TacoBill

Interested in upgrading my clutch when my motor gets pulled, seems like the perfect time to do it.

Question.. can I keep my stock flywheel? I have 2400 miles on it.

Not sure about entertaining the thought of upgrading to an aluminum flywheel because of my 1-pc Coast DS and 4.10 gears.

tom281

You can reuse your stock flywheel, although you may have to have it resurfaced.

FYI I am sticking with a steel flywheel of some type whenever my stock clutch goes.

2kanchoo

I've decided that's the route I'm going as well. spec 3+ with steel flywheel (and the street manors upgrade cause I'm a pansy) OH sweetass 1/4 mile times you got btw! Saleen TS ftw.

tom281

Thanks.

TacoBill

Is it like turning the rotor when installing new pads? I can't imagine too much wear on my flywheel given the miles. Guess my shop will make the call on the condition of the flywheel (if I pull the trigger on a new clutch ).

RadBOSS

It is generally best to have it resurfaced. Blanchard grinding is preferable to turning, 2400 miles is not much unless you have been doing a lot of burn outs and hard launches. Cheap insurance though, considering the effort if the new clutch chatters because of uneven surfaces. Not quire the same as disk brakes.

Tispco

IMO, I'd have the stock flywheel resurfaced if you decide to reuse it. It is cheap insurance. If you end up having issues because you did not, you have to do the clutch all over again. It happened to me on a '66 Mustang. I was cheap and didn't resurface the flywheel and ended up having to replace the clutch within a few thousand miles.

Glenn

2400 miles that clutch isn't even broke in yet. Why spend the extra cash? Was there a problem with it?

Robbieg

Bill, you should have it resurfaced, and I assume you meant 24000
Or have you replaced the fly wheel before and only have 2400 on the new one?

JonCo

I'm sure he means 2400. Its his weekend/show car. Not DD.

TacoBill

Looking at the Centerforce DF because I'll be at around ~500 crank HP so the stock clutch may not be up to the task.



No, 2400mi total on the car. I know.. it doesn't get driven too much.


Thanks for everyone's advise, I'll ask my shop what it costs to get the flywheel resurfaced.

anthony05gt

Hey Bill, I'm about to pull out my Centerforce DF after about 5k miles on it. I'm at about 470 rwhp and even though the DF has been an awesome feeling clutch it's recently started to slip. In my experience with other cars too I'd say use the DF up to 400 rwhp. Anything over that I'd go with a DFX set up. Also consider the McLeod hydraulic slave/bearing upgrade too.

turbo05gt

Bill your new motor is comig with a Cobra crank right? You will need to get a new FW anyway, you have a 6 bolt crank now and the Cobra is an 8.

Cobrakev

I paid $ 20 to have a fly wheel resurfaced. Most good shops will do it when installing a new clutch.

2kanchoo

There was a thread around about centerforce vs spec etc. A LOT of guys were saying they have had a lot of major issues with the centerforce DF. I'd suggest going with a spec stage 3+, or mcloed clutch instead. http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4804

Robbieg

There were a lot of people having problems with the original centerforce clutches but they seem to have it fixed now on the redesign. There is some good info here on it:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=655782

07alloygt

Most clutches break in within 500 miles...


I would just have the stock steel flywheel resurfaced...like Tispco said, it's just cheap insurance.

Glenn

agreed I kinda miswerded my post..... barely instead of even.