Effects of lightweight flywheel? [merged] light weight lightened aluminum ACT fidanza

[Fryguy]

All light weight flywheel newbie threads are merged here.

I'm looking for my car to be very fast at lower speeds; my main goal is very fast acceleration. Will a lightweight flywheel be beneficial to this? Or should I just save up all my money and drop a turbo on my 84k engine

 

[Dream On]

My car is basically stock with a Fidanza flywheel in it as well. I'm kind of indifferent to it right now. It was almost $200 which could have went to something that made more of a difference, but I like how it revs faster. That was about the only difference I noticed, except I've got to rev the car to 2k or so when starting in first.

 

[Allboost429]

I have a Fidanza aluminum Flywheel and the car is not my daily driver. If i was you i would spend your money in other mods.

 

[mygsx2120]

I would say go for it. They do make it a little harder to drive, but nothing you cant get used to. I have on in my eclipse and it's my dd. Doesn't bother me one bit, and I was used to it in a week.

Maybe you should look into getting an A.C.T. streetlite flywheel. It is still lightened compared to stock, but not as much as the fidanza one. So it is a nice inbetween. It still helps performance wise but is a little easier for a daily driver.

 

[Merkles]

I have a fidanza on my daily driver that I replaced when I did my clutch job it took about 2 days to get used to, I say go for if you are already doing your clutch. I have no complaints and have been happy with my investment.

 

[FlatBlackAndy]

I have driven plenty of DSMs with lightweight flywheel. Took a little to get used to but after that it isn't bad at all. I'd go for it.

 

[selmerguy]

I am in the same boat with the flywheel. My car is not stock but the clutch is.(poor thing) In your case I would spend my money somewhere else. Injectors, MAFT, FMIC..... you can buy one of those for the price of the flywheel. My 2 cents.

 

[pnishr]

Jesus, what is all this "hard to drive" crap? Like ANYTHING, it's a matter of getting used to it. If the car were brand new to you, and it had a lightweight FW, you'd have no idea. You'd just not gripe about it and learn how to drive the car.... Everycar is different, so you adapt.

Having said that, you could probably do something better with $200 bucks, BUT, then again, if you have money and will be modding somewhat quickly, do you really want to pull the tranny again? THAT should be your determining factor.

By the way, I had a 97GSX in 02 with a CF dual friction clutch. Went a year without driving, then got my 96TSi AWD that had a Fidanza FW and ACT2100 when I bought it. Did you know what I thought when I drove it...? Not, "oh, it's so hard to drive because of the FW" More of, "wow, a new car I need to learn how to drive correctly"

 

[AndrewD5418]

How much does it cost to get the stock flywheel stepped about? So wouldn't it actually be that much more to just get a new lighter flywheel would it?

 

[Malero5]

im confused... I put in an ACT 2600 clutch and an ACT 2600 flywheel and i have never stalled it once. I had a turbo controller,HKS cams, and a 3 inch exhaust when I did mine. Its extremely easy to drive and it grabs perfect.

Although I am FWD.... hmmmmm

 

[DSMcamaro]

How much does it cost to get the stock flywheel stepped about? So wouldn't it actually be that much more to just get a new lighter flywheel would it?

It should only cost about $25-$50 to get resurfaced depending on where you go.

im confused... I put in an ACT 2600 clutch and an ACT 2600 flywheel and i have never stalled it once. I had a turbo controller,HKS cams, and a 3 inch exhaust when I did mine. Its extremely easy to drive and it grabs perfect.

Although I am FWD.... hmmmmm

The ACT flywheels are not as light as the Fidanza.

 

[mattdev]

I haven't got one yet but I dunno why you wouldn't. A CFDF and a Fidenza FW is what $600 shipped. I think its worth never having to even think about pulling the tranny again. And you do have to get your stock FW resurfaced anyways. Why not spend $200 more to never do that garbage again!

 

[96gstdsm]

Yeah i would also say if you have the money i think it is definately worth it. I have the ACt setup so the ACT 2100 and the ACT streetlight flywheel. Although there are other mods for the money that you would notice more from, i was thrilled after installing mine. It makes for really nice and quick rev matching which is really nice. It seems to rev up alot faster as well. I have no experience with the fidanza so i can;t say if it is a pita to drive, but i would doubt it is nothing that an hour of seat time can't fix. With the ACT flywheel, i have never had any problem driving it. It is not as light as the fidanza one, i believe it is 11 or 12 pounds compared to the fidanza that is like 8 or 9 but i think a very good choice for a street daily driver.
--Ryan.

