Lightweight flywheel worth it?
Originally Posted by screwd08
racing beat is a high quality exhaust specially made for the rx-7. best looking and sounding IMO. rx-7's tend to put out a lot of heat. his exhaust is/was a hayame. im not sure if hes still got it. not the best for looks or long term performance. as for the power increase, if i remember i was told the boost turns up a little from putting that on and a FCD is recommended.
I'm going with a lightweight forged steel flywheel that weighs 10 lbs. The Rx-7 is in line for some nice upgrades. Hopefully I will be one of the many owners of this car that will get it all right.
Originally Posted by Qwiksillva
Question... Is a lightweight flywheel worth having on a performance car for more power in the end? Or is the durability and life of them not worth the use?
I want to be able to "free" the power from my car rather than adding onto it. Like running dual belts on my engine or investing in aftermarket pulleys. Would a lightweight flywheel be a good investment?
I want to be able to "free" the power from my car rather than adding onto it. Like running dual belts on my engine or investing in aftermarket pulleys. Would a lightweight flywheel be a good investment?
Originally Posted by eghatchb18
A lightweight flywheel is defiantly a good investment, but for the record even though you probably were not going to do this, getting a stock one lightened is one of the worst things to do. Iv seen some nasty results.
I was wondering to myself what weight flywheel I should get, when its clutch time, might as well do both.
Originally Posted by supra8215
explain please.
I was wondering to myself what weight flywheel I should get, when its clutch time, might as well do both.
I was wondering to myself what weight flywheel I should get, when its clutch time, might as well do both.
Last edited by eghatchb18; May 19, 2005 at 03:56 PM.
Originally Posted by eghatchb18
When it comes to lightening a stock flywheel there is only so much you can take off before it comes unstable and thats not enough to notice a difference, and also if is not professionally done(not balanced or shaved too much) your flywheel will break apart and destroy your tranny and motor. I have seen pics of this and the motors were destroyed. When your looking for a weight it all depends on you. If you go real light like 8-9 lbs you will rev up fast but downshifting at first will be weird do to your RPM's dropping quicker. Some ppl don’t like this but I got used to it pretty quick.When you go up to 12lbs there is not that big a difference but daily driving is easy.
Again Qwiksillva, I apolgize for the thread hi-jack. I know nothing about RX7s, but since they don't have torque, wouldn't you want it rev faster? Correct?
Again, sorry man.
Originally Posted by supra8215
O ok. Thank you. I don't care about if my leg hurts or not, or if the revs drop really fast. I just don't want my car to not be reliable. Thats why I'm prepping before boost.
Again Qwiksillva, I apolgize for the thread hi-jack. I know nothing about RX7s, but since they don't have torque, wouldn't you want it rev faster? Correct?
Again, sorry man.
Again Qwiksillva, I apolgize for the thread hi-jack. I know nothing about RX7s, but since they don't have torque, wouldn't you want it rev faster? Correct?
Again, sorry man.
for an import rx-7s carry some torque with them. specially his rx-7. i used to own it before i sold it to chris. at the time all it had wrong was a throttle cable and needed a new piece connecting to the maf. and ran really rich. chris fixed it up a good bit before he sold it and when he did it ran better and you really felt the torque. put yeah dont doubt this rx-7.
Originally Posted by screwd08
for an import rx-7s carry some torque with them. specially his rx-7. i used to own it before i sold it to chris. at the time all it had wrong was a throttle cable and needed a new piece connecting to the maf. and ran really rich. chris fixed it up a good bit before he sold it and when he did it ran better and you really felt the torque. put yeah dont doubt this rx-7.
I'm fond of the old skool 7s, as I am with the old school Supras.





