New Clutch and lightened flywheel, wwwweeeeeeee!!!!! Options

[jr91472]

Wow what a difference! Went from a stock 17lbs flywheel to a 9.5lbs Wes Hildreth special.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but the whole car just seems......... lighter and much more responsive to throttle. Anyone considering a lighten flywheel....I strongly suggest you go for it.

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[jr91472]

Sorry but I took no pics before install (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I had heard of the "stalling" problem before, but have not experienced it at all. Not even close. The clutch does does seem to "grab" much quicker or crisper than before. But that only took me about 10min of getting use to.

I actually won this flywheel as a door prize at MUSR 8. I am not sure of the original source, but it was a stock 17 pounder originally. A local Porsche guru here in DFW (Wes Hildreth) performed the lightening which he does for all his engine customers (in other words - he has a specific procedure). I really wish now I had taken a pic of it.

One specific item that he instructed me on during install was to place a second washer underneath the pivot ball for the clutch fork (on the tranny case). This was due to the fact that part of the material that he removed from the flywheel was from the clutch plate mounting surface. This effectively puts the p-plate closer to the disk and flywheel and make the clutch pedal VERY easy to push. So by adding the washer, the geometry of the clutch fork/throwout bearing/flywheel surface is preserved.

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