What flywheel weight?
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What flywheel weight?
All you guys with aftermarket manual trannies what kind of flywheel did you buy and how do you think that it reacts during your driving.
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Originally Posted by big_G
I'm gonna go with an L-88 piece. 
Zoom makes 'em ... under 16 lbs ... wholesale about $90. We run 'em in stock circle track cars ... we don't shift much.
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The reason I ask is because I bought the 22 pound billet steel 168 tooth. I want something that could change RPM quickly. The larger 40 pound like what you have. I just didn't know if it was for ease of driving and help in drag racing. I found an even lighter RR 18 pound, but durability is also on my mind.
I've got the 42 pound 4 inch stroker crank and 6.375 inch diameter light weight damper. Under driven March aluminum damper pulley. No Mechanical fan.
I'm an old motorcycle road racer and trail braking is how you square off corners. I was able to do that with some success in the vette by down shifting while braking and the rearend would come around entering a turn
I've got the 42 pound 4 inch stroker crank and 6.375 inch diameter light weight damper. Under driven March aluminum damper pulley. No Mechanical fan.
I'm an old motorcycle road racer and trail braking is how you square off corners. I was able to do that with some success in the vette by down shifting while braking and the rearend would come around entering a turn
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Originally Posted by jackson
Zoom makes 'em ... under 16 lbs ... wholesale about $90. We run 'em in stock circle track cars ... we don't shift much.What is the rated clutch hp? I was told that certian race bodies would not allow alluminum fly wheels. I also bought the blow proof bell housing and 850 hp, 11 inch clutch
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Geo,
If you could just once drive something on the race track with a Quartermaster triple disc (NO I am NOT offering) you would NEVER EVER think of using anything else.....I have the 5.5" w/reverse starter which I doubt is streetable but I have heard of guys using a 7.25" triple disc on the street.
...redvetracr
If you could just once drive something on the race track with a Quartermaster triple disc (NO I am NOT offering) you would NEVER EVER think of using anything else.....I have the 5.5" w/reverse starter which I doubt is streetable but I have heard of guys using a 7.25" triple disc on the street.
...redvetracr
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Howard, I have driven a triple disk in a Chevy power race car with a sequential tranny.
It didn't take me long to master it. I just had to remember to slip it and not be afraid. I've ridden so many multi disk race bikes that the transition wasn't too bad. Just a little noise and a little chatter.
I just bought what I could for now to get it running and I'll think of that kind of an upgrade later.
It didn't take me long to master it. I just had to remember to slip it and not be afraid. I've ridden so many multi disk race bikes that the transition wasn't too bad. Just a little noise and a little chatter.
I just bought what I could for now to get it running and I'll think of that kind of an upgrade later.
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Originally Posted by gkull
What is the rated clutch hp? I was told that certian race bodies would not allow alluminum fly wheels. I also bought the blow proof bell housing and 850 hp, 11 inch clutch
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L88 14lb flywheel here with over 14K miles and 2 centerforce clutches in the LT-1. Flywheel is excellent with good friction characteristics. I would never run one without a scattershield, I like my feet/toes too much.
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Originally Posted by gkull
The reason I ask is because I bought the 22 pound billet steel 168 tooth. I want something that could change RPM quickly. The larger 40 pound like what you have. I just didn't know if it was for ease of driving and help in drag racing. I found an even lighter RR 18 pound, but durability is also on my mind.
I've got the 42 pound 4 inch stroker crank and 6.375 inch diameter light weight damper. Under driven March aluminum damper pulley. No Mechanical fan.
I'm an old motorcycle road racer and trail braking is how you square off corners. I was able to do that with some success in the vette by down shifting while braking and the rearend would come around entering a turn
I've got the 42 pound 4 inch stroker crank and 6.375 inch diameter light weight damper. Under driven March aluminum damper pulley. No Mechanical fan.
I'm an old motorcycle road racer and trail braking is how you square off corners. I was able to do that with some success in the vette by down shifting while braking and the rearend would come around entering a turn
carl I ain't that good" Johansson
