04-16-2006, 09:56 AM
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A bad Easter weekend,
A bad Easter weekend, took the car for a ride on saturday, and before I arrived to my destination about 85 miles, the clutch went out, the same day before I left, i tryed to put the top down, and there was no response, so after driving for 1200 miles since I bought it, it needs some repairs, I was not expecting it so soon, other items should I consider to be done while the clutch is repair? thanks for reading.
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04-16-2006, 10:34 AM
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Sorry to hear! How many miles on it?
As long as you are replacing the clutch, if you were looking for a little better response and hp and are okay with paying for such enhancements, get a lightweight flywheel, like this one: http://www.epiqautosport.com/mode/products/prid/224/1119
Aasco makes the best Porsche lightweight flywheels, and you go from 31lbs to 13lbs! That's what I plan to do when my clutch goes, but I have many more miles to go yet. No sense getting a lightweight flywheel before you have to get your clutch replaced because it's so hard to get in there, but it's easy if the clutch is getting replaced.
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04-16-2006, 10:46 AM
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Hi,
Not to damp an advertiser, but, you need to be sure that your driving style warrants a switch to a lightened flywheel - a wasteful expense if you don't need it.
Is it a Nice-to-Have? or is it a Gotta-Have? This depends upon your driving style and how you intend to use the car...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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04-16-2006, 11:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
Not to damp an advertiser, but, you need to be sure that your driving style warrants a switch to a lightened flywheel - a wasteful expense if you don't need it.
Is it a Nice-to-Have? or is it a Gotta-Have? This depends upon your driving style and how you intend to use the car...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Jim's right - I did state that it was added hp and response, but that you would have to pay for that improvement, but didn't state that it certainly is not a necessity, just a 'wanna have'. Some replace the flywheel when the clutch is replaced as well, just as a matter of keeping the entire system of the same age and wear.
Clutch replacement is not cheap, unfortunately.
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2005 Boxster S - Atlas Grey/Black, PASM, Sport Chrono, Bose
2006 Infiniti M35 Sport
2007 Cadillac Escalade (tow vehicle with bling)
'00 Boxster - 2.7l w/FVD ECU tuning, Moton double adjustable suspension, custom stainless headers, lightweight flywheel, dual Magnaflow mufflers, 18" CCR wheels, 911 front brakes in front, Boxster front brakes in rear, full welded cage.
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04-16-2006, 12:08 PM
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I hear ya!
Last night my wife and I were on our way home from the local Indian casino. We decided to take the back roads home and it had been raining all day. Well, we were on one of our favorite roads to drive and KABLAM! I hit a pothole the was about 10" deep. I couldn't see it 'cause it was full of water and a very dark road. It shoved the pass. side wheel so far up into the wheel well that the front of the well rubs on the tire! It destroyed the bottom the bottom of the trunk, the wiring to the side marker and the right side of the bumper. It also knocked the alignment way out, so who knows what it did to the suspension. Definately a bad Boxster weekend!
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04-16-2006, 04:09 PM
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do-oh!
I'm glad I left my Boxster at home today. My wife and I drove our Ridgeline over Donner pass today. The Boxster would have slid right off the road.
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04-16-2006, 04:16 PM
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Boxtex, now you need my mechanic, huh?
PM me for the info. He's great!
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04-16-2006, 06:17 PM
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velvet_jones - You need to talk to your state's DOT about repairing your car. It's their responsibility to keep the roads in good enough shape to not damage your car. Take pics of the car all around the damage and go back to the road and take pics of the pothole and street sign for documentation.
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04-16-2006, 07:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deliriousga
velvet_jones - You need to talk to your state's DOT about repairing your car. It's their responsibility to keep the roads in good enough shape to not damage your car. Take pics of the car all around the damage and go back to the road and take pics of the pothole and street sign for documentation.
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Yah, I went out this afternoon and took pics of the potholes, depth, lenght and width measurments etc... I will present everything to my attorney tomorrow.
Thanks.
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04-16-2006, 07:54 PM
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A lightweight flywheel does not increase HP. A flywheel does not generate energy.
Throttle response, yes. But have fun in normal street driving.
Or, so I have been told....
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04-17-2006, 03:32 AM
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A lightweight flywheel removes rotating mass off the motor. Going from 31lbs to 13 is a huge reduction. The weight the motor no longer has to waste to spin that thing goes directly out in wheel HP. It doens't give additional HP but recovers some lost HP from the drivetrain.
Funny thing about lightened flywheels is they don't carry any inertia. So downshifting to slow the car down is almost pointless and if your one of the people who push the clutch in at 4000rpm while slowing for a stop sign the car will stall as the rpm has too far to fall, too fast with so little weight on the flywheel that the computer can't catch it on its way crashing down and the car stalls.
You can pop out the clutch again to start the car (kinda like bump starting but your already rolling) or you can just gear into 2nd when your coming to a stop and let the car right out almost a stop in gear, this will keep the RPM from crashing down. Really thats what your supposed to do, you shouldn't be pushing in the clutch at 4000rpm and letting it fall as you coast to a set of lights.
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04-17-2006, 07:19 AM
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I had a Fidanza lightened flywheel on my Miata. After first installing it my reaction was
Completey changed the whole experience. I kicked myself for not doing it sooner until I remembered its a big job that should only be done when the cluthc was replaced. Best bang for the buck from a maintenance job for sure.
But with its greatly reduced weight came ALLOT more noise. I could actually hear it spinning and the car was noisy to begin with! Very visceral, I loved it.
Some people didn't care for all the racket and complained that they felt like they were in a tin can.
Like most mechanical mods I recommed finding soemone with who has the mod already and going for a ride. Otherwise its an expensive roll of the dice. I learned this lesson with suspension mods in a big way.
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