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post Mar 16, 2004 - 7:15 PM
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Hi,
Since I've gotten the car back, I've begun to hate my lightweight flywheel. I'm thinking that now my next modification will be a stock AE86 flywheel.

The main problem I have with the flywheel is the fact that the engine and entire car shudders horribly whenever the engine sees below 1,600 RPM or so and the car is in gear. Whether I'm starting from a stop, or driving really slow in a parking lot, the car will shudder horribly if it sees low RPMs. When starting from a stop, I have to rev the car all the way up to at least 1,600 RPM or so...it feels like I'm slipping the clutch, and that's why it's so hard to get used to. I always want to give it less gas, but then the car shudders so badly.

Also, this makes it near impossible to start quickly from a start without spinning the tires. Whenever I try, the engine simply bogs down and shakes when I try to start quickly from a stop.

Does anyone else have this problem with their lightweight flywheel?


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post Mar 17, 2004 - 10:29 AM
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The lightweight flywheel reduces the inerertia of the motor, which means if you miss the power band of the motor a little, the inertia of the fly wheel will not keep your car running and the system will bog down.... think of it like, your margin for error in shifting ha now been greatly reduced..

I choose to get my 3SGTE flywheel lightened by like 5 - 7 lbs as opposed to getting an uber light one.. just made more sense to me since this car is my daily driver.


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