by storeman » Wed Jul 01, 2015 12:46 pm
Got my first car with a DMF just recently so I tried to do some research on whether to convert or not. There seems to be two trains of thought a) The go ahead and do the conversion crowd whose main reason is the expense of the DMF and B) the stick with the DMF crowd who generally say the solid flywheel conversion puts extra strain on the camshafts and burns out a standard clutch quicker so negates any savings by needing more frequent clutch changes.
This is the first place I've seen suggestions to use a carbon clutch or to use kevlar. I suppose using either carbon / kevlar clutches would increase the cost partly if not wholly negating the savings on the DMF So my question would be - does the conversion accelerate the wear on the solid flywheel if you do use uprated clutch components regardless of the material used ?