If you plan on going to FI you may want to get the whole tranny assembly done at the same time. The pressure plate/clutch cover, clutch disc, and flywheel. The process of changing out the flywheel is a bitch & a half (or quite expensive if you have it done) so you might just get it all done at the same time. Unfortunately, I was not planning on going FI, so i did my flywheel already. Now if I want to beef up the rest of the tranny I have to drop it again.

 

No fi for me at this time. I await a slightly longer time of experience with the differant fi's before I invest that type of money. With just a few mods this car performs quite well. And fi will throw you into a differant catagory when you track day.
I also would like to see rp 's s.c results before any decision in made about fi.
olddragger

 

Well I should have my canzoomer stage 2 soon so I'll let you know the tuning benefits. But like always with mods, both is best.

 

Yes i think these mods will compliment each other and I think the performance gains with be honest.
olddragger

 

I just ordered the MS flywheel...

I know, I should have gone lighter for less money with the ACT or Racing Beat, but I wanted to keep the Mazdaspeed package going that I started.

 

Nothing wrong with the mazdaspeed. Its just more expensive
olddragger

 

More expensive, but with that you get to keep your warranty. In my opinion I would take any Mazdaspeed upgrade over the after market for that reason alone.

 

So, when I get this wheel installed, I'll have to meet you at the track when you get your CZ2 tuned. Then we can have a field test also. The only problem is that you are in Georgia and I am in Washington. :D

 

Meet ya in Nevada!
olddragger

 

I went with the MS flywheel for warranty concerns and def. noticed a difference after the installation. I loved the change. It felt quicker and sportier. That being said, I wish now that I had gone after the most agressive flywheel out there. Maybe the ACT Prolite? The MS flywheel is a little conservative, and after a taste of a light flywheel I wanted more.

I can see having to "re-learn" the car if you got the clutch done at the same time as the flywheel, but only because of the clutch- not the flywheel. It doesn't loose any 'drivability' - at least not with the MS flywheel.

 

RO-T8,
Mazdaspeed flywheel is a great wheel but get this. We can get the street light Act flywheel for $250 and then buy locally a counterweight for the automatic rt 7 for approx $50(in georgia). Total cost $300 plus install. It runs great. Total weight with flywheel, counterweight and bolts approx 13lbs and 2 oz. Its hard to claim that a flywheel has anything to do with a malfunction other than the flywheel itself.
Enjoy it dude!
Nice looking 8 you got there. Wish I had those wheels.
olddragger

 

It's gotta be Vegas - I get thirsty real easy

 

Old,
Yeah, like I said, if I could do it again I'd go with the Prolite. I don't think that the FW would really cause any problems either. But, since its part of the drive train, I didn't want to give the dealers any ammunition to shoot me down should I need to use that drive train warranty! I suppose they could argue that it wasn't perfectly balanced and that it vibrated the motor or tranny apart.

 

roger that Nemasis but dont let me get there 1st! It would be all over!
I hear ya RO-T8 dealers will use anything they can . Mute point for me because we dont have any authorized mazdaspeed dealers close and my dealer will not install madzaspeed parts such as the wheel without (they say)voiding the warrenty. I dont want to fight that fight.
olddragger

 

Is the drive train warranty different than the standard 4 yr 50K warranty?