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?
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?
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.
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If your original flywheel is in good order you could just get that balanced and that will help.
the local engineering shop said they can either lighten the original, or make a new one from lighter metal
Would they just skim my old flywheel to make it lightened?
p fandango (Thursday 17th September 2009)
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
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Andy- Ric Wood in Davenport is the man to see.
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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.
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.
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
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I thought yours would be single-mass?
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Current: 2009 Cayenne GTS and a 2016 Prius IV... yes.
Previous Volvos: 2009 V50 D5 R-Design, 2005 V70R, 2001 V70 T5, 2001 S40 T4, 2x 1999 S40 T4, 2003 V40 T4, 1999 V70 T5, 1996 854 T5 & 855 T5, 1995 855 T5, and a 480...
Previous other stuff: Saxo Turbo, 2004 996 C4S, 2008 Z4M, 2001 Yaris T-Sport, 2002 S2000 Mugen, and a 1999 Evo VI
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
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.
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Engineer
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.
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