a Steel FLywheel I either have to replace it or have it cut, I was thinking of just replacing it.

Tell me the Pros and Cons of Aluminum and steel FLy wheels and which I should use.
WHo Makes a good one?
Car and Specs are in Sig. Thanks

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Steel

Aluminum lacks the needed rotational weight for a street car. It would work well in a road race application where there is no stop and go.

BLACK Z

That is what I thought, figured I d ask and see if you guys have ever tried them out on the street.

Pro Built Automatics

It has a lot to do with what rear end gear ratio and what the ratio is of first gear of the transmission. It needs to be apx. 10.5 to 1 or more for the aluminum flywheel to work fairly successful on the street. If you are using a larger duration camshaft, then still a higher ratio will be needed for it to work.

BLACK Z

What ever the Stock WC T5 gear is and 3.45 rear gears.

cuisinartvette

Running 4.11 26 in tall tires, stick and use a heavy Billet steel fw. Love it. Ease it into gear, launches hard without bogging the motor down. Can hide some low speed "chug" issues with big cams.

BLACK Z

Any Brand you guys Recommend?

Johnny Blaze

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Hayes

BLACK Z

I have a Ram right now, It started to chatter with very little use. It is SFI certified and all, Figured Id try something else.

Uncle Skeletor

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I ran a Fidanza aluminum flywheel in my 92 Formula. The lower mass makes it chatter more than a steel flywheel, but if you can get over that the lighter flywheel revs up quicker. Around town and in traffic it can be a little aggravating, but I always felt like it was worth it. On the other end of the spectrum, a friend of mine put an LS7 clutch/flywheel in his 02 Trans Am. He absolutely hated it. I don't remember how it affected his quarter mile time, but he ended up pulling it out and going with a stock LS1 flywheel and some other clutch.