I have a crx with a b16. In the 1/4 mile how much would a (about) 8 lb flywheel help, and does anyone know if there are any horspower gains? Are headers worth the money and how much do they help out? any info. will help.

 

A flywheel will allow for faster revs.. less weight for the crank to rotate.. probably frees up a few HP also... A Good header is a good investment, if you have the money, go with a Bisimoto or ANR.. I like my JDM ITR 4-1, $400 shipped from JHP.

 

if you have a b16 engine with a b16 tranny, then youve already got a pretty short geared transmission, and a fly wheel would still help, but since it pretty much will do the same thing as your tranny is doing (getting you through the gears faster), then i would suggest a header.
hytech, bisimoto, an-r, and smsp are all the top of the line headers and will give you the most hp, but they are also the most expensive, and i think its kinda difficult to install the bisimoto header because of all the bends, you might have to use a half size radiator if you dont already have one

so i would suggest getting either a jdm itr 4-1 header, or a dc jdm 4-1 header which is a little cheaper (maybe 350 compared to 400). the only thing is that you should probably try to figure out ur exhaust system while youre doing your header, because it all works together as a system, i think all these headers have 2.5" collectors, so using a 2.5" inlet/outlet carsound cat would be good, then i would suggest a 2.5" mandrel bent catback exhaust if you can find one. you could just order the prebent piping from vrsexhaust.com or something like that, people can tell you other sites too, i think theres one called kteller.com then you can get just a muffler like magnaflow or something and youll be straight. hope this helps.

 

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Bisimoto units can be used with full length radiators. What really sets these headers apart are the custom lengths, diameters and merge collector angles made for each application power plant: not a "1 size fits all" header. This is why they are the chice of the top all motor drag racers, and street enthusiaists.

 

the flywheel is gonna cost you time at the 1/4. lighter flywheels cause your engine to stumble very hard off the line, costing you 60ft times, and valuable rpm's.

lightened flywheels are for road racing, rallying, or any other type of motorsports where the car hardly ever comes to a complete stop. drag cars run heavier flywheels to help them get a better launch off the light.

so get headers.

 

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not true.... that depends on the driver, a lighter flywheel will help, although its harder to launch, if u cant lauch well it costs u, if u can get the hang of it it helps a decent amount, and its really not that hard to get used to

 

blondkid... how can a lightened flywheel get you off the line faster? you have to feather the clutch in order to keep engine rpm's up, and if you do that, youre not puttin all your power down. on the other side, if you rev the engine to 6000 rpm's, release the clutch fairly quickly to get the power down, the engine is gonna drop to 3000 rpm's, taking you out of the powerband. but if you run an oem flywheel or slightly heavier, you can let out the clutch quickly without droppin rpm's, dropping you out of the powerband.

drag cars have been runnin heavy flywheels since big daddy don garlits ran at busch gardens before it was a ****** theme park.

 

if you need a flywheel check out Wicked's site.cheap and SFI approved.....