bottlejockey

I was wondering if anyone has put on a lighten flywheel on there car.
Was it hard to put on?
Is it very streetable?
Did you see an improvement in performance?
Is it worth the money?

Thanks

Ryde _Or_Die

Have you tried searching?

Jerk_Racer

I have the 9.5# flywheel and I love it. Those that say it's unstreetable are crappy drivers. Sorry to say it because nobody likes to hear that. Anyway, I will say, as much as I like it, it is not for everybody. I like twisty mountain roads, track days, and autocross. The lightweight flywheel is great for this. I don't drag race (boring IMO) and a lightweight flywheel isn't good for launching at all. It just depends on what you are looking for. If you are into drag, then save your money. If you like an engine that spins up and down like no tomorrow then this is for you. With the lightweight flywheel on the engine really comes alive. All that talk about them stalling out is bogus. If that's happening them something else is going on with the car.

Rotal

I would say that defiantly go with lightened flywheel. I have two second gens with turbots one is 1987 and other one is 1990. The 1987 have aluminum 12 lb flywheel and I love it. Infect it is much easer for me to get going in the stop and go traffic with my lightened flywheel rather with stock one. And as for drug racing I would have to disagree with the Jerk_Racer because I shortened my time by somewhere from 0.2 to 0.5 on 1/4. The only problem I have with my flywheel is that it is not light enough and if I will by another one for my 1990 I will get Chromolium one which acts as 9lb flywheel ( as far as I know that is the best flywheel you can get for second gens)

Jerk_Racer

I never said it'd be slower, just a bit trickier to launch. It's an accepted fact that heavier flywheels are easier to launch with consistantly than itty, bitty lightweight units. If you are good at launching, then this shouldn't be much of an issue. But my butt-o-meter registered a lot stronger acceleration all the way through 2nd and 3rd (can't see too much more without doing triple digit speeds and seriously risking a ticket). In 2nd and 3rd and so on you will feel that car feels much lighter. But that's all from the loss of drivetrain weight.

The best way I can describe this is through subjective descriptions. It made my car feel more like what a sportscar should feel like. To me, the way it feels is all worth it.

Here's an idea. Get the lightweight one and keep the original in case you don't like the way the lightweight one feels. The next time you have you change your clutch you'll just be able to go back to the way things were. But I doubt you will.