Pro's of skimming your current one is that it should feel like the car is supposed to feel. Cons, well it'll feel like the car is supposed to feel.

Lighter fly will give you improved throttle response and pick-up. Cons, none as long as you don't go too light, or fit a paddle clutch/something else that has a really sudden bite.

Sure, it might feel a little sensitive at first, but once you get used to the change in pedal feel it'll be perfectly drivable. Suggest that before you buy a lighter wheel, you ask the potential vendor if they have a demonstrator car you could try.

[Edited by greasemonkey - 9/8/2003 9:40:35 PM]

Going to put a new clutch in soon and wanted to know what is best, replace the flywheel with a lightened one or skimm the one that is there. Pros' and cons' for each please.

If I put the lightened one in what effect will it have when driving the car, read somewhere that it took some getting used to, stalling on take off.

Thanks

ttt

we do this on a regular basis for std road cars........subtract around 5kg from the std with no idle or other issues, normally on exchange for your old flywheel as long as its serviceable.......
alyn - asperformance.com

greasemonkey - how light is too light for a replacement

Alyn - I cannot find your site m8, got a clicky or full address please

Town End Garage do a light weight flywheel @ roughly 4.7 kg this was the lightest and cheapest I could find when I bought mine. Though I think this could be a little too light as my engine stalls some times on dipping the clutch when coming to a stop from high revs.

Have no problems with clutch control and im using an AP paddle clutch with it.

Midland Impreza do a light weight flywheel with a replaceable friction pad. This must be the best idea as you will never have the expense of changing the flywheel when it wears out!!??

either "asperformance.com" or "as-performance.co.uk".......
as per my profile above the post
cheers, alyn

p.s. ours are around 7.5-8kilo's which we have found to be a good compromise between idle stability and pick-up!!

[Edited by stockcar - 9/9/2003 8:44:48 AM]