Performance clutch/flywheel on a diesel car

[PsychoPoet406]

Hi all, this is my first post here.

I own a 2004 Peugeot 407 2.0 Hdi which is remapped to around 175bhp (from around 136bhp). The car has been transformed from a middle of the road "dad's car" to a fire-breathing monster, so anyone who's reading this and wonders if it's worth tuning a diesel, it bloody is.

The problem is it's eaten its own clutch and, of course, the garage swears there is play in the flywheel - they said five inches.

I've been offered some options on aftermarket flywheels from Ecosse. Ecosse can be mega-expensive, but I've tuned a 306, a 307, three 406s and a 407 using their parts and they beat the crap out of the generic stuff on ebay or other "performance" websites. You get what you pay for.

I already have a stage 2+ dual friction clutch but it seems the standard flywheel isn't much cheaper than the alternatives. Ecosse tell me modern performance flywheels are better than those from years gone by and should offer a better driving experience than standard.

Has anyone got any experience of using aftermarket or lightened flywheels on a diesel car, and if so, are the benefits the same as those on a petrol car?

[PsychoPoet406]

Thanks for the needless troll, but I'd prefer useful advice from someone who knows what they're on about.

Props for the ironic user name, I guess.

[PsychoPoet406]

"Smoke belching monster" doesn't have quite the same ring to it though, does it? The car is not exactly a Lancer FQ but it's more than adequate for scaring passengers, not that I'd do something so immature of course. Ahem.

I won't lie, most of my questions are going to seem stupid, I am to mechanics as Fred Dibnah is to riverdancers.

Thanks for the link, ShiningWit, I apologise for my attitude.

EDIT: I'm aware the garage was exaggerating.