Are you talking road wheels or flywheels, to be certain.
Brian
At 11:35 AM 10/10/01 -0400, Richard Atkins wrote:
>I have had PAECO wheels do as Roger described. Also had lighten stock wheels
>do the same thing.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Grd4Spd Racing
>Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 8:53 PM
>To: Roger Sieling; vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: IRP incident
>
>
>hello,
>
>interesting topic, as i sell Fidanza aluminum FWs (engineered by GTJ) and
>ACT/Clutch Masters clutch kits to the Toyota MR2 community (i own a 91
>turbo).
>
>GTJ-
>http://www.gtjaguar.com/
>
>Fidanza-
>http://www.aluminumflywheels.com/
>
>roger, what mfg of alumin FWs have had center failure issues that you cite?
>
>what FW and clutch combo was Dick Naze running?
>
>regards,
>terry
>
>Grd4Spd Racing
>"A High Performance Company"
>Grd4SpdRacing@yahoo.com
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>San Diego, CA
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Roger Sieling
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 4:46 AM
> > To: malcox@attglobal.net; vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: IRP incident
> >
> >
> > Malcolm,
> >
> > Most stock flywheels are NOT steel, but are some grade of iron. Steel race
> > flywheels are very good and can be made very light. Do NOT try to
> > do the same
> > lightening operations on your stock one. Biggest problem I've
> > seen w/ aluminum
> > flywheels has been a tendency to break out the mounting bolt
> > pattern in the
> > center. People tend to not use proper hardened washers under bolt heads to
> > spread the loads.
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > >>> "MalcolmCox" <malcox@attglobal.net> 10/09/01 11:27PM >>>
> > Several flywheel explosions have been reported over the last year or so.
> >
> > I am curious to know if these were modified/stock steel flywheels, or
> > aluminum.
> > I imagine an aluminum flywheel would shed a lot less energy than
> > steel, but is
> > more difficult to
> > crack test since you have to use a dye method.
> >
> > If steel, have any debris shown fatigue crack creep such as would
> > be detected
> > by annual magnaflux?
> > Malcolm
>
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