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03-18-2005, 09:11 PM   #43 (permalink)
F15Falcon
 
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Ouch!!!

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On 2005-03-18 20:03, n2omike wrote:
NEVER push a stock iron flywheel very hard.

Those things are bad about heat cracking.... and when they start to go, they GO!

Steel flywheels are pretty much the best thing to happen to stickshifts since people started racing. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]

Guys, just remember to align those aftermarket steel bellhousings. They aren't all that precise, as they are just a hydroformed steel plate.

Good Luck!

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I agree about the alignment of the bellhousings, the Lakewood on my IMCA Modified was about .070 " out of being on center, and I have seen worse. I think if you are going to rev something past 6500 RPM, an aftermarket fly wheel and bellhousing would be a wise addition, but they are a pain to install correctly.
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