 

[merqury]

Regarding the turbo spool..............it was asked by a person if the turbo will spool later on because of the high rev's? Would that be true, I would assume so but can anyone explain further. Thanks.

 

[96gstdsm]

Regarding the turbo spool..............it was asked by a person if the turbo will spool later on because of the high rev's? Would that be true, I would assume so but can anyone explain further. Thanks.

It should spool faster since you are reaching higher rpm's quicker. If you have full boost by 3k then if it revs there quicker you will have boost faster.

 

[rollindsm]

My friend had a wrx with light weight flywheel he let me drive one night because he was drunk. It took about 5-10 stop and go situation before i got used to and could just drive like it was nothing. With a little practice no problems

 

[romeen]

I haven't got one yet but I dunno why you wouldn't. A CFDF and a Fidenza FW is what $600 shipped. I think its worth never having to even think about pulling the tranny again. And you do have to get your stock FW resurfaced anyways. Why not spend $200 more to never do that garbage again!

Why do you think this will guarantee never having to pull the tranny?WTF

 

[romeen]

It should spool faster since you are reaching higher rpm's quicker. If you have full boost by 3k then if it revs there quicker you will have boost faster.

Correct, a lighter flywheel will rev quicker thus spooling your turbo a little quicker.

 

[DSMcamaro]

Why do you think this will guarantee never having to pull the tranny?WTF

I would assume he means for performance purposes, not maintenance.

 

[Jazzie6044]

WTF , Im suprised so many people are whining about the flywheel, I loved mine. It only took a little getting used to, and I thought it improved driveability, making gear changes quicker, and easier to rev match. To the guy who asked about spool, technically yes spool MIGHT change some, but only because the engine is accelerating quicker, which means you are accelerating quicker. Thats a good thing. IF you want a quick spool, by a diesel, they spool at like 1800 rpms...

 

[97eclipseNT]

IMO the aluminum flywheel didn't make a huge difference. if you want your car to rev faster then i'd say go ahead and do it there are some other things that will add more power for the money but your gonna have your tranny off anyways so you might as well throw one in. as far as the drivability concerns, for me there wasn't any. i put one in and started out just like a normally would no reving high to get it moving or any of that jazz but i guess it also depends on the driver. i did like the added response though.

-gombos

 

[romeen]

FWIW, the stock Evo flywheel is a relatively light 13.2 lbs. for "quick engine response" according to Mitsubishi. Of course it's also matched to work well with other components. Make what you will of this, I'm not saying you should or shouldn't get one.

 

[96gstdsm]

OK figured I would add a little more to this. Have been driving it for several months now and I really love this setup! Rev's up nice and quickly, and the clutch holds nice and tight. I would really recommend this setup. I am going to be pushing some more power shortly, so I am hoping it will hold up with 300whp fine, with minimal to no launches. Guess I will have to wait and find out for myself. Still a little clutch chatter, but i am so used to it I don't really notice it anymore.

 

[1gDSM4g63]

I'm putting my rebuild performance transmission back in, but unfortunately the Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel has cracking seams.

I know the law of physics, but here comes the question is which flywheels I will use as a replacement. Does the lightweight flywheel has any power effects or does it only have to do with the transmission, such as easier and fast shifting? If I does I a power difference how much?

Another question, does anyone any reviews on the RRE flywheel? It's a couple lbs. heavier than the Fidanza, but they say it's much stronger.

 

[jawar666]

Basically your engine will rev faster with a lightened flywheel...

Fidanza is very good in my opinion... I can't give any comment on RRE flywheel since I haven't tested it or know someone who has...

 

[1gDSM4g63]

Fidanza is very good in my opinion... I can't give any comment on RRE flywheel since I haven't tested it or know someone who has...

Okay, thanks. However, Fidanza is one of the lightest flywheels that I know and by far the cheapest and I'm beginning to doubt the quality. Anyone other inputs on different manufacturers would be help.