Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum? Thanks, Dan Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum? Thanks, Dan
164 tooth and personally I'd go with a billet steel flywheel for a street performance engine Julian ________________________________ From: Dan <dan@excaliburre.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 3:44 PM To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Flywheel material and tooth count? Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum? Thanks, Dan 164 tooth and personally I'd go with a billet steel flywheel for a street performance engine Julian __________________________________________________________________ From: Dan <dan@excaliburre.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 3:44 PM To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Flywheel material and tooth count? Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum? Thanks, Dan
Dan, I was convinced to go for a Fidanza aluminum flywheel, and I think it’s too light for the street. Yes, it makes the engine rev faster which is entertaining. But it, coupled with a fairly aggressive cam, makes the car buck and snort when trying to inch along at very low speed. I have to use the clutch and rev the engine far more than one might expect—almost like a smaller-displacement Ferrari. Lori’s engine has a stock flywheel and has pleasingly truck-like characteristics at walking pace. An intermediate-weight flywheel would probably be the best bet. Mike Sent from my iPad
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164 tooth and personally I'd go with a billet steel flywheel for a street performance engine
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I completely agree with Mike's findings below, on a new high HP 427 Clevor engine I used a McLeod aluminum flywheel and dual-disc clutch assembly and in stop and go traffic it does exactly what he says and isn't much fun. If anything ever happens where I need to remove the ZF I'll replace the flywheel with a steel one. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 9:27 PM To: Julian Kift <julian_kift@hotmail.com> Cc: Dan <dan@excaliburre.com>; detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: [DeTomaso] Re: Flywheel material and tooth count? Dan, I was convinced to go for a Fidanza aluminum flywheel, and I think it’s too light for the street. Yes, it makes the engine rev faster which is entertaining. But it, coupled with a fairly aggressive cam, makes the car buck and snort when trying to inch along at very low speed. I have to use the clutch and rev the engine far more than one might expect—almost like a smaller-displacement Ferrari. Lori’s engine has a stock flywheel and has pleasingly truck-like characteristics at walking pace. An intermediate-weight flywheel would probably be the best bet. Mike Sent from my iPad
On Dec 19, 2024, at 18:53, Julian Kift <julian_kift@hotmail.com> wrote:
164 tooth and personally I'd go with a billet steel flywheel for a street performance engine
Julian __________________________________________________________________
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Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum?
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Thanks guys, I had a steel flywheel last time around and it was fine for stop and go. So steel it is! Apparently another choice is between internally balanced and externally balanced. I'm inclined to assume that an internally balanced flywheel would be better (or no?). Dan -----Original Message----- From: thells <thells@earthlink.net> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 10:08 PM To: 'Mike Drew' <mikeldrew@aol.com>; 'Julian Kift' <julian_kift@hotmail.com> Cc: 'Dan' <dan@excaliburre.com>; detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Re: Flywheel material and tooth count? I completely agree with Mike's findings below, on a new high HP 427 Clevor engine I used a McLeod aluminum flywheel and dual-disc clutch assembly and in stop and go traffic it does exactly what he says and isn't much fun. If anything ever happens where I need to remove the ZF I'll replace the flywheel with a steel one. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 9:27 PM To: Julian Kift <julian_kift@hotmail.com> Cc: Dan <dan@excaliburre.com>; detomaso@server.detomasolist.com Subject: [DeTomaso] Re: Flywheel material and tooth count? Dan, I was convinced to go for a Fidanza aluminum flywheel, and I think it’s too light for the street. Yes, it makes the engine rev faster which is entertaining. But it, coupled with a fairly aggressive cam, makes the car buck and snort when trying to inch along at very low speed. I have to use the clutch and rev the engine far more than one might expect—almost like a smaller-displacement Ferrari. Lori’s engine has a stock flywheel and has pleasingly truck-like characteristics at walking pace. An intermediate-weight flywheel would probably be the best bet. Mike Sent from my iPad
On Dec 19, 2024, at 18:53, Julian Kift <julian_kift@hotmail.com> wrote:
164 tooth and personally I'd go with a billet steel flywheel for a street performance engine
Julian __________________________________________________________________
From: Dan <dan@excaliburre.com> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2024 3:44 PM To: detomaso@server.detomasolist.com <detomaso@server.detomasolist.com> Subject: [DeTomaso] Flywheel material and tooth count?
Does anyone know what tooth count for the flywheel? And what is better for a performance street Pantera, steel or aluminum?
Thanks, Dan _______________________________________________
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