Im thinking of putting one in. I want
some first hand impressions. Does it make
a noticable difference? It is worth the effort
or a waste of time and $. Also, any noticable
loss of torque at stop signs? Thanks in advance.

 

I'll be putting one in a week or so, email me if you want to hear about it!

 

I went from a gsr tranny and stock flywheel to an itr tranny and itr flywheel, that made a big difference mainly because of the tranny's shorter gears. I would just get a stock flywheel and have it shaved or buy an aftermarket flywheel.

 

If you can get an R flywheel for a good price, go for that. Or you can just shave down your stock flywheel but to no less than 12lbs, I've been told.

As for a difference, yes, it revs up quicker and because it's about 14lbs. it won't kill torque at stop signs. Although, if you have a turbo, like your user name says, than there is no need for a lighter flywheel. If that's the case, save your $$. Otherwise, buy it, you'll like it on N/A cars.

 

how much is installation on that sucker?

 

installation is basically the same as a clutch install, so I'd expect around $300

 

don't forget the resurfacing!

 

Read this thread:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=170541

I will strongly recommend against "lightening" a flywheel. Purchase a reputable OEM or aftermarket flywheel that has been thoroughly engineered.

 

i personally woulnt waist my time on an ITR flywheel, the difference in wheight is only 3lbs and to be honest i cant imagine you'd be able to feel that too much difference considering that i didnt feel a huge diffenece when i put in my 9lb FW. If youre gonna do a FW get something lighter and do a clutch and even a tranny all at the same time, you'll save a lot on labor. I did my clutch and FW install 2months ago and now i'm getting a tranny and will have to go through all of it again

 

im doing my clutch as well. Some say yes you can feel it some say no.
Im still undecided. Anyone else?

 

I have one with my stock GS-R tranny. Revs go up noticeably faster when rev matching. I definitely had to adjust my driving to compensate for that. Acceleration-wise, the difference is very little. Stop and go took a minute or two at most to get used to.

If you expect to get a significant gain in acceleration, I'd say the ITR flywheel is a waste of time.

 

I agree that the ITR flywheel is not going to give you any significant gains if any. However, for $200-250 less than an aluminum flywheel, it makes more sense to me to pickup an ITR flywheel for $50 and have that resurfaced when installing my new transmission & street/race clutch. It is affordable, it reduces downtime (no need to unbolt everything and then the flywheel and have that resurfaced, instead I'll have the flywheel resurfaced and ready to go in). Its 4-5lbs lighter and IMO its a great bang for the buck.

 

I went with an ITR flywheel. I can't really say how much difference it made since i had a motor swap done the same time it was installed. I can say however that my motor revs a little bit quicker now. I picked it up since it's lighter (from the factory) than my stock flywheel and it's OEM quality.

 

sweet, someone with a clifford avatar! that rocks. cleo and mack are cool, but tbone is the shiznit, y0!