would a lightened flywheel have good effects on a NA car? if so how much weight should i go for? any negitive aspects? list some observations you have noticed when installed. thanks

 

Rev faster, lose revs faster. My friend has a 7lb. one (forgot the name) on his Integra GS, and pulls like my GS-R.

 

thanks any other comments from anyone?

 

i had a fidanza flywheel on my LS and it made SUCH a world of difference, you'll have to relearn how to release the clutch a little slower and give it a little more gas because it'll feel as though you "lost torque" because the inertail mass is less (you really lost or gained now power). however the light weight reduces a LOT of stress on the motor and you'll rip through the RPMs as if the tranny was geared shorter.

best mod i had on my old car.

i now have a 12.4 lb stock flywheel (it was machined from 18.6) and it helps an incredible amount for my boost. that's just something to think about, if you plan on boosting, lighter is better but its also harder to use.

-ryan

 

Yup, the flywheel has been a great mod to my RS. The only things I have done are 12.5 xAct streetlite FW, ITR rear sway, and 16" slipstreams. The FW made the car better to drive and my mpg has gone way up for in town driving. I don't have to push the car has hard to get up to speed. I'd suggest it to anyone.

 

is the story the same for a NA car?

 

I had my stock flywheel lightened to 12lbs. My only complaint is that it is not light enough. If I had to do it over I would probably go with 9lbs.

 

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same here xAct makes a 8.8 pound prolite flywheel and I should have gotten that one. I was talked out of it but shouldn't have listened.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tegasaurus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had a fidanza flywheel on my LS and it made SUCH a world of difference, you'll have to relearn how to release the clutch a little slower and give it a little more gas because it'll feel as though you "lost torque" because the inertail mass is less (you really lost or gained now power). however the light weight reduces a LOT of stress on the motor and you'll rip through the RPMs as if the tranny was geared shorter.

best mod i had on my old car.


very well put, thanks

i now have a 12.4 lb stock flywheel (it was machined from 18.6) and it helps an incredible amount for my boost. that's just something to think about, if you plan on boosting, lighter is better but its also harder to use.

-ryan</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

ok heh so it is the same story with FI and NA, any negitives anyone? or is it undisputely a great mod?

 

I had an 7.5 lb flywheel with my stage 2 clutch from ACT. The flywheel was too light for my set-up at the time that I lost alot of torque. Right now I am going with a 12.5 lb flywheel. I thought lighter was better but I found out...12-12.5 lb is proper.

 

what other mods does ur friends car have to make it pull like your gs-r?

 

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I've seen some stuff on here saying you don't lose torque with a lightened flywheel.

 

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I've seen some stuff on here saying you don't lose torque with a lightened flywheel. </TD></TR></TABLE>

you're exactly right... light weight flywheels do not lose torque, it just changes inertial mass which will make it feel that way. You just need to learn to either slip the clutch a little bit or give it more gas on launches.

losing torque with a flywheel is like people saying "my car over steers with a 22mm sway bar." rear sway bars do not increase oversteer; rather they decrease understeer.

-ryan

 

Love my clutch masters lighten flywheel. I would recommended it to anyone. It cut my boost lag down several rpms. My buddy is running a 99 LS with I/H/E after he upgraded his clutch with 7lb fly, it felt like my turbo on low boost.

 

anyone have any experience with a jdm flywheel that ate up your usdm stater?

 

act streetlite flywheel rocks

 

It does make it harder to drive in stop and go traffic.
The engine revs much more quickly and revs down more quickly between revs.
I just shift quicker so it doesn't bother me.
Overall, it is a good mod to have if you don't mind having to shift quicker between gears.

 

Love my Clutchmasters 7.5 lb. aluminum flywheel. I've gotten used to it so I don't even notice the fast dropping revs all that much. The only time it can get annoying really is when the A/C is on. Between shifts w/ the A/C on, the revs REALLY drop like a rock! Even w/ a short throw shifter it can be difficult to shift w/o the revs dropping too much before engaging the clutch. You almost have to rev-match when upshifting. But again, this is only w/ the A/C on.

 

i love my fidanza 7.5 flywheel, with the act clutch on my ls. It made my car faster and fun to drive. i raced a gsr with intake and i pulled a little, and i have intake and exhaust.