I am considering a centerforce dual friction clutch for my V6. Has anyone installed this with the stock flywheel? Does it eliminate the clutch judder problems that the stock clutch has? Aslo, if I do replace the stock flywheel with, say an aluminum one, are there any disadvantages? Do the lightened flywheels wear faster or anything? I hate the clutch judder problem, and have done the slave clyinder mod. I am hoping this will fix it once and for all.

come on guys, is this a dumb question or somethin? I know a few of you have this clutch installed? How come no one is answering my questions? :'(

I haven't rcvd mine yet, but when I do I'm putting in the Fidanza flywheel, centerforce clutch, and a Phantom grip lsd w/upgraded springs. The way I look at it is if you are going to take the tranny out put a clutch in you mine as well put it all in while its out! Otherwise your going to have to pay for the labor of pulling it out more than once. Or if your putting it in yourself like me, you'll be wasting alot of driving time under your car putting in each mod!

well, the clutch "judder" should still be under your warranty,,,when I took my car in(after 2K miles on the car)
They replaced the whole tranny, As far as the lightened flywheel-it won't hurt your car in any way, or wear out fast- it just takes away a couple of pounds off the tranny, and helps with the movements between gears.
But be careful when you upgrade your clutch because a slightly modified street clutch will be a great improvement over stock, however don't go much higher than that with an aftermarket clutch unless you're actually doing competition racing.

well, the clutch "judder" should still be under your warranty,,,when I took my car in(after 2K miles on the car)
They replaced the whole tranny, As far as the lightened flywheel-it won't hurt your car in any way, or wear out fast- it just takes away a couple of pounds off the tranny, and helps with the movements between gears.
But be careful when you upgrade your clutch because a slightly modified street clutch will be a great improvement over stock, however don't go much higher than that with an aftermarket clutch unless you're actually doing competition racing.


He's got a good point but to be less vague....

You may want to stay away from high friction (ceramic, sintered iron, etc.), pucked designs as it highly reduces the ability to feather the clutch and can be annoying for around town driving. Unsprung hubs make this a bit more juddery but are lighter... usually ideal for racing but it's personal prefrence. A organic/kevlar design usually is strong enough with a good pressure plate but the kind of clutch/pressure plate system you get will depend on how much power you will be putting to the floor. If you're making 200whp+ you may want to get something like a Kevlar steel backed clutch. Anything more than 250whp... at this point i'd say an LSD is MANDITORY (all together a diff. subj.) if one doesn't have one installed and a serious segmented clutch with a serious pressure plate would probably be in order....

well, the clutch "judder" should still be under your warranty,,,when I took my car in(after 2K miles on the car)
They replaced the whole tranny, As far as the lightened flywheel-it won't hurt your car in any way, or wear out fast- it just takes away a couple of pounds off the tranny, and helps with the movements between gears.
But be careful when you upgrade your clutch because a slightly modified street clutch will be a great improvement over stock, however don't go much higher than that with an aftermarket clutch unless you're actually doing competition racing.
2 questions...first off, is the centerforce dual firction more than slightly modified? Is it good for every day driving. Second, if you know, why do the stock flywheels weigh so much. Why wouldn't the dealer go with a lightened one to begin with?

2 questions...first off, is the centerforce dual firction more than slightly modified? Is it good for every day driving. Second, if you know, why do the stock flywheels weigh so much. Why wouldn't the dealer go with a lightened one to begin with?
Don't know about the first, but as for the second; Lightened flywheels allow the engine rpms to raise and drop faster than stock. When letting the clutch out in first gear, with a lightened flywheel, it is easier to stall the engine, and most people that just jump in a vehicle and hit cruise control to work complain that they have been driving for years and NEVER stalled a car as easy. (Yeah right!) Basically it comes down to ease of driving. :P People simply blame anyone else for their own deficiencies and when trying to sell cars to the same idiots, Hyundai must give the idiots what they want.

The heavy flywheel stores up energy that it releases as you let out the clutch but at the expense of horse power.