im back to the 1st gen with a GSLSE
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09-05-15, 10:42 AM
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I get it. Your 2nd and 3rd gen are red on the outside, blackish on the inside. This time you're red on the inside and blackish on the outside.
So you have a matched set after all.
So you have a matched set after all.
09-09-15, 11:58 PM
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11-17-15, 12:47 AM
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84SE-EGI helpy-helperton
Looking good. Is that a stock flywheel and pressure plate? Curious what clutch setup you're using as this is a great time for upgrades with the engine out.
11-18-15, 02:15 PM
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84SE-EGI helpy-helperton
I'm curious what your experience with aftermarket light flywheels has been. I replaced my stock -SE flywheel with a RB light aluminum flywheel (~12lbs? vs. 32lbs) and the difference in acceleration and rev-matching is awesome. I've found that the car accelerates much better in gears mostly beyond 1st (where that missing inertia is most felt), and totally worth it. I went with Exedy Stage 1: 225mm organic disk material, and changed the TO Bearing and Needle Bearing for the input shaft as well.
The biggest difference in driving for me is blipping the throttle a bit to get going smoothly in 1st gear, but after that it's smooth shifting. I will say that the car doesn't idle nearly as smoothly as it did with the heavier flywheel, which is to be expected. I compensate by letting out the clutch in neutral at lights and anytime I'm not moving to allow the engine to use the transmission gear chain as rotating mass - which helps the idle 'jitters' a bit. Also, 1st gear and reverse are more prone to stuttering at low vehicle speeds.
Still, for the performance you can feel - I'll never go back to the stock flywheel setup. I also have ZERO hills where I live in the Sonoran Desert which would require handbrake starts and a heavier flyweel mass.
The biggest difference in driving for me is blipping the throttle a bit to get going smoothly in 1st gear, but after that it's smooth shifting. I will say that the car doesn't idle nearly as smoothly as it did with the heavier flywheel, which is to be expected. I compensate by letting out the clutch in neutral at lights and anytime I'm not moving to allow the engine to use the transmission gear chain as rotating mass - which helps the idle 'jitters' a bit. Also, 1st gear and reverse are more prone to stuttering at low vehicle speeds.
Still, for the performance you can feel - I'll never go back to the stock flywheel setup. I also have ZERO hills where I live in the Sonoran Desert which would require handbrake starts and a heavier flyweel mass.
11-18-15, 09:40 PM
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I'm curious what your experience with aftermarket light flywheels has been. I replaced my stock -SE flywheel with a RB light aluminum flywheel (~12lbs? vs. 32lbs) and the difference in acceleration and rev-matching is awesome. I've found that the car accelerates much better in gears mostly beyond 1st (where that missing inertia is most felt), and totally worth it. I went with Exedy Stage 1: 225mm organic disk material, and changed the TO Bearing and Needle Bearing for the input shaft as well.
The biggest difference in driving for me is blipping the throttle a bit to get going smoothly in 1st gear, but after that it's smooth shifting. I will say that the car doesn't idle nearly as smoothly as it did with the heavier flywheel, which is to be expected. I compensate by letting out the clutch in neutral at lights and anytime I'm not moving to allow the engine to use the transmission gear chain as rotating mass - which helps the idle 'jitters' a bit. Also, 1st gear and reverse are more prone to stuttering at low vehicle speeds.
Still, for the performance you can feel - I'll never go back to the stock flywheel setup. I also have ZERO hills where I live in the Sonoran Desert which would require handbrake starts and a heavier flyweel mass.
The biggest difference in driving for me is blipping the throttle a bit to get going smoothly in 1st gear, but after that it's smooth shifting. I will say that the car doesn't idle nearly as smoothly as it did with the heavier flywheel, which is to be expected. I compensate by letting out the clutch in neutral at lights and anytime I'm not moving to allow the engine to use the transmission gear chain as rotating mass - which helps the idle 'jitters' a bit. Also, 1st gear and reverse are more prone to stuttering at low vehicle speeds.
Still, for the performance you can feel - I'll never go back to the stock flywheel setup. I also have ZERO hills where I live in the Sonoran Desert which would require handbrake starts and a heavier flyweel mass.
Last edited by Boriquaguerrero; 11-19-15 at 08:00 AM.