ALS951

Does anyone know where is the best price/place to purchase a lightweight flywheel for the 944 Turbo.

TIA
Al
87 951

J. Hobbs

Don't know for sure who's is cheapest or best, but here are a couple places to check:

Broadfoot (www.broadfootracing.com)
Huntley (www.huntleyracing.com)
Powerhaus (www.powerhaus.com)
Paragon Products (www.paragon-products.com)
Windward Performance (windward-perf.com) (no "www")

Jason at Paragon provides sterling customer service. Many cyber-Porschephiles, including myself, are very satisfied customers.

Jon

aka 951

Try Garrity also

fletch.

The HP gain (if any) is not worth the risk of one of these letting go and launching your engine. I have also heard of problems with balace. For the money and time, you can get better gains from other more reliable mods.

Julian Allen

What do you mean "letting go and launching"?
I've had one of the lightweight flywheels made by Bremtek to mimic the RSR flywheels on my motor for several years now. The car revs more rapidly, allowing faster matching of RPM's for downshifting. I have it off now after over 200 hours of track time on the car, and the flywheel still looks great.
I think other lightweight models made by Albert Broadfoot and by Firenza should work equally well.

fletch.

Letting go is actually what the bremtek flywheels are know for, that could be why the company was sold and the product was discontinued. I personally sent cranks out to bremtek to be straitened due to flywheel coming apart. I saw complete engine cases and crank replacement from unbalanced flywheels vibrating the bolts out. I saw clutch and release bearings wear out in a matter of days from surfaces that have imperfections and were uneven. You may have gotten a good one, however out of balance (+/- 4 grams) causes vibration in the drive train that the driver may not be able to feel. This harmonic conditions in the engine can and does break cranks and wears out bearing fast. Some of the flywheels now are Zero balanced to +/- 1 gram, this is expensive but has solved much of the problem I mention.

My position is for the street/track car this is a risky modification for a small gain.

dan b

i can get you a lightened flywheel that is 45%lighter than stock, and has 60%less centrifical weight than stock for $300.00 with a trade in of your old flywheel. oh by the way the are ballsnced to 1gram and spun balanced at 8,000RPM to 1.5grams. and there still steal(not the too soft aluminum) i have had mine in my 951 for about 2 years now and have had no prob's but do expect alittle rougher idle and MUCH quicker throttle responce.

ALS951

thanks for the response

garrity928

We lighten, balance, and resurface all 951 flywheels to exacting specs for only about $195. They really help the car rev and are easy on the tranny....Never had one come apart or break loose. One problem I have seen is reused flywheel bolts and no loctite.

Garrity

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Garrity: What about for the S2 and na cars?

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