I'd like a faster spindown
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I'd like a faster spindown
Hey guys... you know when you shift up... but your RPM VERY SLOWLY reduces?? Thereby causing it to slip for a second? I think this is unneeded wear on my clutch, and also, i think i could shift alot more smoothly if the RPM dropped a little faster as soon as i release the throttle. Is there any way to modify the reverse-throttle-response??
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-Ross
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-Ross
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Re: I'd like a faster spindown
Originally posted by Fingers
Is there any way to modify the reverse-throttle-response??
Is there any way to modify the reverse-throttle-response??
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How much do stock flywheels weigh?
me = n00b .... even though i have een registered for a while, ive just been looking into rx-7's ... as well as about 100 differnt cars.
me = n00b .... even though i have een registered for a while, ive just been looking into rx-7's ... as well as about 100 differnt cars.
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Maybe its a pain to drive if your a giant wussy....
But seriously it's not really that much harder to drive then a stock flywheel. I think I stalled mine once with a 9 lb flywheel..but I was in a pothole so I don't count it.
But seriously it's not really that much harder to drive then a stock flywheel. I think I stalled mine once with a 9 lb flywheel..but I was in a pothole so I don't count it.
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http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/flywheel.htm
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You'll find the weights of your flywheels on there.
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You'll find the weights of your flywheels on there.
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It's not JUST the weight of the flywheel that matters--it's where the weight is located. If i recall correctly, the stockers, while being heavier, also have a great deal of the weight to the outside, making the moment of inertia higher than if it were closer to the inside. Most aftermarket ones are designed so that less rotating mass is on the outside, making it more than "just a 15 pound drop in weight"...
Spinning weight is terrible--not only does weigh down the car like anything else, but it takes assloads of energy to spin it up in the first place! energy that could be better used to propel your car.
-Tesla
Spinning weight is terrible--not only does weigh down the car like anything else, but it takes assloads of energy to spin it up in the first place! energy that could be better used to propel your car.
-Tesla
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Originally posted by RevinRx7
NZ i was just wondering why you say that one would regret it if they had a less than 15lb flywheel for a daily driver.
NZ i was just wondering why you say that one would regret it if they had a less than 15lb flywheel for a daily driver.
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Thanks for all your help guys, but i am not so sure that it's the flywheel. I mean that is a big difference... but i've driven other RX7's and they're not like this. I think it might be a spring that's not returning the throttle to the idle position fast enough. Does anyone know what i might be talking about? Exactly what is a dashpot? what's it's purpose? where is it located? is it adjustable?
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Originally posted by Fingers
Thanks for all your help guys, but i am not so sure that it's the flywheel. I mean that is a big difference... but i've driven other RX7's and they're not like this. I think it might be a spring that's not returning the throttle to the idle position fast enough. Does anyone know what i might be talking about? Exactly what is a dashpot? what's it's purpose? where is it located? is it adjustable?
Thanks
-Ross
Thanks for all your help guys, but i am not so sure that it's the flywheel. I mean that is a big difference... but i've driven other RX7's and they're not like this. I think it might be a spring that's not returning the throttle to the idle position fast enough. Does anyone know what i might be talking about? Exactly what is a dashpot? what's it's purpose? where is it located? is it adjustable?
Thanks
-Ross
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Ok, i'm pretty bored here . If you have an NA, download or look up in section 4a fuel and emissions control non-turbo in the section called "Deceleration Control System"
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Re: I'd like a faster spindown
Originally posted by Fingers
Hey guys... you know when you shift up... but your RPM VERY SLOWLY reduces?? Thereby causing it to slip for a second? I think this is unneeded wear on my clutch, and also, i think i could shift alot more smoothly if the RPM dropped a little faster as soon as i release the throttle. Is there any way to modify the reverse-throttle-response??
Thanks
-Ross
Hey guys... you know when you shift up... but your RPM VERY SLOWLY reduces?? Thereby causing it to slip for a second? I think this is unneeded wear on my clutch, and also, i think i could shift alot more smoothly if the RPM dropped a little faster as soon as i release the throttle. Is there any way to modify the reverse-throttle-response??
Thanks
-Ross
Get a piston engine
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ROTF!!! That will be the day I already dread the fact that my winter car is an Intrepid. It will be a cold day in hell when i get rid of my rotary for pistons
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