Can you just change out the flywheel on a prelude without changing the clutch? I am contemplating getting a 8lb flywheel i hear that the stock on a 97 prelude is heavy and that by loosing the weight you will "gain hp".

 

also does anyone have any experience with exedy clutch and fidanza flywheel?

 

You can just change out the flywheel, but if your already there you might as well replace the clutch.Also,you wont be "gaining" any hp. You will just make it easier for the engine to move which in turn is going to allow the motor to perform better. It will make the car rev faster(also drop rev's faster) and respond quicker to your inputs

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I would just use a 12lb'er. Still lighter than the stock one, but your revs won't drop as fast when you let off the gas.

 

^ I agree with that. 8 lbs drops fast, you can practically engine brake when you see a red light.

Exedy/fidanza is a popular setup that's on the cheap side. My flywheel they sent me was too big and the bendix gear on the starter was getting jammed in it. Most people don't have any problems with them though.

 

Personally, I run the ACT Streetlite, the Prolite is the 8lb.

 

I'm running the Fidanza 8lb flywheel with a Exedy stage 1 clutch kit. The RPM needle is fast and responsive. lol

 

i run that setup its awesome!! 1st gear the first couple times r alil tricky i over rev'd alil bit but it feels great especially with stage 3cams!

 

Running Fidenza 8lb with Exedy OEM replacement clutch. One of the best upgrades i've done so far

 

like others suggested, you may as well change the clutch since you're taking the tranny off, also, should change out the rear main oil seal as well

 

thanks for all your replies!

 

i just replaced the stock clutch so it would be a waste to get a new one before the old one is toast... do you guys agree? also how much do you think the flywheel would cost for installation?

 

probably almost the same price as if you were to replace the whole clutch, cause the mechanic will have to do everything all over again.

 

i have used both 8lb 12 lb and stock. I prefer the 8lb.

The 8lb is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, its my favourite. While you are taking the tranny out you might want to think about clutch, LSD, flywheel and FD if you have the money and do it all at once.

 

sorry noob question but what is LSD, and FD

 

LSD is Limited Slip Differential. And FD is Final Drive

 

Stay away from competition clutch flywheels, they dont fit tight like a flywheel should, caused my flywheel bolts to back out twice, which results in a need to drop the trans to change the flywheel, major labor involved to get the trans clear on a lude.

Only use a flywheel if it fits on the crank tight with out having to hold it on there with your hands, and if the flywheel bolt holes are snug with the flywheel bolts, well close to snug, but the most important part is the flywheel hub fitting tight against the part of the crank that sticks out past the engine block.

 

Are you sure something else wasn't to blame?
I haven't had any problems with my Competition Clutch flywheel at all, and I've had it on my Lude for a long time now.
None of my friends that have Competition Clutch flywheels have had any problems either, and they’ve also been using theirs for years.
Mine fitted nice, snug and flush without me having to hold it there with my hands.
I didn’t even use Loctite and nothing’s come loose at all. It also looked very well made to me.

 

You can try F1 clutches and flywheels. They seem to be the cheapest and most reliable on the web.

 

You have to tell people when you're joking on the internet. Some people might take this statement as true

As far as the CC flywheels, I think that was install error. I've got plenty of friends running them with not issues. Did you loctite the bolts?

But I agree with 94vtirozguy, I love my 8lb and a diff and an FD will give you more than any bolt on could ever dream of.

 

yes i loctited the bolts the second time and only one came out instead of 4, but still, maybe I got a bad one, but the quality on the ACT is much better... just my two cents.

 

Lol, who ever said I was joking.

Its only a piece of metal. As long as its balanced its fine for a lightened flywheel.

I dont know how the clutches they have hold up, but a lightened flywheel is a lightened flywheel.

 

By the sound of it the bolts were not torqued correctly (It can be difficult without the right tool).
But even if we assume they were, then the problem probably lay with the bolts themselves or the threads in the crank that they screw into.

I honestly can’t see how any flywheel can by itself cause those bolts to come loose.
I mean, that IS the job of the bolts after all, not the flywheel.
And like I said, I was impressed by the quality of the CC flywheel’s fit and finish. It was also balanced very well.

 

Not all lightened flywheels are created equal, and its not "only a piece of metal"

 

lol