I just had put in a ACT S/S clutch and a RB 9.5lb aluminum flywheel. I weighed the RB fly at exactly 12 lbs with counter weight, haven't weighed the stock one yet.

1st impression was the clutch was like an on and off switch. The car reved a lot faster and was more 'zippy'. I'am still breaking in the clutch so I haven't even done a launch or even gone into my 2nd turbo yet.

The first time I got into the car I stalled it in the parking lot, turned it on again and stalled it again, lol. 3rd time is a charm and I got it going and from then on it took a whole 2 mins to learn the feel of the new set up. I like it a lot better than the stock feel. The clutch seems more sure of itself, it's probably cause my stock one was going out and it always felt like it was on the verge of slipping and sometimes did.

To all the people that have ever stated the 9.5 lb flywheel is not streetable is a WUSS! My god it's so easy to drive now. So I have to rev a little bit higher from a stop, big deal. Seriously I was a little bit intimidated from people telling me storys about how it's harder on the street and what not. That all went out the window, if you have a chance to get the 9.5lb flywheel with a street disc clutch, DO IT!

This is the setup the FD should have come with from factory. This setup seems much easier to drive than the stock set up. These upgrades were definetly worth it. 100 miles so far on the setup, waiting till around 500 miles before I let lose.

 

You don't need to drive 500 miles for break in. Drive it for 10 days, and it's good to go........really go!!

 

I agree, it's one of the best mods I have done to the car. It makes the engine feel much more responsive. The only time I miss the stock flywheel is when I'm stucking in stop and go or parallel parking on a hill.

 

haha Street king cant drive for crap!!! oh and 10 days Street king will put a total of 5 miles on his car SISSY!!!!! i told you 200-300 is what ACT says

 

Street King if you don't mind telling me how much total cost including labor was?

Thanks.

-Dan

 

I KILL YOU!

 

250, I provided the parts.

 

come on street king any day of the week ill PWN YOU like i did your sister :-p

 

My only concern with the amount of city driving I do is that I would wear the disk faster by having to use more revs and modulating the throttle.

Any long-term lightweight-flywheel-city-drivers who can shed some light on that?

 

Well I'am not a long term user, yet but I can say that with the stock one it required more slipping which in turn would wear it faster, the ACT just clamps a whole lot better so it will do less slipping to grip the flywheel even though you have to rev it a tiny bit higher.

 

How much were the parts? $250 for labor is good.

-Dan

 

You can buy the clutch, fly combo for around 950.00. Check the RX7 store.

 

Then your old clutch was toast. The more revs you have to carry to launch the car the more you are slipping the clutch.

Unless you are lighting up the tires at every stop.

 

I've had the same clutch/flywheel setup on my 93 for about 2 1/2 years. I've probably put almost 20k miles on it since then.....alot of it in stop and go DFW traffic.

You don't really need to over-rev it to get it going. Like street king said, it take a little bit of getting used to. I'm so used to it by now, that I start from a stop just like before, you just have to figure out the engagement point and let the pedal out accordingly from there and feed it the appropriate gas - left foot out, right foot in!!

I taught my non-stick driving wife to drive stick with this setup. It really frazzled her at first, but now any time she drives any other type of manual vehicle she thinks it's a breeze compared to the 7!

GEB.

 

Damon, my sweet, I'm hurt that you've never asked me

Go for it, man. I've put about 50k miles on my act street/strip and lwfw combo, and they're good to go. As you know I've had my motor out once or twice, so have been able to inspect them often .

 

my thought exactly...initially i stalled it the first time i got in. Now i have had it for a month and i cant tell the difference between it and any other clutch i have driven. Just take alittle getting used to ...hills or traffic...easy starts...no problem..just like any other clutch

 

After the break-in, the S/S clutch feels almost like stock. It is quite a bit grabby, so you will have to adjust for that. I have to slip it a little more than what I remember at stoplights and when launching. The flywheel kicks ***. Like I was telling Damon, it's probably the best mod I've done for competition driving .... and fun factor too. Anyone who has driven my car always says the same thing.... "man, I've never seen a car climb rpms and the speedo that fast before."

As far as city driving, it's fine. And if you're truly worried about clutch wear, it will still engage if you release at the 'normal' spot .... but, the car will bog, and feel like a Honda Civic.

 

Damon, I've had mine for over 2 years and it seems to be holding up fine. The bulk of my driving is stop and go. I get on the highway and use 4th, 5th only a couple times a month. I don't slip it too much moving off. I can smoothly pull away from 1000rpms pretty consistantly. I will be pulling the motor before the end of the summer and will post some pics of the clutch/flywheel when I do.

 

Great comments, everybody. I will now definitely get a aluminum flywheel when my clutch goes out. With the PFC coming tomorrow, who knows how long that will be.....

 

I had a light flywheel and a stock clutch on my 82 GSL. With a 225 hp street port, the stock clutch lasted 60k, almost all of which was city driving. I wouldn't worry about wearing it out prematurely.

I have been very happy with my ACT SS clutch and SR 9.5 lb flywheel. I bought the package on sale from SR earlier this year for $799 including bearings and counterweight.

 

You'll love the combo. It really wakes the car up--revs like a damn sport bike in first and second gear

Who is tuning the power fc for ya? Shoot me a PM when you get a chance, big T

 

After taking a ride in Street King's car, all I can say is ...... I WANT ONE!

 

PM'ed you, big R...

 

I got the same combo! Very nice

 

Have the RB alum flywheel with a new stock clutch for 2 1/2 years. No issues yet and the car is more lively. Do need to slip the clutch up hills from a stop but other than that easy once you get used to it.