Should I get a flywheel

[supra8903]

Im in need for a clutch and Im wondering if I should get a new flywheel, or should I just het mine resurfaced. Any coment or good flywheels please let me know.
How much do they really do. I have already removed my fan from the h2o pump.


Joe

 

[oscolivar1]

Im in need for a clutch and Im wondering if I should get a new flywheel, or should I just het mine resurfaced. Any coment or good flywheels please let me know.
How much do they really do. I have already removed my fan from the h2o pump.

stock flywheels are pretty heavy....
if u get a lighter one if frees up about 15 hp.... and faster revving....
what do u mean how much do they really do ??? hp u mean??

 

[IJ.]

Hate to disagree but it doesn't "free up" any HP.

It will change response times ie: rev quicker but the total amount of HP will be the same.

 

[oscolivar1]

thx IJ for clearing that up....
but fidanza claims it will create more low end power, less stress on crankshaft, and a gain of 14-18 hp??

 

[Justin727]

it may free some up not make any. it's not a noticable power difference but it does infact help it rev a little quicker. I just resurfaced my stock flywheel.

 

[IJ.]

Yes

A flywheel stores energy.

It may take more load to get it turning if it's heavier so slower acceleration but it doesn't actually "give hp" if you lighten it.

If you go too light in a fat pig Mk3 you can hurt drivability down low.

 

[empera]

stock FW FTW? hehe

 

[Justin727]

im rockin the stock flywheel ftw

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

i have an 11lb flywheel and it is a tad jumpy down low, but you get used to it and adjust your driving style to suit it.

 

[supra8903]

Wheel im going for about 450whp with no real plans for 1/4 racing, so maby the stock is the way to go.

Any other info......

Check out my car
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2227103

Joseph

 

[Justin727]

im going for 500+ and for sure knowing the turbo is more then capable of it i'm keeping the stock flywheel

 

[GrimJack]

I picked up one - mostly because I didn't want to pull the existing one and wait to have it machined, I wanted a 6 hour swap, and me driving the car again without any downtime.

I haven't been sorry yet, picked up the RPS billet flywheel.

 

[T34418L3ONE]

it doesnt add horsepower, it just lowers the amount lost through the drivetrain. Same with the aluminum driveshaft, the less weight the motor has to turn the more power is available to the wheels.

 

[Stretch]

I was just thinking maybe to get the best of both worlds a company could make a super lightweight wheel, probably out of chromoly that would be the skeleton for the friction plates and ring gears only. That wheel would weight probably around 4-6 pounds, so your car would easily fly from the start, and then as the flywheel turned quicker it could act like some sort of electric generator and create a magnetic field to draw rings of metal onto the disk surface to add weight as you went faster, to keep a smooth acceleration, and so as you decelerated the rings would be pulled off the wheel again and the flywheel would be light and easy to rev.
Maybe I'm just nuts today also :icon_razz
eric

 

[Justin727]

You Would Also Need To Balance Engine Internals Too.

 

[upgradedsupra]

Im in need for a clutch and Im wondering if I should get a new flywheel, or should I just het mine resurfaced. Any coment or good flywheels please let me know.
How much do they really do. I have already removed my fan from the h2o pump.


Joe

I run an OEM flywheel and is what I would suggest in doing. Best bang for the buck. You can get yours resurfaced or give Champion Toyota a call. They have good prices.

I run decent hp and have no problems

Duane

 

[upgradedsupra]

I picked up one - mostly because I didn't want to pull the existing one and wait to have it machined, I wanted a 6 hour swap, and me driving the car again without any downtime.

I haven't been sorry yet, picked up the RPS billet flywheel.

Billet what? Billet wood? billet steel? billet Aluminum? LOL :naughty:

Duane

 

[Justin727]

I'd Have To Go With Billet Wood Duane. Very Much So Lighter

 

[GrimJack]

Billet balsa... I have no idea what magic they used to make it hold up to a puck style clutch, but it's lightweight and works!

 

[figgie]

it doesnt add horsepower, it just lowers the amount lost through the drivetrain. Same with the aluminum driveshaft, the less weight the motor has to turn the more power is available to the wheels.

huh?

it does not lower HP. Heavier means more inertia to overcome. the same hp still flows through it 400hp = 400hp. The HP loss actually occurs in the transmission and differential.