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Old 06-11-2015, 09:28 AM   #1
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In my case where I am doing an Electric conversion of my 2004 Boxster, I wont have the engine but the DC motor. In this case should I keep the stock Flywheel or go for a LW one? What do you guys think? Somewhere I read that people changed it to LW one in an electric conversion but cannot find it now. Note that I will be mostly driving in 2nd or 3rd gear and the RPM will be anyway high.

BTW, if I am driving at highway speeds in 3rd gear, how high will the RPM be? I am thinking of using the stock RPM sensor and stock RPM meter in the dash. Just wondering if I will go out of the meter range...
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Old 08-09-2018, 10:43 AM   #2
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revival of an old thread.
Now, three years removed from these posts, do any of you who are still here have any further recommendations regarding the Lightweight Flywheel & Sprung Clutch?
Stone?
Any others here with First-Hand knowledge who can share your experiences?

I understand the issue of balancing. I've built some very high-revving engines & I know the sort of harmonics that can occur.
What I DON't have, is experience with these cases, and what sort of abuse they'll tolerate.

I see some reports of crankshaft failure, but none are attributable to someone's first-hand experience. All are "I've heard of ....". Whereas I see several posters saying they have run the LWFW for upwards of 45k miles, with no issues.

Just looking for some experience to chime-in, before I make any sorts of decisions here.
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