Removing Counterweight
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B' date='May 31 2004, 01:27 PM
Now your question is what kind of light flywheel? Steel or aluminum from RB? Or something from some other manufacturer? I went with the light steel flywheel from RB.
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B' date='May 31 2004, 01:27 PM
Now your question is what kind of light flywheel? Steel or aluminum from RB? Or something from some other manufacturer? I went with the light steel flywheel from RB.
I know RB has a solid name but let's not forget about other manufacturers who are new, and can use the support... Nobody seems to want to go out on a limb for anyone other than RB.
As I said I paid <$300 CDN shipped and taxed for my flywheel from Australia, or I could have paid RB $450 USD before shipping and tax for virtually the same thing.
Dysfnctnl85, I would suggest going aftermarket lightweight. You won't regret it. Lightening a flywheel won't make as noticeable a difference as a manufactured lightweight.
You also won't regret it because it will just bolt on and you won't have to dink around if the E-Shaft 54mm nut!
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' date='May 31 2004, 05:36 PM
Just to comment on RB - Why does it have to be RB?
I know RB has a solid name but let's not forget about other manufacturers who are new, and can use the support... Nobody seems to want to go out on a limb for anyone other than RB.
As I said I paid <$300 CDN shipped and taxed for my flywheel from Australia, or I could have paid RB $450 USD before shipping and tax for virtually the same thing.
Dysfnctnl85, I would suggest going aftermarket lightweight. You won't regret it. Lightening a flywheel won't make as noticeable a difference as a manufactured lightweight.
You also won't regret it because it will just bolt on and you won't have to dink around if the E-Shaft 54mm nut!
I know RB has a solid name but let's not forget about other manufacturers who are new, and can use the support... Nobody seems to want to go out on a limb for anyone other than RB.
As I said I paid <$300 CDN shipped and taxed for my flywheel from Australia, or I could have paid RB $450 USD before shipping and tax for virtually the same thing.
Dysfnctnl85, I would suggest going aftermarket lightweight. You won't regret it. Lightening a flywheel won't make as noticeable a difference as a manufactured lightweight.
You also won't regret it because it will just bolt on and you won't have to dink around if the E-Shaft 54mm nut!
I don't have the guy's addy to send him back the flywheel anyway...so I think I'll just order the Streetlite.
Any objections?
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Even if you did get the stock flywheel down to 17#'s it still woulden't be a good as a light weight one. The stocker carries a lot of it's weight on the outer part of it unlike any lightweight.
I would never run a stock flywheel after having my light weight.
I would never run a stock flywheel after having my light weight.
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Not to mention that lightening a stock cast iron flywheel is NOT a very sound idea at all! 
Have seen many cases of lightented stock cast flywheels totally disintergrate... not a pretty look.
I assume it would also be hard to keep the right counter weight-force with a lightented stock flywheel... Just speculation though..
Have seen many cases of lightented stock cast flywheels totally disintergrate... not a pretty look.
I assume it would also be hard to keep the right counter weight-force with a lightented stock flywheel... Just speculation though..
