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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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Have you installed a light flywheel?

have you installed one? if so did you lose all of your bottom end?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 11:10 PM
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yes i have one. when u lessen the rotating mass, it revs quicker.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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I still can't decide which will be the best for my NA,guess im gonna have to go ***** deep through trial and error.I have a general idea but well see.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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It depends on what kind of driving you'll be doing. The flywheel really doesn't "make" horsepower as much as it lessens rotating mass making the engine rev faster. Sounds good, but in between shifts it winds own equally as fast. Not so great for drag racing, but excellent for road racing, due to being able to engine brake more efficiently. In a nutshell, if it's a street car, leave in the stock flywheel. That's just my opinion though. Hope this helped.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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A lightweight flywheel will also make it harder to slip the clutch slowly. It will be less forgiving than with a stock flywheel.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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^Troof. Lol. Just leave in the stock FW if it's not a race car.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
A lightweight flywheel will also make it harder to slip the clutch slowly.
i've read alot of ppl claiming this but i guess it really depends on driver experience. granted the combination of a light f/w along with an unsprung disk takes alittle finess to master(been there), but otherwise i've never had any problems from a standing start, even uphill. i can get started from a standstill with no more than 2k revs.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 01:11 PM
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Yeah, it depends on how light you go, and how extreme your clutch is.

An aluminum flywheel with a 6-puck clutch will be a pain in the *** to slip, while a light steel flywheel with a stock-style disk will be a lot easier.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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I have heard several reports latly that with aluminum flywheels with the steel starting ring (fidanza wheels) that the rings have seperated from the flywheel from the two metals heating/cooling at diffeant rates.

Maybe something outside the box to think about....
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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2k post and in the new member section?

oh well

from what I have heard and seen. Most street cars shouldn't go under a 12lbs flywheel. and thats pushing it.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.FC3s
2k post and in the new member section?

oh well
The whole point of this section is to allow new members to get answers from other members that have more experience, without being ridiculed for not searching.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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Did anyone tried ACT 600140 ??
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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I'm currently using a findinza/exedy stage 1 combo on my a-x car, i didnt notice it at first but it did feel like i lost some low end but itll still break traction easy if i needed it too, (car is turbocharged too) its kinda neat to see the revs fly in first gear haha but it dosent happen in the later gears (looks like i need a bigger turbo or something but its plenty fast as it is)
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
The whole point of this section is to allow new members to get answers from other members that have more experience, without being ridiculed for not searching.
really? lol no I know. just busting *****. lol
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