Question about lighter flywheel?
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Question about lighter flywheel?
Hi. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a lighter flywheel.
Replacing the clutch on my 9974S after 30,000 "spirited" miles. Friend suggested I do the lighter flywheel at the same time.
Suggestions? Any help appreciated in advance.
Replacing the clutch on my 9974S after 30,000 "spirited" miles. Friend suggested I do the lighter flywheel at the same time.
Suggestions? Any help appreciated in advance.
Pros-
The revs rise and fall quicker.
Quicker throttle response.
Easier heel/toe downshifts.
Cons-
Faint rattles at idle. (A con to some, but not all)
Email me for more info and pricing. I hope this helps with your decision.
mike@awe-tuning.com
The revs rise and fall quicker.
Quicker throttle response.
Easier heel/toe downshifts.
Cons-
Faint rattles at idle. (A con to some, but not all)
Email me for more info and pricing. I hope this helps with your decision.
mike@awe-tuning.com
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Pros-
The revs rise and fall quicker.
Quicker throttle response.
Easier heel/toe downshifts.
Cons-
Faint rattles at idle. (A con to some, but not all)
Email me for more info and pricing. I hope this helps with your decision.
mike@awe-tuning.com
The revs rise and fall quicker.
Quicker throttle response.
Easier heel/toe downshifts.
Cons-
Faint rattles at idle. (A con to some, but not all)
Email me for more info and pricing. I hope this helps with your decision.
mike@awe-tuning.com
would you PM more info and pricing. I'm interested to get one for my c2s
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How much stop-and-go do you do? Another (fairly important) con, will be an increased difficulty in launching the car from a dead stop. Precisely synchronizing the gas and clutch will become more important as the car will lug easier as a result of its ability to rev quicker (Newton's action/reaction comes into play).
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NO it is not.
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just had the lwfw and sport spring clutch put in our '99 996. i wouldn't go back to OEM after driving w/ the lwfw. yes, some chatter at low rpm's or at idle, but the benefits of it are worth it IMO.
i think if you aren't a clutch rider...you'll be fine. i think if the clutch went out at 30K, perhaps a previous owner tended to ride it a bit.
good luck!
it was $1000 for the lwfw upgrade at our pcar shop. =)
i think if you aren't a clutch rider...you'll be fine. i think if the clutch went out at 30K, perhaps a previous owner tended to ride it a bit.
good luck!
it was $1000 for the lwfw upgrade at our pcar shop. =)
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The guys on rennlist.com's 997GT3 forum seem to be paying $3,500 for an installed LWFW. How was your's so inexpensive? What your secret?
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^^^rick,
my install of the sport spring clutch and the lwfw came to $3200 total. if i had gone with the clutch and the oem fw it would have been $2200. i was just saying the upgrade was an additional $1K.
=) hope that helps?
my install of the sport spring clutch and the lwfw came to $3200 total. if i had gone with the clutch and the oem fw it would have been $2200. i was just saying the upgrade was an additional $1K.
=) hope that helps?
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In normal driving habit clutch OEM clutch should last 50K-60K miles. For racing on short track, AX or just plain aggressive driving at every stop light clutch will wear out 20K-30K miles. I see clutch replaced at 17K miles because the owner is street racing fool.