Welp, here's my response from RAM clutches:

Quote:

Ryan,
Its not all that complicated and you are thinking correctly. If you
have
the insert ground it should work fine. My comments stem from the fact
that
we have had several users of their fw and our clutch with slippage
issues,
and it is always traced back to the non-surfaced insert. In every case
when
the users put the stock flywheel back in, the clutch held fine.

Thanks,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Kneeshaw, Ryan [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.com]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:27 AM
To: Mike Norcia, RAM Clutches
Subject: RE: Flywheels to use with my RAM clutch?


Mike, first off thanks for your help!

I'm getting alot of conflicting advice from some other
guys on the CEG forums (www.contour.org) and am kind
of confused. I want to hear what you have to say,
since I have a RAM clutch and want to do whats best.
Here's my situation:

I have a RAM clutch ready to go, just need to decide
on a flywheel. I'd love to get the lightest flywheel
that everyone's raving about (Fidanza) but there's
been problems with slippage. However, I haven't heard
one report of those guys grinding the steel billet
insert on the Fidanza first (before installation of
the new clutch), which I know you require for your
clutches to bed properly. So I'm kind of stuck, and
being a noob, very nervous, but I want the best in the
end for performance.

I've been thinking about it, and to the best of my
noob thinking ability here, I cant imagine why the RAM
clutch wouldn't work with the Fidanza flywheel as long
as I have that friction surface ground (using the
"blanchard grinding" process mentioned on the
website). I mean the insert is billet steel, same as a
full blown billet steel flywheel right? How would the
clutch know the difference? As long as I grind it, it
should work right?

I guess worst case I go with that ShoShop unit, but
it's 6lbs heavier than the Fidanza and about $30 more
expensive too. But I can't figure out what the
difference is going to be since the steel isert on the
Fidanza is billet steel, which would be the same
material the clutch would encounter with the ShoShop
flywheel right?

I'm really lost Mike, thanks for any and all
help/explanation!!!

Ryan



So count me in on the Fidanza, I'll just get the surface ground with hatch pattern so my new clutch will be guaranteed to bed properly.

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