Im replacing my clutch on my car ..do you guys recommend resurfing the flywheel or would it be better if i buy a new one at advancautoparts

 

you can resurface it for 40 bux its cheaper then buying a new one

 

and with advanced.. youll never know what youll get.. keep the OE quality

 

Resurface, its cheaper

 

Or you can take this as an opportunity to replace the flywheel with something more lightweight from Fidanza or Exedy.

 

is a lighter flywheel worth the extra cash versus getting the stocker resurfaced?

in the same market, need a new clutch for a y5

 

In my opinion, it is. It doesn't add any power, but it frees up some of the power lost to the drivetrain.

 

question on how to resurface - could this be done with a brake lathe?

 

It can be done yes, but if you are considering attempting this yourself i would suggest not doing so. Just spend the $50 and have someone who knows what they're doing get it done, and done right.

 

check and see if there are burn marks in your flywheel or un even wear. Resurfacing is a cheap way of fixing it, but i recommend replacing.

 

Getting my 7.5lb fidanza flywheel was probably the best thing I've done to my civic besides switching from the DX transmission to the EX transmission. The car is SO much more fun. Even if it's still slow it's just more "peppy" in the gears, I can feel cool when I rev match, it's just more fun.

Light weight flywheels are kick ***. They really wake up the car.

 

I really notice the lightened flywheel on upshifts, before it would spin at the old RPM for a second then slowly drop, now it sits there for a half a second and quickly drops. Downshifts get a little trickier just because (between gears) the engine puts on RPMs so quickly w/o any load but the immediacy is excellent.

And it's that noticeable with a 12.5lb flywheel. I can only imagine how responsive it'd be with a lighter one.

Back on topic though, if you are in a street car, being driven on public roads, I would be very hesitant to do anything with seat belts. If some aspect of your installation fails in an accident and you or your passenger gets hurt, the person who did the installation is going to be liable for those injuries. And you can bet anything the insurance companies will take one look at your non-standard seatbelt and use that to worm out of paying any and all claims related to the accident. Hell, even if the seatbelt held up and was completely functional, they'll still deny it out of principle... insurance companies don't like change.