would be a good idea to trim the flywheel a little or just buy an aftermarket one. any ideas please i just want to save some $$

 

if your in the so cal area, i know a place that lightens it for like $100. he does quality work. i would say thats the best way to go as long as it is done by somebody that knows what they are doing. send me an email if you want more details

 

I'm in the area... What or how much is done for $100 (as in how much weight si shaved off)? What type of warranty or guarentees?

Does he resurface the wheel as well? I need to install a new clutch and have been recommended to resurface the flywheel while I'm at it (they've told me $50).

 

how much extra to have it balanced????

Figure about $175 to have to done right.

 

i have an ls/vtec and i want to get the flywheel lightened/balanced, but i need an idea of how many thou. that the machinist needs to take off to lighten it to around 12lbs. any info at all would be cool., thanks.

 

pics worth a 1000 words

 

what tha ..f..ak

 

Is that from having a OEM Flywheel lightened? Looks like it reduces it's integrity. I always wondered about that. Looks like that could be the answer

 

yeah the stock flewheels get holes in them from the heat when they are lighten to much. They dont have enough meat on them to take it. they get hot spots and just fuxor.


[Modified by rainforest, 12:19 AM 3/27/2002]

 

ouch, so does anybody actually know what the safe specs are to machine a stock flywheel?

 

I have an idea, how about saving your self the pain and agony of a blown clutch and flywheel and the ability to walk in a straight line by just spending the extra dollars and getting a real light flywheel!? One made of chromemoley or an aluminum one with chromemoly inserts. You don't cheap out on stuff like that it can cost you financially and physically, my dad's friend walks with a permanent limp form taking a peice of a blown flywheel into his knee. Not to mention when it blew through the floor the sheet metal wraped his foot down on to the gas pedal so he couldnt' stop accelerating.

 

That is a pic of the backside of the flywheel. The holes are drilled to BALANCE the flywheel after cutting. The 6 evenly space holes are the pressure plate bolt holes. The cutting was step to maintain a consistant thickness to maintain strength. The guy for did the work used to do the same to VW Bug flywheels.

 

WTF damn that sucks. I have never heard of that on a honda. I have heard horror stories about drive shafts and such but never a fly wheel punching thru a floor board. That must have been a lot of horse power pushing it

 

The stock flywheels are a cast material so any nothing should be done to modify them. I've seen modded stock flywheels completely fall apart(explode). Be very careful.

 

yes, flywheels can fly apart....what do you think scatter shields are for??? I went ahead and bought an exedy chromeoly 9 1/2 lb flywheel. It was 475......but I don't worry about the **** exploding. Sometimes you gotta spend a little extra dough for peace of mind.

 

I just recevied my exedy flywheel and I weighed on a postal scale (super accurate). It weighed 12.75 lbs. Are there two different kinds of exedy flywheels?

 

i think he is refering to a domestic application, i have seen the damage from a friends clutch assemble exploding in a 66' mustang, its not pretty. the clutch debris would have to make some interesting moves to do that in a honda.

 

damn! that's scary

 

The above story was from a domestic vehicle. I didn't want to scare anyone just trying to get the point across of how the cheap way out can end up costing you more later. Oh yeah I have the ZEX chromemoley flywheel in my car, it's supposed to be the copy of the Jun spec one. Can't complain so far, runs great and no holes in my floor.

 

well, if a Honda flywheel does explode, your safe.

But it would really suck to be in the passenger seat

 

lol thats why they make scatter shields....I wouldnt touch a stock flywheels except to take it off.

 

I have seen those scatter shields for imports, hahaha they don't look like much to me. Anyone here have one? Or maybe had the unfortunate chance to try one out?




[Modified by GSRoadRage, 2:26 AM 3/29/2002]

 

i dont want to get in trouble by giving out any numbers so email at mrcrxman@hotmail.com

or better yet...have you ever heard of CLUTCH SPEACIALTIES? thats where i got hooked up for $100. let me know

 

if a honda can spin a flywheel enough where is could bust through the bell housing, the firewall, the dash, and injure a passenger means its pushing some serious ******* power, enough where having a stock flywheel is not even an option.


[Modified by 95CivicSi, 7:51 PM 3/28/2002]

 

How much was that flywheel lightened to? I was under the assumption that 13lbs was the limit for lightening.