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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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if i should get a lightweight flywheel or pulley? and which would go good with it?
would a pulley or both go good with it and witch ones?

should you not have a lightweight flywheel and a pulley on your car at the same time? what would happen?

hah im still noobish at things


any advicee guysssssssssssssss
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

will those make it easier getting off at an more of an ease into first?
or not do anything when it comes to that?
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

if your worry about that keep the stock flywheel or got a with 12lbs flywheel, i have the act pro light 8lbs for my daily driver and i drive it fine, but my friends have problem driving it...crank pulley don't do much, if your gonna get a crank pulley get the ones with a harmonic balancer $$$
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:20 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

get the ACT or exedy lightweight flywheel
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

ACT XACT StreetLite Flywheel with the ACT clutch.



If your currently flywheel is in good condition, then you really don't need to upgrade your flywheel yet. But if you want to anyways, it's worth the investment.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 08:37 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

if that new clutch is for a d series motor the light flywheel is a wast of money if you ask me, if you have a b series motor then the lightened flywheel makes a world of difference and rev matching enjoyable.

as for the puley
Originally Posted by hard_boiled_EG
...crank pulley don't do much, if your gonna get a crank pulley get the ones with a harmonic balancer $$$
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

i have the old school blue series clutchmasters lightened flywheel in my DD b series and i love it. Night and day difference.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

Originally Posted by i-VTEC_do_you
if that new clutch is for a d series motor the light flywheel is a wast of money if you ask me
lol, not true! I've run lightweight flywheels on past builds with d series, it makes a huge difference, go for it, you won't be disappointed.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

i have also heard that a full exedy setup makes a huge difference on d series also
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

don't waste money on lightened pulleys. They can cause issues by being unbalanced. Like someone else said, get on with a harmonic balancer or get the Honda OEM N1 one for the CTR. It's not really any more than an aluminum one, and it's Honda...
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:24 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

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don't waste money on lightened pulleys. They can cause issues by being unbalanced. Like someone else said, get on with a harmonic balancer or get the Honda OEM N1 one for the CTR. It's not really any more than an aluminum one, and it's Honda...
This has been covered before....it's a sham, there is nothing wrong with running a lightened flywheel.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 12:53 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

Originally Posted by thumper64
...or get the Honda OEM N1 one for the CTR. It's not really any more than an aluminum one, and it's Honda...
I believe those are for B-series only.

But yea, as everyone has mentioned, a lightweight pulley is bad for your engine if it doesn't have the harmonic balancer and your engine is not internally balanced (i.e. D-series engines). It will, over time, cause crankwalk. For the flywheel, if you desire a lightweight one, I would look into Competition Clutch's Forged Steel Lightweight Flywheel. It's 12 lbs. if I remember correctly. They have a lighter one too, but IMO 7 lbs. is too light for a daily driver.
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Old Dec 31, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Default Re: i have an act clutch and was wondering if i should...

In the right motor a lightened flywheel will make a world of difference. When i had my '89 hatch, I had a b16a with pretty basic mods, got it tuned at least once a year and I had an eight pound flywheel mated to it. I'm not going to say it made up for the lack of torque compared to other motors, but I pulled on a lot of cars and surprised many people that I probably wouldn't have with a regular flywheel. Just learn how to shift quickly because those rpm's will drop very quickly.

Everyone's experiences will be different, but from my own personal experience, unless you get your engine balanced I would stay away from the lightened flywheel and lightweight pulley combo. I had two motors let go on me before I finally learned my lesson. Granted, both of them were ls-vtec that don't have a great reputation for being reliable anyway, but...I'm pretty sure that didn't help.

Just remember if something does break, at least learn something from it.
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