ok ive have had 9lb fidanza flywheel on my 97 2.4l for 4 months and last week the center of the flywheel where it bolts on broke out from the rest so now i need to tear down the tranny and put a new flywheel in. so my ? is should i put another fidanza in or is there a better brand like unorthodox or somthing that you guys feel is better i dont want another broken flywheel in 4 months so please help out
thanks alot
Paul
thats fantastic news... another one broken, freakin A! stop scarring me! mine comes out tomorrow with a fidanza wheel and spec clutch
and i dont really know why the unortho is more expensive, tell u the truth i dont really know anyone who has it.
i might be looking at it though in the future if this keeps up...
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98' Pontiac Sunfire SE
i cryo-treated my new fidenza flywheel, just to be on the safe side.
Contact Fidanza and see if they'll warranty it... there's a whole bad batch out there, that snap just as you described. There have been many others in your same situation, unfortunately. The good news is, the newer ones are apparently just fine...
thats good to hear... i cross my fingers i got a new batch lol... did they mention what was wrong? bad alum? grind it to thin? lol
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98' Pontiac Sunfire SE
I have a brand spankin new one for sale for cheap if they wont warrenty your broken one, lemme know.
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alright well thanks ill let you know if they wont send me a new one
gawt dam , another 1
i think some one needs to send their fly wheel to a metalurgist to get the type of aluminum and its specs checked out
if the grade isnt right , then get with the other and get them all checked , and if their grades arent right
then jump all over them
post pics if you can please
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Yea, ummmm. I used to have a J-body...
i havent put mine in yet.but i got mine about 3 mo ago and its for the EcoTec.im realy thinking about not putting this in.
oh yeah and dose cryo-treateding them help?
will your flywheel work or a 2002 ecotec auto trany? if so how much you talking?
^ if you don't know that answer, don't modify your car before you start searching and reading. The auto tranny don't have a flywheel, they have a flexplate. to different things.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
i got a hold of fidanza and they sent me a brand new one free it looks diff than the old fidanza i had in there. but its been it for 3 days now hope to god it doesnt happen agane. brand new stage 2 clutch and pressure plate and a 9.5'' flywheel from fidanza
I have one, but couldnt get my ACT Clutch to disengage very well with it, not sure if it was an installation issue, or if its the clutch or flywheel, or combo of both.
Paul Tjepkes wrote:i got a hold of fidanza and they sent me a brand new one free it looks diff than the old fidanza i had in there. but its been it for 3 days now hope to god it doesnt happen agane. brand new stage 2 clutch and pressure plate and a 9.5'' flywheel from fidanza
you wouldn't have pics of the differances would you? I have my fidanza chillin in my closet and I wonder how you can tell the difference between the " GOOD " and "BAD" batches.
ender- i have a act clutch and spec flywheel. not one issue. i have 40k miles on the clutch, and 15k miles on the flywheel ( swapped motor 15k miles ago and added the spec flywheel to the existing clutch. ).
i hope mine dont bust apart, that would suck.
so what happened when it busted? car just make a bunch of noise and you were unable to drive all of a sudden? anything else break?
i would hate for it to let go if was "driving" at higher speeds, or anyone of that matter.
pics or a part number of the new vs old would be good to have. are spec flywheels fidanza or do they make their own now? don't mean to thread jack here
14.82 @ 97 mph
i dont have pic of the new on i just put it in rite when i got it ill see if i can get the broken on on here
iam not sure if i did that rite but ive never put pic on here
Anybody want a brand new Fidanza for cheap? hehe
~2014 New Z under the knife, same heart different body~
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WHITECAVY no more
2012 numbers - 4SPD AUTOMATIC!!
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306 TQ
as long as we are on the topic of flywheels, who makes the best and the lightest, i know spec, and finanza make one but what about act?? i have heard alot about the findanza ones going to hell but not much about the other two....... also what is their rough weight, cause if the spec is lighter, ill spend the extra money and save mself some head aches
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[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]gawt dam , another 1
i think some one needs to send their fly wheel to a metalurgist to get the type of aluminum and its specs checked out
if the grade isnt right , then get with the other and get them all checked , and if their grades arent right
then jump all over them
A couple of local machine shops around here, northeast ohio, I have been taking to lately say they will not deal with fidanza anymore, because they will do ANYTHING to cut costs. I guess they are VERY OPEN on materail specifications. They will accept anything untill it breaks then blam everything on the manufacturer. I'll see if one of the shops will let me take pictures of the flywheels they sent back to the shop. Two shops I have talked to said that Fidanza knew there was a problem and didn't want to change the design till more broke "in the field." Total B.S. in my oppion.
I see if I can get pictures.
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