Anybody Try AAMCO?

[KRZTACO]

Originally Posted by ralegen

Anyone else know of a cheaper place in Socal?

I know there is another Porsche only mechanic in Huntington Beach....I'm not sure of the name though.

I think your only other option is to find a Stealership mechanic that does side jobs and you would need to pay him cash.

The big thing here is cost vrs. quality. I'm sure the Jiffy Lube will be glad to take care of everything for $1000.......but is the additional $400 too much to ask to be done correct the first time? Or would you prefer to go back and forth multiple days bringing your leaky RMS back to the Jiffy lube for the next couple months before you then, take it to the stealership or Herg. to be done correctly. Correctly for another $1400 ON TOP of the wasted time, and dollars already spent.

BTW...it's a perfect time to change out your flywheel and clutch to a Lightweight fliywheel and performance clutch from Sachs.

KRZ

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by KRZTACO

BTW...it's a perfect time to change out your flywheel and clutch to a Lightweight fliywheel and performance clutch from Sachs. KRZ

This is a little off-topic, but begs to be asked...

Does the lightweight flywheel feel different on the clutch pedal? I've heard it's pound for pound lighter than a normal flywheel, but does create a far stiffer clutch.

Anyone with experience want to chime in and edumakate me?

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

This is a little off-topic, but begs to be asked...

Does the lightweight flywheel feel different on the clutch pedal? I've heard it's pound for pound lighter than a normal flywheel, but does create a far stiffer clutch.

Anyone with experience want to chime in and edumakate me?

Hi,

A typical Lightweight Flywheel will not feel appreciably different. You may find it grabbing slightly earlier.

But it should be mentioned that this is a Speed Part. It only serves to reduce the rotating Mass, and consequent parasitic Crank Loss, allowing more energy to be transmitted to the Tranny, and therefore the Rear Wheels, and in less time. In a Car like the Boxster, any speed advantage is really negligible, maybe 0-60 in 0.05 sec. less.

But, as with many Speed Parts, there are some Trade-offs.
The one thing never mentioned in the same breath is that these lightened Flywheels usually are not as robust as the OEM Part and will wear out sooner. It's common sense really, reduce the Mass and the wear characteristics are also reduced.

In the Past, this was less true because much of the trimmed Mass was from the outside circumference which didn't contact the friction plate. But, OEM Manufacturers today are machining better Flywheels leaving the Aftermarket to use lighter metals (often Aluminum Alloys w/ Steel inserts in the Friction Path) which don't wear as well or react as well to heat. Also, many of these may actually be priced less than the OEM Part by the AfterMarket in order to coerce Market Share from the OEM, but this may be a false economy.

If you have a genuine need for a lightened Flywheel (read regular Track or Auto-X use), they're great. But for a Street Driver, IMHO, it's really just another form of Automotive Jewelry which has the potential to increase your Maintenance costs in the long run.

Also, it could affect Re-sale Value as this part signals the Car was driven harder or used for Speed more than the average prospect might like. Consequently, it might not be something you'd wish to include in your Ad description...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[KRZTACO]

Good point Jim.


I would also like to pose this question specifically for the boxster:

With a lightweight flywheel are you less likely to have an RMS failure due to the fact that the flywheel is incurring less stress to the drivetrain?


KRZ