{WTB} Light weight Flywheel
03-11-2013, 10:58 AM
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Light weight Flywheel
Category: Drivetrain
Price: $0
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
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Location (US State/Canada/Int): AL
Item Condition: Used
03-11-2013, 11:57 PM
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they don't come up used very often, for most people it's a major job to install or remove and then you had to keep the OE flywheel around to make the swap back
can't really go wrong with the ACT Prolite for weight vs $$$, a couple are a bit lighter for more $$$
can't really go wrong with the ACT Prolite for weight vs $$$, a couple are a bit lighter for more $$$
03-12-2013, 10:32 AM
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+1 I have the prolite and it's great. Requires a bit more effort taking off smooth but that's to be expected with a lightweight flywheel application.
Best price I found was through THmotorsports.com, it wasn't they're exact website, i found it through a froogle search.
03-12-2013, 11:41 AM
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If you go too light you sacrifice driveability on the street. Reducing intertia makes the car more difficult to launch from a stop. "Race" parts will not always make your car faster on the street. Sometimes they can make it slower or worse than it started.
03-12-2013, 11:41 AM
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I've been running the prolite for 30k and have had zero issues with it.
The ACT HD clutch is a different story that clutch a pile of ****.
But considering that ACT and exedy are the same thing it might mean I am just a crappy driver.
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03-12-2013, 11:44 AM
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Really? The ACT HDSS has been the clutch of choice for rotaries for over a decade. I've installed tens of them with zero issues. What kind of problems do you have with it?
03-12-2013, 12:01 PM
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In my experience the TOB they supply is an OEM koyo, not a generic/chinese version. Odd that you'd have issues with it going out, they usually last for at least 8-10 years.
03-12-2013, 02:02 PM
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I might be selling my BHR flywheel with counterweight and exedy stage 1 HD clutch kit AKA MS clutch. PM me if you are interested and what you are looking to pay. Probably want to get 50% of retail but I have not researched the current retail price, so feel free to provide that info.
03-12-2013, 02:32 PM
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After I adjusted the pedal it's been great ever since, running 2 seasons strong!
By far one of my most favorite clutches IMO. Light pedal feel for the strength!
03-14-2013, 01:07 PM
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Not to argue with you, Kevin, but my experiences with both my own lightweight flywheel on my personal RX-8, and then the tutoring my customers receive when they purchase a lightweight flywheel from me, have been completely opposite of what you describe. I will agree that the "friction zone/window" on the clutch feel narrows with a lightweight flywheel and the driver must exercise improved clutch pedal finesse but, once mastered, the RX-8 will drive as smooth as it does with an OEM flywheel. I routinely keep the RPMs at/below 1500 when starting from a dead stop and the reduced inertia is offset with driver technique.
03-14-2013, 01:12 PM
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Dude, my DRIVEWAY is a huge hill. I can always tell the cars that have aluminum flywheels because I have to slip the hell out of the clutch to gain enough momentum to get up it. I like LW steel FW's just fine, but the 8 and 9lb aluminum flywheels are IMO good for nothing except making you look like a dumbass on hills with stops.
03-14-2013, 03:13 PM
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I have no idea how Schumacher manipulates/operates his clutches, so I wouldn't know how I compare to him, but I do have a story I would like to share with everyone;
Here in AZ we have a restaurant called "The Hilltop" (maybe Hoss has seen it) that has one of the steepest grades I have ever seen, anywhere. I had a friend/customer for whom I installed a BHR Flywheel and an Exedy clutch. He found it nearly impossible to drive anywhere with the BHR flywheel, expressing the same concerns as you, let alone driving up steep grades. I then jumped in his car, with him in the passenger seat, and demonstrated how one can "retrain" themsleves on clutch and gas pedal finesse starting with allowing the car to idle while gently engaging the clutch, leaving the gas pedal alone and trusting the idle control feature in the PCM. We headed over to The Hilltop and I started from idle at the base of the driveway. I even stopped the car partway up the grade and demonstrated my manner of driving and how I smoothly motivated the car the rest of the way up the hill without excessive slipping of the clutch or excessively high engine RPMs.
Most people who drive with me in my personal RX-8 are usually unaware that not only do I have a BHR Flywheel but I also have a SPEC Lightweight clutch (one of the few which actually works, while the rest I sold failed). Just as with the flywheel, the clutch is 4 lbs. lighter than typical clutches which even furthers my point.
Again, I am not trying to argue with others or demand that everyone agree with me, I am simply sharing my personal experience as it differs from yours.
Here in AZ we have a restaurant called "The Hilltop" (maybe Hoss has seen it) that has one of the steepest grades I have ever seen, anywhere. I had a friend/customer for whom I installed a BHR Flywheel and an Exedy clutch. He found it nearly impossible to drive anywhere with the BHR flywheel, expressing the same concerns as you, let alone driving up steep grades. I then jumped in his car, with him in the passenger seat, and demonstrated how one can "retrain" themsleves on clutch and gas pedal finesse starting with allowing the car to idle while gently engaging the clutch, leaving the gas pedal alone and trusting the idle control feature in the PCM. We headed over to The Hilltop and I started from idle at the base of the driveway. I even stopped the car partway up the grade and demonstrated my manner of driving and how I smoothly motivated the car the rest of the way up the hill without excessive slipping of the clutch or excessively high engine RPMs.
Most people who drive with me in my personal RX-8 are usually unaware that not only do I have a BHR Flywheel but I also have a SPEC Lightweight clutch (one of the few which actually works, while the rest I sold failed). Just as with the flywheel, the clutch is 4 lbs. lighter than typical clutches which even furthers my point.
Again, I am not trying to argue with others or demand that everyone agree with me, I am simply sharing my personal experience as it differs from yours.
