Lightened Flywheel
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Raptor6767
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Benefits of not paying to drop the gearbox twice when the clutch needs changing+ the benefits of a better clutch are endless
GrumpyTwig
"the troll hunter" with added boost!
Supposedly a lighter flywheel can put more stress on the synchro mesh's in the gearbox, anyone know if that's true?
Woody did you find the paddle clutch a bit on/off? compared to OEM.
This is all speculative as my clutch seems ok at the moment.....
Woody did you find the paddle clutch a bit on/off? compared to OEM.
This is all speculative as my clutch seems ok at the moment.....
Standard clutch is very good out the box, and by far the cheapest replacement even from renault. Mine coped for a very long time with drag racing launches with sticky r888s and nitrous throwing an extra 75lb/ft+ through it. It did eventually go weak and lose bite lol.
Uprated clutch, even the organic, has a much harsher take up on it and with the 197s stupid fly by throttle setup makes smooth driving an art. Paddle clutch would have been impossible IMO.
Lightweight flywheel is only noticable when changing gears when it seems to drop less rpm and generally engage drive smoother when pushing on. Doesnt rev any quicker.
Ben.
Uprated clutch, even the organic, has a much harsher take up on it and with the 197s stupid fly by throttle setup makes smooth driving an art. Paddle clutch would have been impossible IMO.
Lightweight flywheel is only noticable when changing gears when it seems to drop less rpm and generally engage drive smoother when pushing on. Doesnt rev any quicker.
Ben.
GrumpyTwig
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Well my cars on 12,000 miles now lol, whoops.
But i only use my car on the weekend which means its never seen an easy drive, every mile has been enthusiastic
It was changed at 11,000 BUT it did have a massively hard life, how my box is still alive i dont know!
GrumpyTwig
"the troll hunter" with added boost!
Well my cars on 12,000 miles now lol, whoops.
But i only use my car on the weekend which means its never seen an easy drive, every mile has been enthusiastic
It was changed at 11,000 BUT it did have a massively hard life, how my box is still alive i dont know!
Heh well thing is mine had a relatively easy life for the first 12k miles, it's done 4 track days in the last 4k miles and while I'm careful in terms of matching rev and rarely drag the clutch changing down it's maybe just not up to the job for much longer......
I have to use it daily at the moment as well all be it only driving 8 miles, hopefully to change in the near future.
Raptor6767
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IMHO, with lighter flywheel the rpm should drop quicker when changing gears and the car should rev quicker.
I didn't feel any of it.
Just felt it needed less throttle/clutch while starting the car uphill.
As did i think the reduced momentum would slow the engine quicker to idle, but IMHO i think the revs drop less between gearchanges, perhaps the new flywheel was fitted in front of the original lol.
Its a shame because the difference between OEM and lightweight is quite substantial but it doesnt seem to produce relevent gains.
Its a shame because the difference between OEM and lightweight is quite substantial but it doesnt seem to produce relevent gains.
Raptor6767
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Raptor6767
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Uh...that's a HUGE difference!
This difference should be noticable like you wrote before...
With my installation its worth noting that the Quaife diff is substantially heavier than the standard diff so my rotational mass within the drivetrain has probaly cancelled itself out with regards to flywheel and diff.
still doesnt blip any quicker on the revs
The diff is rotating at a fraction of the speed though.
You might find the reason it doesn't blip any faster is because of the throttle mapping with it being DBW, but it should still liven the car up in the lower gears.
You might find the reason it doesn't blip any faster is because of the throttle mapping with it being DBW, but it should still liven the car up in the lower gears.
IMHO, with lighter flywheel the rpm should drop quicker when changing gears and the car should rev quicker.
I didn't feel any of it.
Just felt it needed less throttle/clutch while starting the car uphill.
The car used to not lose as much speed when off the gas coasting I found what you think?
My fly was only lightened oe so I don't know how much it weighed
