lightweight flywheel from fidanza

[Galavoxx]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

But on the down side, I've heard that revs will also drop faster... is this right?

If you were to sit with the car in neutral or with the clutch depressed and rev the engine, yes, the revs will decrease more quickly from high rpms. This is because the lighter flywheel stores less energy. It takes less energy to rev it up and it take less time to dissipate that energy. On the upside, engine breaking is greatly increased as is the engine's ability to rev faster. The car will slow more quickly on downshifts without using the brakes. Some peolpe like this, some do not. This is another reason why this mod is not a bolt on and is not for a person looking for "driveability" in the car. Depending on how light the flywheel is made, it can make the car very unconfortable to drive. Throttle can be very revvy, some say twitchy. Of course, on a car with only 100 or so horsepower, it probably wont be that severe.

[Doc Zaius]

Originally Posted by Galavoxx

... Depending on how light the flywheel is made, it can make the car very unconfortable to drive. Throttle can be very revvy, some say twitchy. Of course, on a car with only 100 or so horsepower, it probably wont be that severe.

I'm hoping to get a lightened flywheel at some point... maybe a year or so from now. I'm hoping it might negate some of the effects of the drive-by-wire throttle where the revs stay up after you take your foot off the gas to shift. Either way, this car's clutch already took a fair bit of getting used to... a lighter flywheel will definately require you to have skill to shift smoothly!