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DaSkinnyGuy · 04-15-2009, 02:48 PM

Mostly looking to see how you personally liked it not exactly what u read a guy saying on his post about.

im looking into a clutch from Monster clutch, get their stage 2 with a chromoly flywheel its 15lbs lighter than stock. theres a group purchase on it and im looking to get in on it.

NJ346 · 04-19-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

Mostly looking to see how you personally liked it not exactly what u read a guy saying on his post about.

im looking into a clutch from Monster clutch, get their stage 2 with a chromoly flywheel its 15lbs lighter than stock. theres a group purchase on it and im looking to get in on it.

Link to the group purchase. I have read a bunch of good things about them on LS1tech and will be going with their stage 3. I wouldn't go with the lightened flywheel if you plan on taking the car to the track often.

Tru2Chevy · 04-20-2009, 08:21 AM

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I wouldn't go with the lightened flywheel if you plan on taking the car to the track often.

Care to share why?

Lighter flywheel = less rotating mass = win

- Justin

WildBillyT · 04-20-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Care to share why?

Lighter flywheel = less rotating mass = win

- Justin

Not in every case. Ligher flywheel = less stored energy at launch when it's already spinning at your launch RPM. But you will spin faster.

Tru2Chevy · 04-20-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WildBillyT

Not in every case. Ligher flywheel = less stored energy at launch when it's already spinning at your launch RPM. But you will spin faster.

Yea, I understand the principle behind that, but from what I've seen the cars with a decent amount of torque don't seem to be affected much off the line, and almost always see an improvement in the top half of the track.

I think the billet steel type flywheels are a good compromise though....lighter than stock, but not quite as balls-to-the-wall as the aluminum ones.

Either way, I don't think the OP is much of a dragstrip junky, so it shouldn't impact him.

- Justin

98tadriver · 04-20-2009, 08:45 PM

for a heavier car like an fbody, you wouldnt want to go too light on the flywheel. has to do with the whole stored energy thing that billy was talking about.

BonzoHansen · 04-20-2009, 09:05 PM

David Vizard wrote a rather lengthy article kind of debunking that theory. I can't find it online, I'll see if I can find the PHR issue laying around here. MOI is important.

DaSkinnyGuy · 04-21-2009, 02:35 PM

Well never really fully thought about it about the chromoly flywheel being that its so much lighter until now, its actually not a good choice like you are saying ron in a heavier fbody, flywheels that are really light are ideal for example imports, so i went with their billet flywheel, date to have it in the car is may 17th, will do the break in and post up my review.

NJ346 · 04-21-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

Well never really fully thought about it about the chromoly flywheel being that its so much lighter until now, its actually not a good choice like you are saying ron in a heavier fbody, flywheels that are really light are ideal for example imports, so i went with their billet flywheel, date to have it in the car is may 17th, will do the break in and post up my review.

still never posted a link to the GP. Is it over? I'd really like to get in on it. I may have just sold my NX kit so I have some $$ to put towards it and I need a clutch.

DaSkinnyGuy · 04-22-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NJNETSFAN

still never posted a link to the GP. Is it over? I'd really like to get in on it. I may have just sold my NX kit so I have some $$ to put towards it and I need a clutch.

group purchase is over it ended april 15th so i missed it but its fine

NJ346 · 04-22-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

group purchase is over it ended april 15th so i missed it but its fine

what site was it on? I couldn't find it over on tech.

gonzo4886 · 04-23-2009, 08:56 AM

I bought a stage 3 like a month ago and I'm going to install it this weekend (hopefully). I let know what I think once it's done.

BarneyMobile · 04-24-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Yea, I understand the principle behind that, but from what I've seen the cars with a decent amount of torque don't seem to be affected much off the line, and almost always see an improvement in the top half of the track.

I think the billet steel type flywheels are a good compromise though....lighter than stock, but not quite as balls-to-the-wall as the aluminum ones.

Either way, I don't think the OP is much of a dragstrip junky, so it shouldn't impact him.

- Justin

I run the Fidanza aluminum flywheel

When the clutch doesnt weld it self together it works great on the bottle

. Can be a bit trick launching off the bottle though, but I think that has more to do with the clutch I run (its very on/off ish) so it bogs easy.

DaSkinnyGuy · 04-26-2009, 02:22 PM

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what site was it on? I couldn't find it over on tech.

corvette forum

NJSPEEDER · 05-03-2009, 01:01 PM

Take the trip back up here and have JSPerformance work you up a custom piece. A quick chat with Josh and he will get you a perfect clutch to match the needs of how you drive and how you want it to feel.

Josh did my clutch and I will never buy off the shelf again.