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femster87 - 1/12/10 at 06:08 PM

Hi

As i am using the standard flywheel on my blacktop. Is it advisable to change the flywheel bolts to ARP ones. I have not removed the Standard ones yet.

RichardK - 1/12/10 at 06:19 PM

Are you installing arp bottom end bolts? If you are and intend to rev your engine more then I would say yes to the arp flywheel bolts even with a standard flywheel otherwise no.

Cheers

Rich

femster87 - 1/12/10 at 06:33 PM

I have installed the Big end one. But the reason for keeping the flywheel was that the car would be used mainly for touring. No racing ( well maybe one track day a year) just for fun nothing serious

snapper - 1/12/10 at 06:36 PM

The ARP bolts are cheap, however a recent classic ford article quoted Paul Dunnell as saying "the standard flywheel bolts are fine and do not need replacing for any application, (he had seen)

mookaloid - 1/12/10 at 06:40 PM

For what you want to do I would leave the standard ones in place.

femster87 - 1/12/10 at 06:42 PM

i thank yous

whitestu - 1/12/10 at 06:54 PM

I bought ARP flywheel bolts as I wasn't sure if the CVH flywheel would work OK with my Zetec, and ARP claim their's are reusable. I don't have ARP rod bolts though and it hasn't blown up yet [despite over revving it a few times on track days].

whitestu - 1/12/10 at 06:54 PM

I bought ARP flywheel bolts as I wasn't sure if the CVH flywheel would work OK with my Zetec, and ARP claim their's are reusable. I don't have ARP rod bolts though and it hasn't blown up yet [despite over revving it a few times on track days].