i was under the impression that a lighter flywheel would give u power to the wheel by eliminating some drive train loss. but i was talking to a friend and he said that it doesnt do anything. and makes ur car have more drag. is that true. wat u guys no about this topic i want ur opinons.

 

haha - your friend is a complete dumbass. More drag? He's dumb as ****. I have an 8lb flywheel and i wouldn't trade it in for anything. It most definately makes a difference. RPMs climb quicker and they drop quicker - but its well worth it if you shift fast. Get a short shifter and you're in there. I just threw away my old flywheel - once yuo replace your flywheel, hold each in one hand - and you tell me if a light flywheel is worthless. The stock flywheel is heavy as ****.

 

i have the 8lb flywheel as well
definately climbs the low and midrange quicker but i feel like i loose some after about 6500...top end seems to be missing because of loss of momentum from the lighter wheel

i think the stock wheel is somewhere around 25lbs

 

really? I haven't experienced that at all. Momentum shouldn't have anything to do with it if your foot is on the pedal. So, thats not the flywheel's fault - momentum only applies when the flywheel doesn't have another force acting upon it (making it spin).

 

Ive also heard that you may loose top end but it doesnt make sense really because wouldnt it give you better top end because the motor has less weight that it must turn.

 

It won't/shouldn't affect top end at all - it'll get you there quicker though

I haven't lost any top end at all.

Its all in the head. When you shift, it'll lower the rpm quicker - so, people think that they're losing top end; however, they just need to shift quicker.

 

Kingpin i see that your boosting. Ive heard that with boost you dont want to go with lightweight flywheel. How true is that ?

 

8 lb flywheel, is the way to go... Hell thats the way it should be from the get go.... The differance is night and day...

 

why do you think race cars and hardcore sportscars go with lightweight internals like crank, rods, and pistons? if you lighten the spinning components of a motor, or anything that requires power to operate the motor, you will free up power. thats like saying you lose power when you remove AC, power steering, balance shafts, or add lightweight wheels, etc... the less weight the combustion has to move, the more power will reach the wheels.

 

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definately climbs the low and midrange quicker but i feel like i loose some after about 6500...top end seems to be missing because of loss of momentum from the lighter wheel

i think the stock wheel is somewhere around 25lbs</TD></TR></TABLE>

Stock is 18lbs

 

You dont loose no top-end.....

 

maybe the oem wheel is 18....where did you get that info from?

when i was looking at new ones.....all the stock replacements were over 20lbs

 

I def think stock is more than 18 lbs. Its f'in heavy as hell compaired to the lighter ones.

Back on topic, After riding in Mgags7, his brother (chris), and jd3jdm's cars i can def see/feel the diff with the lighter flywheel. 100% worth it IMO

 

I have an 8lb too and I love it, well worth the money

 

from what Ive been told, is a light flywheel is fine for low hp cars, but once you start creeping up higher and higher, its better to get like a 10-12 lbs flywheel. I can't remember the reasons why, but yea. infact, ima go search

 

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well thats not true. I can see if you have a huge turbo on your car - and the power band is gay....if you have an 8lb flywheel, chances are you'd drop out of full boost. But thats why you get a decent sized turbo with a good powerband - instead of buying the biggest son of a bitch you can find.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lude98SH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Kingpin i see that your boosting. Ive heard that with boost you dont want to go with lightweight flywheel. How true is that ? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Not boosted yet, but read my post right above.

 

I haven't heard of anybody complaining about a lightened flywheel, regardless of the brand.

 

i really dont like light flywheels. I just dont like how the car drives with it light as hell. I drove my buddies 5th gen with 8lbs and 6 puck. I could never DD his car. That would just be a pain in the ***. just my .02 cents tho.

 

Maybe i'm being slow right now - but DD stands for?..........

 

daily driven

 

Oh really? You just have to get used to it - it took me about 3-4 days to get used to it. But it becomes second nature - seriously. Like i said, i have a six puck w/8lb flywheel. If you're used to the way your car drives - it'll make everything 'hard' when you jump in his ride.

 

i just like being able to drive comfortably when i am daily driving a car. I hate anything that is going to make traffic the slightest bit more of a pain. I know i am kinda being a hypocrit about that sense i am building itb's but my plans are to tune it in a way that it wont effect daily driving. This is why i cant wait to get school over with and get another car. Then i will do all that other crap that i currently would not like.

 

anyone know what kind of flywheel is better as in the material? steel...ect?

 

Good question but since we are on this topic I've been wanting one myself Kingpin. I just want to know since i basically got a brand new clutch from NAPA i dun wanna buy a new clutch. Do you think that I have to get a performane cluth to use the 8 or 12lb flywheel? Anyone using OEM clutch on lightened flywheel?

Oh yeah...and what's my weather forecast?