How Light is Your Flywheel+Clutch?

[j.fro]

I've had the Aasco lwfw and a Spec stage 3 plus sprung clutch in my car for 18,000 miles including 40+ autocross events. Street driving requires paying attention to things, but isn't that just part of the experience?

[Homeboy981]

Originally Posted by j.fro

I've had the Aasco lwfw and a Spec stage 3 plus sprung clutch in my car for 18,000 miles including 40+ autocross events. Street driving requires paying attention to things, but isn't that just part of the experience?

Interesting response j.fro….what do mean by paying attention EXACTLY?

I know it will rev fast. Do you mean like doing a "rental car ram" thing?

[j.fro]

The car now definitely needs to rev a bit more so that it doesn't stall, but I also don't want to launch like a top fuel dragster. When the car was stock, it didn't take nearly as much attention to just drive away "normally".

[healthservices]

Originally Posted by Homeboy981

Interesting response j.fro….what do mean by paying attention EXACTLY?

I know it will rev fast. Do you mean like doing a "rental car ram" thing?

Originally Posted by j.fro

The car now definitely needs to rev a bit more so that it doesn't stall, but I also don't want to launch like a top fuel dragster. When the car was stock, it didn't take nearly as much attention to just drive away "normally".

The reason for the weight itself in the flywheel is the momentum. it keeps things constant. With a heavy weight flywheel it will tend to stay at its rpm when you let out the clutch. With a light weight flywheel, as soon as you let out the clutch there is no mass to keep the rpms where it was. Thus easier to stall a car with a light weight flywheel. This also allows the engine to change rpm quickly (like accelerating)

[BYprodriver]

I wish someone would come out with a lightweight clutch replacement for the stock Sachs.

The new Cayman GT4 has a "lightweight dual mass flywheel".