Toasted Fidenza Anyone!?

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Dropped off the truck on Saturday to have my 2nd centerforce clutch installed. I told them to be sure to machine a new surface on my fidenza flywheel before putting in the new clutch.....no prob right? Well they called me and said uh dude.....you'll need a little more than a new surface!

Apparently the Fidenza has a seperate center hub piece which the bolts go through to hold it on. The clutch wore down that hub piece to the point where the clutch was griding on the bolts!:eek: He said i'd need a new center piece or a new flywheel. He found me a stocker for 140 bucks so I said go ahead and put that in and hopefully that'll last longer! He said the clutch was pretty well worn but still had a little left on it so basically the flywheel was the weak link. I'll pick the truck up tomorrow or Wed and I'll bring the fidenza home and snap some pics for ya'll.

For those wondering.....I had 14,000 hard miles and about 70 passes down the track on the fidenza/centerforce setup.
 
I have always believed the OEM flywheel with the centerforce clutch was the best package. You have re-inforced that theory. :burnout:
 
Rice Eater said:
Dropped off the truck on Saturday to have my 2nd centerforce clutch installed. I told them to be sure to machine a new surface on my fidenza flywheel before putting in the new clutch.....no prob right? Well they called me and said uh dude.....you'll need a little more than a new surface!

Apparently the Fidenza has a seperate center hub piece which the bolts go through to hold it on. The clutch wore down that hub piece to the point where the clutch was griding on the bolts!:eek: He said i'd need a new center piece or a new flywheel. He found me a stocker for 140 bucks so I said go ahead and put that in and hopefully that'll last longer! He said the clutch was pretty well worn but still had a little left on it so basically the flywheel was the weak link. I'll pick the truck up tomorrow or Wed and I'll bring the fidenza home and snap some pics for ya'll.

For those wondering.....I had 14,000 hard miles and about 70 passes down the track on the fidenza/centerforce setup.
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I guess I'll return my FW and keep the stocker and centerforce
Thanks

Steve
 
The Fidenza may be aluminum but the 'hub piece' Rice Eater mentioned is steel. What is nice about the aluminum flywheel is that it's a lot lighter than the stock one allowing the engine to rev up faster. Also, the steel plate that is bolted to the Fidenza is made to be replacable instead of replacing the whole flywheel. They could have made the steel plate thicker to be resurfaced but then the weight gets packed back on. The stock flywheel will get aggressively worn too.

If I had to do it again, I would still go with the Fidenza - my $.02
 
Stingray said:
The Fidenza may be aluminum but the 'hub piece' Rice Eater mentioned is steel. What is nice about the aluminum flywheel is that it's a lot lighter than the stock one allowing the engine to rev up faster. Also, the steel plate that is bolted to the Fidenza is made to be replacable instead of replacing the whole flywheel. They could have made the steel plate thicker to be resurfaced but then the weight gets packed back on. The stock flywheel will get aggressively worn too.

If I had to do it again, I would still go with the Fidenza - my $.02
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LOLOLOL here we go again.. the debate between the stock flywheel and the
fidanza flywheel.. I think everyone came to the conclusion that the fidanza
was good for road racing and the sorts due to the lighter flywheel but in turn
the lighter flywheel couldn't keep the RPMs high like the stock one could..
the stock flywheel was good for strip and track racing due to it being heavier
and it's ability to keep RPM's higher because of it's sheer weight.. if i were you
i would try the stocker.. and if that craps out try DC Performances new flywheel..
apparently it's much stronger than the fidanza and is about the same weight..:rock:

Sharpi
 
Sharpimage said:
LOLOLOL here we go again.. the debate between the stock flywheel and the
fidanza flywheel.. I think everyone came to the conclusion that the fidanza
was good for road racing and the sorts due to the lighter flywheel but in turn
the lighter flywheel couldn't keep the RPMs high like the stock one could..
the stock flywheel was good for strip and track racing due to it being heavier
and it's ability to keep RPM's higher because of it's sheer weight.. if i were you
i would try the stocker.. and if that craps out try DC Performances new flywheel..
apparently it's much stronger than the fidanza and is about the same weight..:rock:

Sharpi
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yeah....i thought of the new DC one but I don't have the money right now to go that route....we'll see how the stocker does....what do you mean the heavier one keeps the revs up....like it has more momentum or something from being heavier? maybe I won't bog so bad out of the hole at the strip???
 
Rice Eater said:
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yeah....i thought of the new DC one but I don't have the money right now to go that route....we'll see how the stocker does....what do you mean the heavier one keeps the revs up....like it has more momentum or something from being heavier? maybe I won't bog so bad out of the hole at the strip???
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correct.. because the flywheel is heavier it will keep the RPM's higher.
because it's momentum is greater than the fidanza..:D i'm not good at explain'
things but i think you get the idea.. but also because it's heavier it will take
longer to rev up.. but will stay at that RPM longer.. :D :rock:

Sharpi
 
Rice Eater said:
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yeah....i thought of the new DC one but I don't have the money right now to go that route....we'll see how the stocker does....what do you mean the heavier one keeps the revs up....like it has more momentum or something from being heavier? maybe I won't bog so bad out of the hole at the strip???
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The heavier stock wheel will store more energy, it should help you on the launches if you are bogging.

Please let let us know your findings once you get it back on the road and the track.
 
FSTJACK said:
The heavier stock wheel will store more energy, it should help you on the launches if you are bogging.

Please let let us know your findings once you get it back on the road and the track.
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Sweet! my truck would straight fall on its face even launching at 4,500 rpm....dump the clutch.....tires hook and truck bogs down to 2,200 rpms...i'll keep you posted!
 
i love my fidanza flywheel in my race car! of course i have a 2500 lb tiny little car.

the center piece of the fidanza is replacable. why didn't they just replace it?
 
AWDisuzu said:
i love my fidanza flywheel in my race car! of course i have a 2500 lb tiny little car.

the center piece of the fidanza is replacable. why didn't they just replace it?
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said the clutch disc actually wore down past the screws :dontknow: i think
that's what he told us..

Sharpi
 
Stingray said:
The Fidenza may be aluminum but the 'hub piece' Rice Eater mentioned is steel. What is nice about the aluminum flywheel is that it's a lot lighter than the stock one allowing the engine to rev up faster. Also, the steel plate that is bolted to the Fidenza is made to be replacable instead of replacing the whole flywheel. They could have made the steel plate thicker to be resurfaced but then the weight gets packed back on. The stock flywheel will get aggressively worn too.

If I had to do it again, I would still go with the Fidenza - my $.02
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Thanks for posting David. Your advice has always been appreciated.

Rice, sorry about your situation.

patrick
 
Rice Eater said:
no prob patrick....I'm interested to see how the stocker does out of the hole w/ the meats on.
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I launched at 3,000 rpms with the OEM clutch and flywheel, M&H 390s and 535rwhp/566rwtq. :D

Still had a little bit of bogg down, but not too aweful bad really. I can't wait to get the centerforce in there and launch it at about 5000 rpms. :rock: :rock: :rock:
 
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