Lightened/aftermarket flywheel necessary for my car?
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Lightened/aftermarket flywheel necessary for my car?
okay. my motor has already close to 50k mi and i was going to change it to a stage 2 exedy. its a 00 coupe with a supercharged b16a2 engine and basically it has ctr cams, spoon camgears, itr valvesprings, crower valves, and crower titanium retainers. idk if those matter, but im still running a stock clutch and flywheel. one of my friends told me that if i get a lighter flywheel my vtec will kick in sooner. is that true? also, how will it help my car?
Re: Lightened/aftermarket flywheel necessary for my car? (speedooo)
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^^ Haha... x2. With a lightened flywheel, pully set or lightened crank you will not engage Vtec sooner. You will however, rev up faster. How fast? I have no clue.
^^ Haha... x2. With a lightened flywheel, pully set or lightened crank you will not engage Vtec sooner. You will however, rev up faster. How fast? I have no clue.
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Re: Lightened/aftermarket flywheel necessary for my car? (95ProjectEJ1)
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the actual time it would take to get to the same rpms would decrease, so actually yes it would make it kick sooner. just it won't make it kick sooner in the rpm range.
the actual time it would take to get to the same rpms would decrease, so actually yes it would make it kick sooner. just it won't make it kick sooner in the rpm range.
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Re: Lightened/aftermarket flywheel necessary for my car? (gd99em1)
technically they are right, when you think about it like this guy^, but that question made your friends sound retarded. Anywho, we can tell you the actual advantages to having a lightweight flywheel:
It will decrease rotational mass, resulting in a kind of "virtual horsepower," which involves gains at different speeds, rather than rpms. Your acceleration will go up most noticably from stop to go, then less from say, 30-45, then less from 45-65, and so on. You probably won't notice anything any higher than that.
Also, people will tell you that a lightweight flywheel is a hassle because it also slows down faster, etc., but I have a 7.5 lb one, and I don't notice it, so...
Anywho, it's more of an engine response type of upgrade for the lower speeds that I think will compliment the good response a supercharger gives you already. And yes, I do believe you are seriously overdue for an aftermarket clutch if you are running a supercharger. Hope this helped you.
It will decrease rotational mass, resulting in a kind of "virtual horsepower," which involves gains at different speeds, rather than rpms. Your acceleration will go up most noticably from stop to go, then less from say, 30-45, then less from 45-65, and so on. You probably won't notice anything any higher than that.
Also, people will tell you that a lightweight flywheel is a hassle because it also slows down faster, etc., but I have a 7.5 lb one, and I don't notice it, so...
Anywho, it's more of an engine response type of upgrade for the lower speeds that I think will compliment the good response a supercharger gives you already. And yes, I do believe you are seriously overdue for an aftermarket clutch if you are running a supercharger. Hope this helped you.
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