i've done the search and found some topics, but none of them really helped me any. i'm in the market for a flywheel. there are several places that have them, spoon, toda..... now how light is too light with a stock or lightly moded c5?? what are some of the problems i hear with them lining up with the starter (chatter). light weight flywheel owners advice wanted.

 

I am using the Comptech 6.75lbs flywheel (lightest one available I believe). It is definitely NOT too light! The car is VERY drivable in fact I would say much more so then the stock flywheel, worth every penny.

Oh, and my starter has NEVER missed a tooth.

Regards,

 

The Fidanza piece is working out well for me drivability wise as well, no starter problems either.
Also good throttle response since it is probably in the same weight category at the Comptech unit.

 

BABY NSX

your my hero ( lol ) hey where did you get it from again I want to pick one up this week

Bram
hey are we all hooking up again this week

 

I'm running a Clutchmasters/Fidanza flywheel. 7.5lbs, and love the crap out of it.

I got 2 left from our large order, if you want one, I'll sell it much cheaper than Fidanza for sure.

Later.

 

ok, now what's better aluminum or chromoly (spell)? i've noticed that most the jdm companies are using chromoly. i'm going more towards spoon, but i'm still open to opinions.

 

Chromoly vs alloy has been debated to death...I raise a "do a search flag"

 

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and like i said in my opening statement already done that.

 

I bought it from Rene at Sisley Honda, he works in parts. He's great and should take care of you. It will likely take longer then a week unless you're willing to pay the extra shipping charges.

Regards,

 

chromoly kthx, and if your in the market for a flywheel you might as well pony up and buy a new clutch, and I would reconsider on the comptech flywheel unless its going for 450 like jun and toda wheels are, comptech likes to add an extra 200 bucks on most of thier 2 hp parts since they are "race proven" ****** thieves, they are like the american mugen parts department... good **** but there is better stuff out there.

 

WHAT THE?

Sounds like someone at Comptech pissed in your tea!

Comptech is in the business of making money! LIKE EVERYONE ELSE! If they can get away with charging what they do then so be it! I can say from experience that the Comptech piece is worth what they charge; especially when you compare prices of the heavier Japanese parts.

I might add that not all aluminium flywheels appear to be created equally. I believe that the bad air floating around about aluminium flywheels is a result of people designing bad parts. For example: the mounting of the friction surface and the aluminium backing is one area where I have seen much variation in different designs. The Comptech piece appears to have more bolts then others on the market. Perhaps this is why people have NOT had problems with it. You get what you pay for!

Regards,

 

they use the aluminum for the main body to keep wieght down..but have to bolt in a metal piece where the clutch disc will ride..the two metals heat up differently and you can run into problems like warping and so on...chromoly pieces on the other hand may be a little more expensive..but is one piece and not many problems..actually its alot stronger and handles the heat and strain much better than the soft aluminum..hope tghis helps..

 

that sounds like a good theory, but has it ever been backed up in actual accounts?

thanx.

jason

 

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Don't the Japanese flywheels have starter wheel problems?

How much do the Japanese ones weight and which would be better? Toda or Jun? Or Exedy?

 

JUN is the one with the starter problem
Toda is lighter than JUN (ultralight) and has no starting problem

Toda = 8.56 lbs

 

I guess the decision would be between Comptech's new Chromoly flywheel which comes in at 7 lbs I think... I guess which ever is the cheaper one would be the better choice... I doubt the weight difference is noticible. Although with Comptech if I had any problems I could take care of it here...

 

Comptech doesn't make a chromoly flywheel

 

the starter issue is one of the concerns that i have. i have no personal experiance with it, but have heard about it. i'm looking for something trouble free and that's gong to last.

 

Since I have been here I have heard NO accounts of aluminum flywheel failure or warping. On the other hand I have heard endless accounts of starter problems and cracking of chromoly flywheels.

The fact is I'm sure they both have their own particular strengths and weaknesses. I don't think there is any clear cut winner here. For those proponents who would say that Honda's decision to use a chromoly flywheel in the new R is proof of chromolys superior performance remember that aluminum flywheels are more costly to manufacture due to the increased design complexity and construction.

I can see it now, Spoon, Toda, and Jun are all going to develop aluminum flywheels for the new R so that they can be lighter then the stock chromoly one.

Regards,

 

No failure of alluminum? You're kidding right? I've seen two fail on people and both times with catastrophioc results to their transmissions. On the other hand I have never even heard of a chrome=moly unit cracking and the starter problem has only been the case with the Jun wheel.

 

Toda. Why? because that's what most of the shops I asked recommended and because I have one and love it.

 

so you don't think the toda is too light for a stock/lightly modded c5. i never plan on doing any mods other than header/ehaust to the motor. o and the flywheel. you didn't notice any lowend loss??

 

Low end loss? Maybe just off idle but no not once you're moving. No losses at all. Takes a few days to get reused to launching the car. After that you only see awesome response when blipping the throttle and heel/toeing.