Aluminum flywheel manufacturers

[dguy]

I'm working on a list of who I should talk to about mating an aluminum flywheel to the L67...  am I missing anyone?

• Spec
• Centerforce
• Bully
• Ram

[aaron88]

I'm not sure if any of them make flywheels.

I heard some bad things about Bully.  But I don't know if they hold water.

Aaron

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[GSXRBOBBY]

Spec is making flywheels for Northstars for me and 7 other guys right now, but its been 4 months in the making.

[FieroBUZZ]

My clutch is a Bully Stage 2, of course it hasn't been and may never be used.  They are the performance div of Ottawa Clutch.  I got it through KVR  Performance at almost half the price that Ottawa Clutch wanted (go figure).  I don't know if they make flywheels, but I wasn't overly impressed by them.

I've heard good and bad about CF and some good stuff about SPEC.

[GSXRBOBBY]

BTW, when we started having problems with Spec taking longer than I was hoping for I did get into contact with KFG flywheels and Ram, they both said they could have it done but Ram wanted more than 5 ordered to make up a custom flywheel for the Northstar.
Centerforce I know already has them made up, a friend of mine is building a SBC with a 5 speed Getrag as we speak, but he is having troulbe with the amount of throw, V-8 Archie told him today it maybe that he has an aftermarket throwout bearing and to get a GM Delco, so we'll see?

Just to let you know.

[dguy]

I'm not sure if any of them make flywheels.

Spec & Centerforce do.  Bully & Ram appear not to.

A sales rep from Spec told me that they have mated a number of aluminum flywheels to various 3800's in the past, but don't sell one "over the counter."  This fellow recommended that I send them the original flexplate so that there would be no mistakes when matching up the bolt pattern, balancing, and ring gear.

Still waiting for a reply from Centerforce...

I got it through KVR  Performance at almost half the price that Ottawa Clutch wanted (go figure).  I don't know if they make flywheels, but I wasn't overly impressed by them.

I remember you mentioning that it took them quite a while...  Is that the only beef you had, or was there more to it?

[FieroBUZZ]

Once I decided to order it it was only a day (I think they're in stock at Ottawa Clutch)

I priced it at KVR and then went to OC.  They had a nasty attitude and pretty much told to buy at full msrp or  f* off.  I think I paid about 420 vs 790.00 msrp at the time.

The guys there though were NOT helpful and I wouldn't have bought it had there been a decent local alternative. (just to snub them)  Your experience may vary....   

[GSXRBOBBY]

If his name is David (Spec) he's a dipshit, I have been dealing with him for over 4 months now and I still have no flywheel.
Ram does make flywheels, they said they could have done it for me and I am about to take him up on his offer!

DO NOT GO TO SPEC!!!!!