Does any company(s) make an aftermarket flywheels for the 3800?

[Jerriko]

I have looked and any help would be appreciated. I need to find out if this is so and if the bolt pattern is the same as a 3.4L. I will worry about the bolt pattern after I find out about the aftermarket flywheel.
Thanks,
Jim

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

yeah know.. i was crusing spec's website yesteday.. trying to make up my mind on a clutch.. and they finaly started selling their aluminum flyweel... check it out.. do a seach for your car... it shuld be there.. mine is a 2000 but i dont see how there would be a difference..

[Jerriko]

I'm sorry, I don't know who 'specs' is.

[awesomeame]

http://www.specclutch.com

--matt

[awesomeame]

& looks like they make an aluminum flywheel now for the 96-02 l36 fbodies...p/n SC82A

--matt

[hockeyman]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by awesomeame:
& looks like they make an aluminum flywheel now for the 96-02 l36 fbodies...p/n SC82A

--matt<hr></blockquote>

Got me drooling now. Okay, what's the pro's and con's with an aluminum flywheel? I've heard people here saying (awhile ago) something like the v6 engine won't idle right with an aluminum flywheel. Is this true? I'd love to get one, but I wanna make sure that the engine will not go nuts on me first.

-Marc

[snatch]

heres a little more info for you all
http://www.supersixmotorsports.com/f...le=Engine+Tech

Shane

[Jerriko]

Well, crud. I was hoping that someone made a steel flywheel for a 60* motor. A cast iron one with my school discount will run me $250. I can't use aluminum since I don't want to lose the torque. I guess I'll have to get one of those shields so I don't lose my legs to flying flywheel debris.
:rolleyes: [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[ February 07, 2004: Message edited by: Jerriko ]</p>

[Ian]

400 bucks!

not a bad deal at all. w/ an aluminum DS and that flywheel, you'd drop your ET quite a bit

[Jerriko]

With the alluminum flywheel, you will lose torque. I don't think that would be a good idea with the V6 motors.

[snatch]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jerriko:
With the alluminum flywheel, you will lose torque. I don't think that would be a good idea with the V6 motors.<hr></blockquote>

How is that?

[Jerriko]

Aluminum flywheels have never been a good idea for any motor. Heavier flywheels are balanced and have more spinning weight which benefits in the transfer of torque. Aluminum is lighter so there is no benefit.

[white96six]

[img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] I am going to go out right now and add some weight to my drive shaft. I want more hp. that must be why GM gave us the heavy two piece drive shaft. does anyone make a real heavy flywheel?. a lighter fly will will give you better performance any way you look at it. it will allow the engine to rev faster and since these engines make peak power way up in the band I think that would be a good thing.

[Ian]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Jerriko:
Aluminum flywheels have never been a good idea for any motor. Heavier flywheels are balanced and have more spinning weight which benefits in the transfer of torque. Aluminum is lighter so there is no benefit.<hr></blockquote>

what!?

[Jerriko]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by white96six:
[img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] I am going to go out right now and add some weight to my drive shaft. I want more hp. that must be why GM gave us the heavy two piece drive shaft. does anyone make a real heavy flywheel?. a lighter fly will will give you better performance any way you look at it. it will allow the engine to rev faster and since these engines make peak power way up in the band I think that would be a good thing.<hr></blockquote>

Sure, reducing weight will allow the engine to rev faster but then you lose torque. Unless to spend a gazillion dollars on your engine, you either have torque or you either have rpms. I guess it depends on what you want. Maybe with your internally stock motors, you want more rpms but for my application, I need a heavier flywheel.