jonnyc

i have a b18c in a 95 civic hatchback and im considering a ACT clutch and spoon lightweight flywheel. It seems as though it is a beneficial addition but ive read some things about buying scattershields because since the flywheel is so lightweight it has a tendency to shatter ????. This would obviously kill or put huge holes in the driver and passenger if it were to happen and it scares the hell out of me. Is this a legit worry ?? or does it only apply to high high horspower cars ???. I dont want to buy a lightweight flywheel if there is even a remote chance of this happening. Has anyone ever heard of this happening ??

thanks for any info you can provide

CanadaCivicSIR

A lightweight flywheel is just a flywheel made from a lighter material such as titanium, aluminum and so on.

I would not worry about it, unless you a running a serious amount of HP.

Just don't buy a flywheel that was lightened by removing material from the original flywheel, those flywheels IMO are unsafe.

jonnyc

ya liek i said its a spoon flywheel not a stock shaved one those things cant be safe. Does anyone else have any real experience with these things or any stories ?? i need some tech's opinions i Know most people say its safe but then i see some post about them shattering

thanks for your reply
kepp em comin

jonnyc

anyone else heard ofthis being a problem ???

or is this just in the case of extreme horsepower ???

deepnite

its been recommend d to me that clutchmasters fly wheel work best with the ACT setup

image-evo1

i've got the JUN ultra light fly wheel and i have no problems with my starter at all. i got a 95 ex with a jdm b16a, and have no started problems what so ever.

gamby

..and your setup should work correctly--you have a jdm b16a. The Jun flywheel tears up USDM starter gears, but it works w/ the jdm gears.

Gong Show

yeah, i heard this before also... I think it was a problem with just
the way it lines up with the usdm motor/starters. If you have a jdm motor/starter you
should be fine. I also hear that the JUN flywheels are good stuff too


[Modified by GONG SHOW, 9:29 AM 1/30/2002]

rotaryguy

unless you run the car up to 10k rpm+, you shouldn't have to worry.

i had a buddy install a scattershield over his tranny in his FC Rx-7...and he needed it. that car was a freakin' beast. his redline rpm was limited by his underbuilt tranny.

deepnite

another reason for a clutchmaster flywheel