installing my ACT HDSS clutch tomorrow and i was wondering if anyone with an R has any experience with this new unit.

it's chromoly, so i'm sure it'll be pretty tough.

also, i have a question about flywheels in general:

will i lose low-end power with a lighter flywheel?
for example, if i'm cruising on the highway at 3500-4500 rpms and then floor it in fifth gear to pass someone, will i have less power to move? (or will the car accelerate even quicker?)

thanks!

 

Search will be your best freind, many posts about this...

But.
you will not loose power.
You will accelerate faster on the roll.

 

I have that flywheel it's cool. The lower the gear you are in the more you will notice the gain. Example first gear should feel really good second a little less noticeable and so on by the time you get to fifth it doesn't feel like much, but no decreases and of course in neutral it feels like it revs really quick.

 

I'm using it and its a very nice little mod. I'm still working on my heel-toe technique but talk to Chris N about how if felt to him. Its awesome for rev-matching and will increase the response of the car a bit (little more accel like mentioned before).

 

Great flywheel, weight wise. BIG difference in feel, when you hit the gas in any gear, the car feels as if it is reving faster. With less rotational mass, I suppose it IS reving faster.

Anyways, easy to heel toe with such a lightweight flywheel. Looks great, too, as in construction. You won't lose power and should be happy with it. Just remember you're going to be revving alot when in a parking lot backing up or pulling up a driveway with an incline. Vroom Vroom.

 

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Meh, only if you can't drive.......

 

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Meh, only if you can't drive.......</TD></TR></TABLE>

You must not be able to drive. I hear you parking your kaa only because you gotta rev a bit more than stock when parking.

Chris - who can drive, and heel toe, unlike dave.

 

I have one.
I love it.
No complaints.

You don't gain or loose power you accelerate faster due to less rotational weight/mass.

 

have one to and love it.....

 

I have that same setup and I give it a

 

Would an 8 lb be too light for the daily driving?

 

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I don't think so. I have an 8.8, not much difference, and I have no problem daily driving, I will go even lighter if I do it again.

 

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I had one in my R and liked it better than stock in every way. The only downside I noticed at all was that you had to rev a little more when starting off. And even then the difference was hardly noticeable.

 

My ACT Prolite is my favorite mod on my b16a... that is, until the SC61 goes on

 

would a prolite be ok for autocrossing? has anyone used it on a auto-x course?

 

resurfaceability?

 

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NO, I have the comptech 6.75 and its fine for everyday- infact I would never use another heavy FW again.

 

the friction surface is replacable.

 

sure, the lighter the better, since your launch doesn't play into your times as much as quick revving and shifting.

 

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Eh? Friction surface is replaceable? On a the Prolite chromoly flywheel?

And actually add something to this thread, I would've gotten the ACT Prolite if it was in stock/available when I had my short notice FD upgrade. Ended up with a Toda but I'm sure the ACT would've just as nice.

 

I have it and love it.

Only thing I noticed about it is that whenver I'm going from 5th to 3rd now, I have to rev match it twice b/c the revs drop a tad faster and I'm not paying attention.

 

running both hdss and prolite, no problems yet

 

I also installed the ACT HDSS setup with a Prolite flywheel 2 weeks ago. The flywheel is the best mod so far, you will accelerate a lot faster with it. You will like it for sure.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MrIllegalX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">would a prolite be ok for autocrossing? has anyone used it on a auto-x course?</TD></TR></TABLE> sure is fine, I dont have an R but I have a lot of R parts on my hybrid... and the ACT prolite flywheel is excellent, its tough to believe how inexpensive they are! seriously! I've put 7000+ miles on it this year, daily driving and autox, the flywheel is great! highly recomended. I was a bit worried about revs dropping too fast and stalling out coming to stopslights, etc. but that did not ever happen. I had to tune my idle at the TB using the idle set screw but otherwise the flywheel has been only AWESOME!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by owen_the_soyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> sure is fine, I dont have an R but I have a lot of R parts on my hybrid... and the ACT prolite flywheel is excellent, its tough to believe how inexpensive they are! seriously! I've put 7000+ miles on it this year, daily driving and autox, the flywheel is great! highly recomended. I was a bit worried about revs dropping too fast and stalling out coming to stopslights, etc. but that did not ever happen. I had to tune my idle at the TB using the idle set screw but otherwise the flywheel has been only AWESOME!</TD></TR></TABLE>

good tip about adjusting throttle when installing