What is too light of a flywheel for the street? What do you ugys have and how do you like it?

 

depends on how hardcore you are.

 

Im gonna be running a 12 lb RB flywheel. Im not sure on how its gonna act though!

I'll tell you this spring when i install the engine.

 

i have the 17lbs racing beat wheel and i think its what it should have come with from the factory. the 12b is a little lighter on the street than what i expect, imo

 

How does the 17 lb feel? Does it leave much to be desired? Would you buy the same one again? Do you drag with your car?

 

its purley a street car, the 17lbs feels like what they should have had in there in the first place. the stock flywheel is rediculous. the 17lbs is perfect

 

I'm going to be using a 9.5 lb on my car that will be running in january, that's probably too light for the street. They use a heavy flywheel to make the motor rev and accelorate smoother, maily because there is not much rotating weight inside the motor.



with too light of a flywheel, taking off can be a bear because without the rotating weight it will be much easier to stall. also if you acceltorate in first or second, and then let off the gas (with it still in gear) you can get a bucking motion in the car which realy makes it tough to cruise in, but with that light of a flywheel, my 5mph-60mph should be sickening. woooo hoooooo

 

Actually on a s4 13B you have about 20 lbs of rotors alone orbiting inside yer engine, I don't think you need more mass from the flywheel.



The engine has **** for low rpm torque, as a result the added inertia when you go to engage the clutch keeps it from stalling easily compared to a piston motor with more torque down low.



I run the rb aluminum flywheel, its very easily streetable, you just have to drive well. It will be easy to kill it leaving stops, especially when you're starting from a stop up a hill. You have to pay attention to the clutch more is all, you get a much more responsive engine, quicker shifts (no more waiting for rpms to change, you make them change immediately with the throttle, it gives greater control) and greater acceleration in the lower gears. It takes a bit more rpm and more slipping from stops for sure, if you reduce the weight of your car significantly it will get moving easier though

 

i have FD flywheel... wheighs in at 17.8 lbs according to fedex scaled with the fedex box

 

does the fd flywheel use the same pressure plate as a s5?