That's absolutely true. We've sold aluminum flywheels for street cars before. They do work, and work great, but like you said the car's throttle is much different. Some people don't mind because they're driving spirited when they street the cars anyway!

I have an aluminum flywheel in the mustang. I don't mind it, but if I was going to do it over I'd go with a lightweight steel. That's because I try to drive the Mustang as law-obeying as possible when I take it out. TRY being the key word!

 

Would the aluminum be more prone to warping or less durable for a street application?

 

I don't think either will be neccessarily less durable. The steel is a much stronger compound, so it will take more abuse. The aluminum will just not have the same throttle characteristics as the steel, because of how light it is. Depending on your other supporting mods, it could be great! For your average intake, exhaust, tune application you may want to stick with an ultralite steel.

The aluminum will work great on those with supercharged, turbocharged, and nitrous applications. But even they would benefit from an ultralite steel on the street!

CR
Tillman Speed

 

How long does it usually take to install a new clutch and flywheel? I have good mechanic that I trust and I just want an idea how much I'm going to have to pay him since he charges per hour.