exactly as the topic saids.. i heard 8lb isnt too hard to drive, but i commute a lot and sometimes, i drive with a lot of stuff in my car. i also live in a very hilly city. what are your takes on this?

 

I don't mind it, but sometimes I have trouble when stopped on a steep hill, regular hills are no problem at all though.

On the steep ones I end up having to rev it up higher and hold it more, so I don't stall.

Down here in SoCal it's not a problem at all, if I lived in SF though, it might get annoying, but then I would also have more practice with it so it wouldn't be so bad.

 

how much do u have to slip the clutch to prevent stalling? FYI, i do live in sf

 

8lbs, though people swear theres more of a powerful feel and what not... the truth remains, there's more work involved in driving whether its keeping the revs high enough from stalling to keeping yourself concentrated as this person mentioned when traversing steep inclines.

 

w00t for ebrake.. pull the ebrake, put ur foot on the gas, let out the gas pedal and release the ebrake at the same time

 

I have a 8.8lbs act prolite flywheel and it feels the same as stock for me besides the revs dropping a little bit faster.. My car shakes a bit though going up a hill and riding clutch going slow though.

 

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hehe great. have been doing this.

 

What clutches are you guys using with those lightened flywheels? I have no trouble at all driving on a 9lb flywheel and ACT HD-SS clutch.

 

What does having a lighter flywheel do for performance???

 

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it allows you to keep your rpm's up in between gears(i.e. shifting)

 

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it allows you to keep your rpm's up in between gears(i.e. shifting) </TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm gonna feel like a moron if I'm wrong, but I thought it allowed your rpm's to climb (and fall) faster. Which means during shifting it would fall more than a stock flywheel would? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

y would that b good???

 

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I don't know if you're talking to me or not. But IF I'm right, although the revs would fall faster inbetween gears, I guess the fact that they also climb faster would make up for it. I'm not sure though, somebody please clarify.

 

MPH is based on RPM.. A lighter flywheel lets the car rev faster/ easyer. making you accelerate faster. And the rpm would drop faster because the lighter flywheel has less momentum.

 

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well said

 

ahh so I was right, thanks for clearing that up.

 

definately sportin this method on hills w/ the 7.5 pounder fidanza. i think the gains outweigh the ...um... non-gains.

 

BULLSHIT.. it all depends on the mauf and where they put the weight.. UR just so happens to put their weight so the FW is VERY drivable. 8bs i say go for it.. only gear i have toruble in going up a hill is in 5th and my rpms are around 3k. as far as slipping the cluthc. not much. i usually start off at 1.5k unless i'm in a hurry. and i slip the clutch for maybe 2-3 seconds. i constantly start on steep hills. WITH people, no problems. it all comes down to how good of a manual driver you are. i don't intend to brag but i guess i can drive stick very well. may people told me. and i can adapt very quickly to any car. i've gotten stuck in traffic for like 3 hours on the NJTP coming home from e-town. only problem was my left foot was getting tired from holding the clutch down.

but lemme tell you this. it IS easier to stall from a low RPM when starting so you must push into the gas more. when shifting any mistake in rpm is easily corrrected wiht the lightweight FW. also downshifting. when i'm lazy and i'm on the brkae i just slip the cluthc. the revs shoot up so fast. less slipping required.

i HIGHLY reccommend it

 

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u were both right...allows it rev faster because theres less rotating mass, and less energy has to be put into rotating that *****.

F*R = MR^2(W)

 

A light flywheel will NOT make the car accelerate faster. What it is good for, however, is when downshifting and revmatching, the engine revs up faster, meaning you don't have to hold down the throttle when you blip it to bring the revs up, so you can downshift faster. Great for track and autox use.

I've had my 7.5 lb. Clutchmasters flywheels for almost 30K miles now, NO driveability issues. The only thing that is annoying sometimes is when driving w/ the A/C on, the revs drop VERY fast when upshifting, because of the combination of the light flywheel and the drag on the engine from the A/C compressor. Other than that,

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A light flywheel will NOT make the car accelerate faster. What it is good for, however, is when downshifting and revmatching, the engine revs up faster, meaning you don't have to hold down the throttle when you blip it to bring the revs up, so you can downshift faster. Great for track and autox use.

I've had my 7.5 lb. Clutchmasters flywheels for almost 30K miles now, NO driveability issues. The only thing that is annoying sometimes is when driving w/ the A/C on, the revs drop VERY fast when upshifting, because of the combination of the light flywheel and the drag on the engine from the A/C compressor. Other than that, </TD></TR></TABLE>

won't make it accel faster? i've noticed a difference.. it's not a huge power gaining difference but i def get through the gears a bit quicker..

LOLOL at driving wiht the A/C on.. omg i've never seen RPMS drop so fast..

BTW if you want a comparison. a lightweight FW is like driving with the A/C on wiht a stocker, so get used to that then you'll enjoy the FW.

yeha downshifting going through turns and then climbing back through the gears is so much more fun.