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Does anyone have a 12lb flywheel on your rx7 street car, how is the drive ability?

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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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Does anyone have a 12lb flywheel on your rx7 street car, how is the drive ability?

Does anyone have a 12lb flywheel on your rx7 street car, how is the drive ability?
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 11:54 PM
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<- 9lbs and 6puck. i really wouldn't recommend it for street only driving but it's not impossible.
12lbs with a full face clutch should be pretty good. just takes some light foot work.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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light footwork, but stop and go still sucks.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 01:55 AM
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Ran a 9lb/unsprung 6puck on my 7 when it was a daily driver and loved it.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 03:11 AM
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12lb act streetlite, HD pp, 6 puck sprung disc.

It takes some getting used to, but after that it feels like normal.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 07:19 AM
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I have a RB 12lb, custom clutch set up, it is as smooth as stock

its all in the clutch and pressure plate set up, puck clutches will suck on the street and be hard on your transmission.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 09:38 AM
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We have an Act Street Lite (12.5lbs) with an Exedy clutch. The clutch action is phenomenal. No driveability issues at all.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 11:14 AM
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I got used to mine very quickly. Doesn't cause any problems. (ACT Prolite)
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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i think the 17lbs RB steel flywheel is about what the car should have had stock, and the aluminum is a little race car, but its still fine. i have no trouble driving either, but i hate the stock one.

my friend though can't drive the car at all if it doesn't have a stock flywheel, he will stall the car at every stop....
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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I am running an 11lb Chromoly flywheel and act xtreme pressure plate with street/strip disc. It is not bad, just have to rev a little higher to get up from a stop. I love how fast it revs, makes for awesome fireballs! At first it was a little bit of a pita to get used to, but now its not a big deal.
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