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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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sup guys , im trying to decide which flywheel to get for my y8 turbo setup , which would benifit me more . the car is a street/drag/road race car.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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for drag DONT get the prolite. Your 60ft times will go to hell. It is so hard to launch on a very light flywheeL. Basicly you rev to 6k, then as soon as you let go, your RPMS drop to 3.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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so u think the streetlite then , or what about the zex flywheel
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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streetlite over prolite; its a little heavier and will be eaiser to drive on and will keep you in boost longer while shifting than a prolite. i dont know much about the zex, but whatever one you get, be weary of aluminum (they can warp) and anything too light cause you're running a turbo
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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I would say run the Zex because all of the zex products I have in my car now work very well
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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try using a COMPTECH flywheel.
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Old Mar 18, 2004 | 10:30 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by asmallsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for drag DONT get the prolite. Your 60ft times will go to hell. It is so hard to launch on a very light flywheeL. Basicly you rev to 6k, then as soon as you let go, your RPMS drop to 3.</TD></TR></TABLE>

there must be something wrong with the way you are launching, i can pull off 2.2s on street tires in an acccord with an 8.5lb flywheel.

If your rpms drop that low, then your bogging, not cuz the flywheel is too light.

Though you are right about lighter flywheels being not too much use in a drag environment, but they come in soo damn handy when you rev matching downshifts, and heel toe through a corner,
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 12:44 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shermanyang &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">try using a COMPTECH flywheel. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 05:26 AM
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i have the prolite and i can chirp 3rd, of course the SRR 4.7final drive helps.

when i had a 10.5lb flywheel(stock final drive) there was no difference in shifting hard from 1st to 2nd between it and the stock 18lb one, both resulted in a little chirp. so the decrease in inertia of the lighter flywheel didnt impact much.

i say the main thing to consider is, the lighter the flywheel the more likely you'll get vibrations at idle, but even that can be remedied by increasing the idle rpm.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eddiebx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Though you are right about lighter flywheels being not too much use in a drag environment, but they come in soo damn handy when you rev matching downshifts, and heel toe through a corner, </TD></TR></TABLE>


I tottally agree, I don't even really go to the tracks that much, its all about autocross and road courses for me. My street lite loves that.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by asmallsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for drag DONT get the prolite. Your 60ft times will go to hell. It is so hard to launch on a very light flywheeL. Basicly you rev to 6k, then as soon as you let go, your RPMS drop to 3.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Prolite used in my car. Pulls 1.62 60" Love it.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 01:11 PM
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Gotta Prolite in my turbo del sol and love it. and for people saying that ur 60's go to hell, learn to launch better. lol
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Prolite what I am getting.

Its good for any application boost or no boost.
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Old Mar 19, 2004 | 05:23 PM
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go streetlite. Going too light will affect your daily driving too much. Rpms will drop off too fast almost stalling when coming to a stop. Plus you wanna keep you're motor at higher rpms to save your boost. Naw mean????
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zseeanz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go streetlite. Going too light will affect your daily driving too much. Rpms will drop off too fast almost stalling when coming to a stop. Plus you wanna keep you're motor at higher rpms to save your boost. Naw mean????</TD></TR></TABLE>

spoken like someone who has real experience with it
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Old Mar 21, 2004 | 08:27 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzCivic1.6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

spoken like someone who has real experience with it </TD></TR></TABLE> We don't need your sarcasm thanx for playing though.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:42 AM
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then stop giving bs opinions on something you obviously have no experience with.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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I got the prolite and love it. Haven't been to the track but we'll see.

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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AzCivic1.6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">then stop giving bs opinions on something you obviously have no experience with.</TD></TR></TABLE>Spoken like a true *******
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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I have a Fidanza fly wheel and love it. Tried a friends Unorthodox fly wheel and didnt really like it. i think the fidanza has a way better construction and seems more solid than the unorthodox. just thought id post this to give you a wider range of options
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 07:08 PM
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just put a prolite on my buddys b18b turbo EK. It revs up pretty nice considering the stupid LS tranny on it. Good quality part, one piece is
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 07:36 PM
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in my old ef i had a prolite...i was satisfied with it at the track i pulled off 2.027 60 ft best time was 14.808

id say go with the prolite since your going to make you car an all around car ya know
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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I couldn't tell the difference between the two.. Not enough to make a difference in every day driving at least and I live in the bay area and there are plenty of hills.
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 08:58 PM
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i have an exedy 8.5lb in my hatch
given it is not turbo but i definately felt a difference.
i would think a 11-13lb flywheel would be best suited for boost because you dont want your engine to fall out of boost between shifts, which WILL happen if you have too light of a flywheel.

just my opinion and i will say this I LOVE MY EXEDY FLYWHEEL
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Old Mar 22, 2004 | 09:10 PM
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I personally plan on running the ACT streetlite in my car. built B18c1 boosted. Seems to be what is right for me. Basically you just need to chose between which you think will suit your needs best
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