Lightened Flywheel

**ANDYRACER** · Wednesday 16th September 2009, 21:55

Just a quick one, seeing as im changing my gearbox soon as mine went bang, can i get hold of a lightened flywheel to get it to rev faster?

**dooby** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 00:12

Yes, I think I've seen a few people do this. You want to do it right though, as if it's not up to the task, you don't want to see what happens as it lets go :-)

Can't seem to find a reputable supplier with a very quick search so maybe someone else knows where to get them.

Cheers, Pete

**Wobbly Dave** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 00:14

Originally Posted by ANDYRACER

Just a quick one, seeing as im changing my gearbox soon as mine went bang, can i get hold of a lightened flywheel to get it to rev faster?

and stall more?

**Alan M** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 07:59

If your original flywheel is in good order you could just get that balanced and that will help.

**p fandango** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 12:43

the local engineering shop said they can either lighten the original, or make a new one from lighter metal

**ANDYRACER** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 18:35

Would they just skim my old flywheel to make it lightened?

**p fandango** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by ANDYRACER

Would they just skim my old flywheel to make it lightened?

they'd probably do that anyway just to make sure its got a good face on it, but i'd of thought alot of the weight would be shaved from the back

**Jamest5r** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 18:44

Originally Posted by p fandango

the local engineering shop said they can either lighten the original, or make a new one from lighter metal

I belive that's you with a grinder out the back?? Mr pfandango can lighten anything!!!

**p fandango** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 18:47

Originally Posted by jamest5r

I belive that's you with a grinder out the back?? Mr pfandango can lighten anything!!!

never thought of that, grind it down then take it to ATS to put on the tyre balancer to make sure i don't get any vibration out of it lol

**Al115** · Thursday 17th September 2009, 18:48

Cars with them don't stall any more than normal, Dave's just winding you up

Judgeninja has done this as have some others, I also looked at lightening the flywheel on my T4 but it's a pain with the dual-mass flywheels. If you have a single-mass flywheel car then I say DO IT

**pookie** · Friday 18th September 2009, 00:00

Andy- Ric Wood in Davenport is the man to see.

Salut!
Pookie

**Alan M** · Friday 18th September 2009, 07:55

Ric Wood's machining facilities are excellent. A friend had a Cosworth head reworked by him a couple of years back and the work was top notch.

**ANDYRACER** · Saturday 19th September 2009, 15:06

Cheers for the info guys.

Is the T5 flywheel the same as a R flywheel?
Want to have all the parts there to get swapped over.

**woz** · Tuesday 6th October 2009, 13:27

Hi I have a 1996 T5 2.3 - can anyone confirm whether it would have a dual mass or convential flywheel on it?

Went to Bristol Transmissions for a diagnostic check on a vibration and they said it may be a problem with dual mass flywheel if one was fitted.

I thought not on an old banger like mine but cannot be sure - anyone on here know?

Cheers

Woz

**Al115** · Tuesday 6th October 2009, 14:41

I thought yours would be single-mass?

**woz** · Friday 9th October 2009, 01:38

YUP ITS deffo a single mass jobby.
Whether all the mass is in the right place remains to be seen - new clutch tomorrow - Aaagh. But I knew it was coming for the last few months so been putting a few quid aside. Not quite enough for a ligtended flywheel. Doh.
Still, 215k on one clutch is not too bad I suppose.
W

**p fandango** · Friday 9th October 2009, 07:03

Originally Posted by woz

YUP ITS deffo a single mass jobby.
Whether all the mass is in the right place remains to be seen - new clutch tomorrow - Aaagh. But I knew it was coming for the last few months so been putting a few quid aside. Not quite enough for a ligtended flywheel. Doh.
Still, 215k on one clutch is not too bad I suppose.
W

you going to upgrade to an R clutch while your replacing it?

**Engineer** · Friday 9th October 2009, 15:48

Here's a pic of my latest light billet steel flywheel which I've fitted with a 4 paddle clutch the engine does rev much more freely and it doesn't stall lol.

Don at Kalmar Union has them and also the duel mass type you can get him on 0208 9593230 if you fancy one.

**Manzed** · Friday 9th October 2009, 16:02

How much did the Flywheel set you back Engineer? Looks rather tasty!

**Engineer** · Friday 9th October 2009, 19:15

Originally Posted by Manzed

How much did the Flywheel set you back Engineer? Looks rather tasty!

It is a work of art mate if your into light weight shiney things

I was gutted when the box went back in and covered it up

I have got most of my track car components from KU so cut a deal with clutch, coil overs, bushes, downpipe, LSD etc.

So somewhere around £200-300 mark without depending on your spec.not cheap but miles in front of a lightened original IMHO.