Lighter flywheel


Tadman

Tadman

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I am fitting an S4C LSD gearbox to my ek4 and am looking to replace my flywheel with a lighter one, not stupid light as it is my daily but can't stand the slow pickup of the standard b16a2 one!!

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I've got Fidanza and I would advise against it. I know there are loads of people using them and they are OK, but all the steel locating pins fell out of mine and you have to glue the bearing in place. All of this because steel and aluminium expand at different rates..... Stick with a steel one.
 
Also 3.4kg is like under half the weight of the original! Anyone got a normal one been skimmed? Or a b16b one? Even then there only 1kg lighter.. Looking around the 5-6kg mark I'm guessing, something that will make a difference but not silly

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The Fidanza is by far our best selling flywheel, we'll be getting on for near 1000 units over the years - and I can honestly say we've only had two returned due to a fault.

People are now putting 2.7kg flywheels into EP3 road cars. It takes a little getting used to, kind of like when you start to drive a new car, but its nothing you won't have mastered within 5-10 minutes of regular driving.
 
I have always ran fidanza flywheels and never had any problems what so ever, currently 4 of my cars are running 3.4kg fidanza flywheels
 
Has no issues with mine either, decent flywheels
 
The MFactory flywheel is good. Comes in at 4kg/9lb made from Chromoly Steel. Also comes with the bearing fitted.
 
I'm just saying what happened to mine, that's all. They are fine when new, but changing the bearing is a PITA compared to a full steel flywheel and as I said, all the locating pins just fell out of mine!!! I did email about this to Fidanza and they said if only one or two of the locating dowels are missing this could lead to imbalance. I bought it second hand, one of the dowels was missing when I got it and the remaining two fell out the first time I was going to fit it. I had new ones made up, but I don't trust it now and I'll probably get a new RPC flywheel from Tegiwa. Plenty stories floating around about the starer motor ring gear separating from the flywheel etc - something that just can't happen with flywheels made out of a single piece of steel.
 
All good comments.. I don't like the idea of the dowels coming out and I can see once one comes out surly the imbalance would cause issues, tbh I really want a standard flywheel skimmed down, loads cheaper and genuine :)
 
Tadman said:
All good comments.. I don't like the idea of the dowels coming out and I can see once one comes out surly the imbalance would cause issues, tbh I really want a standard flywheel skimmed down, loads cheaper and genuine :)
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Honestly i don't see the point in doing anything with the OEM flywheel. Its far too heavy.
 
Got an exedy stage 1 clutch and 9.5lb flywheel for sale.
Done less than 5k miles and in great condition. PM me
 
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