Will this flywheel work with OEM clutch?

[fika84]

Originally Posted by humfrz

One purpose of a flywheel is to smooth out the engine pulses. The lighter the flywheel the rougher the engine feels, especially at lower speeds. Usually, engines with fewer cylinders need larger (heavier) flywheels.

Check the flywheel on the side of this two banger pow-pow JD tractor ......


OK, I'm done ............


humfrz

Believe it or not, I saw one of these do a tractor pull this past October! Cider Days in Colorado baby!

[Icecreamtruk]

I changed my stock flywheel with a 11lbs one. I was expecting this to become a nightmare to daily but I was doing it for the easier/faster revmatching. I will tell you right now, that if you dont lurch the car with the stock flywheel, you wont with lightweight one, its not as bad as people make it out to be, and boy does it feel good when rowing thru gears up or down.

[Tcoat]

I put a light weight flywheel in my 91 Talon TSI. I very quickly removed the light weight flywheel from my 91 Talon TSI. I am firmly in the camp of it is more of a pain for a DD than it is worth. It was very nice to bring the revs up fast but it totally sucked at maintaining them as soon as you let off the gas.

[RallySTI]

Originally Posted by RickyRacer

TOB is done on my car

While I'm fixing it, I bought a brand new clutch and wondering if this lightweight flywheel is compatible with the OE clutch

They are both made by exedy

Can confirm.

The TF02 will work with the original clutch and the FJK1005 OE replacement from EXEDY. The TF02 has the same dimensions as the OE flywheel.

[ermax]

I’ve read negative reviews about light flywheels on every car I’ve ever put one on yet I did it anyways and never regretted it and never found them that hard to deal with. Your revs do go up and down quicker so your timing needs to change but it takes no time at all to adjust. I’ve never had problems with stalling either. I plan to do a flywheel on my FRS when it’s time to do the clutch.

[RickyRacer]

Originally Posted by fika84

Oooh @Ultramaroon it's not that bad! The stock flywheel is 28 lbs!

I put a 13lb flywheel in at 3000 miles and have driven it for 32k. You do need to get a little used to the needing to rev slightly higher from a stop to get going, but as long as you have good throttle control it's fine. Idle and other things are not bad at all. Totally tolerable. I'm also at a mile high elevation.

The best additional mod that leveled all of this out was a 4.88 FD. Made everything feel more like "stock", except quicker all around.

Really in the end it depends on OP's future goals and mods. It's always good to have a "vision" of what you want your car to be and how you want it to act.

Funny you mention that because my next mod is the Cusco 4.56 FD

[fika84]

Originally Posted by RickyRacer

Funny you mention that because my next mod is the Cusco 4.56 FD

They compliment each other very well

Then you add full exhaust and a tune and you'll be very happy.

[Sapphireho]

I'm doing the opposite. I'm going to be removing my lightweight ACT flywheel and going back to stock flywheel with a performance clutch (South Bend Clutch Stage 2). I don't care for the ACT clutch.

[RickyRacer]

Originally Posted by fika84

They compliment each other very well

Then you add full exhaust and a tune and you'll be very happy.

do you need a tune in order for the flywheel to idle and rev correctly in low rpms

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by fika84

Believe it or not, I saw one of these do a tractor pull this past October! Cider Days in Colorado baby!

Now THAT brings on a back-in-the-day story.

It was a hot day in August at the Clinton County, Ohio fairgrounds. My grandfather had taken me to the fair and we stopped to watch the tractor pull contest. Now, this was back when the tractors were just stock farm tractors.

At the finals, this "pow-pow" John Deere tractor hooked up to the sled and started off ..... pow-pow-pow-pow. As the weight was increased it went pow...pow...pow. Just when we thought it was all done ....... it let out one more POW ...... and won the contest.

Bonus side story. Guess what they used to drag the sled back to the start line..?? Yep, a 50 year old steam tractor ....... with the throttle barely cracked .......

THE END


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by fika84

Oooh @Ultramaroon it's not that bad! The stock flywheel is 28 lbs!

I put a 13lb flywheel in at 3000 miles and have driven it for 32k. You do need to get a little used to the needing to rev slightly higher from a stop to get going, but as long as you have good throttle control it's fine. Idle and other things are not bad at all. Totally tolerable. I'm also at a mile high elevation.

The best additional mod that leveled all of this out was a 4.88 FD. Made everything feel more like "stock", except quicker all around.

Really in the end it depends on OP's future goals and mods. It's always good to have a "vision" of what you want your car to be and how you want it to act.

OP needed to hear both sides of the argument and I knew you guys would jump my shit in a New York minute. As long as he understands that there are real trade-offs, my work here is done.

[fika84]

Originally Posted by RickyRacer

do you need a tune in order for the flywheel to idle and rev correctly in low rpms

Nope, doesn't need anything special. Just bolt that bad boy on and go.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by churchx

humfrz: i wonder if i can retrofit those rear wheels of tractor in pic. Will i need to roll fenders and increase camber to not rub?
Such wheels may certainly reduce spending on tires!

Well, if you do, be sure to order them with the racing cleats.

Yep, they are great for off road ...... but they ride a bit harsh on pavement .....


humfrz

[RallySTI]

My opinion is that a LWFW is a mod that you will notice for the first month or so you drive and as time goes on your become familiar and the affects are not as noticeable.