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 Post subject: Flywheel lightening
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:39 pm 
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Hi,

I'm converting my 5.0 EL Fairmont Ghia to 5 speed. I got a flywheel with the gearbox I bought but after the learning curve I had over whether the box was the right one I thought I'd ask a couple questions about the flywheel before I pull the auto out.

Is there a difference between the E series 8cyl and 6cyl flywheels?

Is there a difference between the E series 8cyl and the AU 8cyl flywheels?

Depending on the answers to the above can you lighten a E series/AU flywheel. The one place I called reckons that some flywheels are internally balanced and some are externally balanced and that can determine whether you can take a little weight off or not.

I'm planning on having a motor with a torquey cam (1500-5500) probably a Comp Cams NX264HR.

The way I understand it, a little off the flywheel will sharpen upthe throttle response.

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 Post subject: Re: Flywheel lightening
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:51 am 
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It will shapen up the throttle response but you will lose torque. And yeah i'm pretty sure E/AU are the same. my advice, grab a yella terra billet flywheel, can either buy pre lightened or standard weight. I bought a YT9909 standard weight flywheel from them. Good stuff.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Flywheel lightening
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:10 pm 
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The reference to internal or external balancing is to do with the engine.
The I6's are naturally balanced so the the fly wheel is a uniformly weighted disc.
The Ford V8's need the flywheel to be out of balance to help balance the engine.
I dont know if they are the same from 'E' to 'A'.
A quick call to your local ford spare parts should sort that out.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Flywheel lightening
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:24 pm 
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Cheers boys. Now Im getting somewhere.

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So that heavier section is to offset the out of balance crank etc? Got it.
So do you reckon the total weight is important? Cause if I machine the thing in such a way that I dont go over those drilled holes that I assume are there from the wheel being "balanced" then I can reduce the weight without upsetting the balance ratio.

Given that, can I machine some weight from the other side of the flywheel or is that a big no-no?

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Edit: Have I got the right flywheel for my V8 EL gearbox??

 

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 Post subject: Re: Flywheel lightening
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:57 pm 
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Any removal of material would require the flywheel to be rebalanced.
Steel isn't uniform in density.

 

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