Re: Flywheel

[Wakeman Massie <wakey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cast iron is fine for any normal/mild performance application. The flywheel 
would be fine IF the flywheel is the correct tooth count for your 
bellhousing...130 or 143.

But you still need to properly address your balancing situation.  Balancing 
the crank/fly/clutch together isn't going to do it.

You need to first balance the engine's rotating assembly - pistons, rods, 
bearings, crank, balancer, rings, etc.  Have you sourced an internal balance 
balancer yet?  Then you can balance the flywheel with all this if you like 
or zero-balance the flywheel on its own.  Which it already should be if it 
is from a 318...

Unless this is a high-performance application, and/or you are bent on 
internally balancing your 360 anyway, I think you are better off leaving the 
engine balance alone, and buying the correct flywheel for your application, 
i.e. an externally balanced 360 flywheel.  If you're willing to pay $400 you 
could easily find one stateside and have it shipped.

Confused yet?

Wakeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Knud-Erik Holm" <kebh@xxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:54 AM
Subject: Flywheel



Hi,

I have recieved an offer for a 318 flywheel I am suppose to pick up tomorrow
after work. My question is this; he says it is cast iron, is it a good
choice for my 360? I am aware of internal and external balance, however I
have planned to have the crankshaft and the flywheel+clutch balanced at a
shop where they balance Porsche engines. The price for the flywheel
including balancing will be 400 us $

Is this the right choice?

Thanks, Knud Holm ´62 fury


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