Benefit of lightening stock flywheel?

[Halle Terry]

As per title, is there any real gain out of it? I imagine they would just sheer the unneeded material off.

[Alt_F4]

Increased acceleration rate due to reduced drivetrain rotational mass.

A good lightened flywheel is made of stronger material to get the weight reduction, not just a shaved stock flywheel (timebomb IMO)

[Tocchi]

terrah, look for something like this ... its light as, and strong
http://www.atomicperformanceproducts.com/flexplates.html

but of course, to suit your car

[monk_13]

No way would I just get the flywheel lightened. Swiss cheesing it, of skimming it down to fuck all is asking for trouble IMO. As mentioned before, most of the lightened flywheels around are made to suit. IE better quality material.

As for gain, I didnt think there would be much, but after installing a flywheel half the weight of stock... I would never go back. The car is much more eager to get moving now.

[Lonewolf]

dont lighten a factory flywheel, buy an aftermarket chromoly one

[Halle Terry]

So general consensus is, fight my inner asian and don't shave it haha

[reNEGade]

Don't worry about getting a light flywheel at all. It reduces the inertia of your engine and in your drive train. This causes the engine to stall more when combined with a hard-to-drive clutch so uses more fuel cruising. They say a good chromoly flywheel gives you 10% more power in first gear and 5% in 2nd gear. So if you are drifting in 3rd gear its doesn't do much, actually make it harder to clutch kick as not as much inertia to break traction. Thats what I think, could be wrong though....

[DISTRBD]

So general consensus is, fight my inner asian and don't shave it haha

If you value your feet then i would not do it

[Frostitute]

From what I've been told less power going up hill something something momentum.

I'm using one and personally I beleive I have noticed a difference uphill. This is on a 4 banger N/A.

[Lonewolf]

the only downside is slightly harder to take off (needs a few more revs), and revs drop more on gearchanges.
Upside is increased acceleration (not more power)

[monk_13]

As mentioned, take off is a little harder, and you may stall until your used to it, you may need to use a lower gear on long uphills etc.

All depend on what you want to use the car for.

You may also be able to get flywheels that weigh more than some. I know for the Z33's, I have a fairly wide selection from only a couple pounds lighter, to well and truly under half stock weight.

[Alt_F4]

My twin plate came packaged with a lightened flywheel.
Needless to say I had many things to get used to :p

Ultimately, you adjust you driving style and you're quicker as a result :)

[DrKarl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z-DZT2uitY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNZxPQJztRo&NR=1

[Halle Terry]

Yeah see I bought a new clutch sans flywheel and I was contemplating sending it somewhere for someone to attack it and make it lighter. That said my moronic pattern of thinking is clear and I should of just bought a kit with a lightened flywheel.