Flywheels

[6G72gearhead]

If you want to know the difference between a heavy flywheel and a light flywheel take this example, try and stop a pushmower wheel from spinning then try and stop a truck tire, the heavier object takes more force to stop its movement. So with a heavier flywheel when you let the clutch out its going to have more inertia built up so it makes it harder to kill, this is especially important when towing large loads, because if you slip the clutch too much you start burning them up quick. A lightweigt flywheel will make the engine alot easier to kill off the line but wont have the inertia built up at redline to slow the droping of revs when you shift.

My question for the topic was really do they hold up and do they make the car hard to drive for DD purposes.

[DOHCstunr]

My question for the topic was really do they hold up and do they make the car hard to drive for DD purposes.

the act chromoly steel flywheels are of superior quality to the OEM flywheels. they will take everythign you throw at them.

they are ideal for daily driving purposes.

i have zero problems.
i don't have to slip my clutch,
the revs rise and fall quick... and i love it because engine braking is so much more effective... which is a major plus; in traffic, or on the track it doesn't matter.

the heavy flywheels keeping the revs from falling actually makes it hard to shift.

on my escort it has a stock flywheel and i have the selector at the next gear before the rpms have fallen down enough for the syncro's to allow the selector to slide intoo gear.
this sucks if you want to shift anyway other than slow.

on my galant
the rpms almost match themselfves when i am upshifting.

i've been on the same clutch for almost 2.5 years now, with a few different turbo's and lots and lots of boost.
no problems, no regrets.

i'd have gone with a lighter flywheel if i knew what i know now.

[Strizi]

Is the ACT flywheel special for the galant or a other model?
I don't finding one :cry: