where to get a flywheel?
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where to get a flywheel?
i think i need a flywheel, but i cant seem to find it at autozone or napa. suggestions would be appreciated. and how much do they cost? roughly
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I know there are aftermarket lightweight flywheels that are around $400 from Mazdatrix and such. Maybe RockAuto.com has it in their part fiche?
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what year is your 7? flywheels were weighted differently for different years based on rotor weight... posting a want to buy ad here on the forum in the 1st gen for sale/wanted section for the appropriate flywheel will be the cheapest alternative. if you are wanting to buy one new i can get you the part number and check availability.
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the reason i thought i need a flywheel was because one of my friends that knows a quiet a bit about rx7s says that when you go drifting, it could crack it, and i went drifting. but i feel stupid for thinkin that because im pretty sure its the throw out bearing. thanks thou
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Don't listen to your friend anymore
I've never heard of one disintegrating although I'm sure it could be done but you
would probably grenade a stock engine before you could do it.
I've never heard of one disintegrating although I'm sure it could be done but you
would probably grenade a stock engine before you could do it.
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I bet he also told you that you can port and polish your head by sucking sand in through your intake
You don't just "crack" a flywheel. The only way that physical damage like that happens is with a sustained over-rev situation, where the Centripetal Force exceeds the stress the flywheel is designed to handle, an inclusion (stress riser) is found, a fracture propagates, and your flywheel literally disintegrates, sending large, high-energy chunks of cast iron (or aluminum/chromoly) in tangential trajectories. These pieces will penetrate basically anything in their way, wreaking havoc on whatever they come near. The pieces will embed themselves in the pavement, shoot through your floorboards, and have been known to break/shatter ankles that get in their way.
What symptoms are you experiencing?
Also, stay away from the drift scene if you want any respect around here...
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So wait... your friend told you, or implied that, only drifting could crack or destroy a flywheel. So over revving on a road course won't do anything? Neat. I need friends like yours.
There's nothing wrong with drifting. It's fun and is also a great way to learn car control at or over the limit.
There's nothing wrong with drifting. It's fun and is also a great way to learn car control at or over the limit.
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I don't know who is a bigger idiot, your friend, or you for having him as a friend and listening to him.
I bet he also told you that you can port and polish your head by sucking sand in through your intake
You don't just "crack" a flywheel. The only way that physical damage like that happens is with a sustained over-rev situation, where the Centripetal Force exceeds the stress the flywheel is designed to handle, an inclusion (stress riser) is found, a fracture propagates, and your flywheel literally disintegrates, sending large, high-energy chunks of cast iron (or aluminum/chromoly) in tangential trajectories. These pieces will penetrate basically anything in their way, wreaking havoc on whatever they come near. The pieces will embed themselves in the pavement, shoot through your floorboards, and have been known to break/shatter ankles that get in their way.
What symptoms are you experiencing?
Also, stay away from the drift scene if you want any respect around here...
I bet he also told you that you can port and polish your head by sucking sand in through your intake
You don't just "crack" a flywheel. The only way that physical damage like that happens is with a sustained over-rev situation, where the Centripetal Force exceeds the stress the flywheel is designed to handle, an inclusion (stress riser) is found, a fracture propagates, and your flywheel literally disintegrates, sending large, high-energy chunks of cast iron (or aluminum/chromoly) in tangential trajectories. These pieces will penetrate basically anything in their way, wreaking havoc on whatever they come near. The pieces will embed themselves in the pavement, shoot through your floorboards, and have been known to break/shatter ankles that get in their way.
What symptoms are you experiencing?
Also, stay away from the drift scene if you want any respect around here...
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Depends on what you mean by "drifting" I always just looked at it as an extension of racing. We all do powerslides and "drifts" in turns occasionally and its a good technique to know. Drifting is just the exaggeration of that. Same as how Drag Racing is pretty much the same as launching on a straight, just more hilly billy loved. Just kiddin' on that last part.
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That's what you get for studying mechanical engineering for 3.5 years before switching majors.
Drifting is a subjective competition. I equate it to gasoline-fueled ballet on tires. You "win" because you can achieve a technically sound "drift". The same as if you were a figure skater and completed a jump in a technically sound way. It is more of an art form than a motorsport.
Drifting is a subjective competition. I equate it to gasoline-fueled ballet on tires. You "win" because you can achieve a technically sound "drift". The same as if you were a figure skater and completed a jump in a technically sound way. It is more of an art form than a motorsport.
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