[DeTomaso] Fidanza Flywheel

[B. Seib]

That sounds good Chance. The Fidanza flywheel I had without the countersinks
was about 5 years ago.
Barry
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chance Dorsey [mailto:chance.dorsey at yahoo.com]
  Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 7:23 AM
  To: B. Seib
  Cc: DetomasoList; <nckzck at yahoo.com>
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fidanza Flywheel


  No.....they were already countersunk.  It could be that Fidanza altered
their design.  I purchased this flywheel from Summit racing about two years
ago.

  Thanks,


  Chance

  On Mar 3, 2013, at 11:40 PM, "B. Seib" <oldwheel at shaw.ca> wrote:


    So Chance,
    ...did you drill your own countersunk holes in the Fidanza flywheel for
these shouldered bolts?

    Barry
      -----Original Message-----
      From: Chance Dorsey [mailto:chance.dorsey at yahoo.com]
      Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 10:34 PM
      To: B. Seib
      Cc: DetomasoList; <nckzck at yahoo.com>
      Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fidanza Flywheel


      These are the shouldered bolts that I used with my Fidanza Aluminum
Flywheel and they worked great.


      http://www.summitracing.com/parts/arp-130-2201


      However, I cant comment on the flywheel because my motor has only run
on my test stand:(  and currently resides there while I work on the car
body.


      http://youtube.com/watch?v=s5NmupIq4dk

      Thanks,


      Chance Dorsey
      Austin, TX

      On Mar 2, 2013, at 11:49 PM, "B. Seib" <oldwheel at shaw.ca> wrote:


        I bought a Fidanza flywheel and found it disappointing in the fact
that the
        correct bolts for the Ford pressure plate couldn't be used. The
stock
        flywheel has a countersunk area at the top of each threaded hole.
This
        allows you to use the factory FORD type bolts with a short shoulder
under
        the head. That shoulder registers snug with the holes in the pp
cover. The
        Fidanza flywheel I got didn't have the countersunk area and the
alternatives
        are not great. You can use an non-shouldered CHEVY type bolt which
leaves a
        bunch of sloppy clearance and only the threaded portion of the bolts
in the
        pp holes because there is no shoulder. Or, you can countersink the
holes
        yourself, but in the aluminum Fidanza flywheel that will leave a
        questionable depth of thread due to the lack of thickness where
Fidanza
        drills the holes. Others have said the CHEVY style bolts will work,
but I
        think it's very poor engineering to retain a pressure plate from
rotating
        back and forth on the flywheel that way. Centerforce flywheels have
the
        proper FORD style countersunk holes. I haven't had one, but I think
the
        other makes like Hays and Schaefer have the correct pp holes in
their Ford
        flywheels too. You get what you pay for.

        Others may feel differently, but I wasn't happy with the Fidanza.

        Barry




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        Hello all. I am having a new engine built by Russ Fulp Racing in
SoCal, and
        was wondering if anyone has used a Fidanza flywheel in their
Pantera? I had
        a Fidanza flywheel in a Mustang previously, and was pleased with the
quality
        of their product.

        I need to buy very soon, so please share your experiences to aid in
my
        lightweight, flywheel purchase.

        Thank you!

        Perry Lindsey

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