downside to running a lightened flywheel?

[Sean]

I can vouch on the chatter. Mine makes quite a bit of noise, but I honestly don't care. :D

The stock IS flywheel is around 24 lbs. I bought a Metric Mechanic flywheel for my car, and it's about half that, at 12 lbs.

I absolutely LOVE it. I get in ym dad's E36 M3, and it feels like it takes forever for revs to fall. I love how my car revs quickly, faster rev matches, and it just seems to fall into gear when shifting up.


Definately worth it!

[nefarious7907]

harder to drive at 5mph in parking lots and backing up

light weight flywheel and low oil pressure creates frequent stalling in stop and go traffic made me look like a noob until I got the oil pressure problem fixed. I was having to let the clutch out kinda high usually chirping the tires to keep the engine going when I let off the gas to hit the clutch, good excuse to burn the 14" rubber off.

[turboe30]

I'll take one of these please. I wonder what it would take to get one to fit, or made for, the m20?



Nothing wrong with a 2k rpm idle. :twisted: [/url]

[nefarious7907]

Nothing wrong with a 2k rpm idle. :twisted: [/url]

it wont raise your idle it makes carrying speed going up hills and driving slower harder, a camshaft with bigger lobes for more duration and lift will change your idle and put your power band anywhere you want it.

[turboe30]

Thanks for the tip.

What I meant was that you would likely have to raise the idle to keep the engine running, because you have so much less stored enertia.

[Digitalwave]

I can vouch on the chatter. Mine makes quite a bit of noise, but I honestly don't care. :D

The stock IS flywheel is around 24 lbs. I bought a Metric Mechanic flywheel for my car, and it's about half that, at 12 lbs.

I absolutely LOVE it. I get in ym dad's E36 M3, and it feels like it takes forever for revs to fall. I love how my car revs quickly, faster rev matches, and it just seems to fall into gear when shifting up.


Definately worth it!

Stock flywheel is closer to 20-21lbs.

My idle was not affected at all with my lightened flywheel.

[Jordan]

Stock flywheel is closer to 20-21lbs.

Mine was 18.5lbs prior to lightening.

[turboe30]

Well I doubt with an aluminum flywheel you are going to have any problems, but with a 3lb flywheer for use with a 5" tripple disk clutch... I can see bumping up the idle a bit.

[Stu]

my single-mass flywheel scaled at 20 pounds, w/o bolts.

[nefarious7907]

I need to replace my flywheel. mine i found was lightend the redneck way no futher comment necessary.