flywheel weight

[nealb]

saw a post on the Spec Miata forum saying that the 94 flywheel is the heaviest of all the 1.8

but searched and couldn't find the weight difference between the 94 and the 95+

anyone know?

[modernbeat]

Neal, some iffy info is in this topic...

http://forum.specmiata.com/cgi-bin/u...1;t=002344;p=0

Flywheel
94 BPE8-11-500 ~19lbs
95 BPR7-11-500 ~17lbs

Most of the extra weight is in the thick ring on the back of the flywheel. You can easily see it with the starter off. That's one of the reasons that the '95.5 is the favorite 1.8 car.

Edit: the flywheel changed with the introduction of the OBDII computer in mid 1995. So the early '95s have the same boat anchor flywheel.

[black roadster]

Neal, some iffy info is in this topic...

http://forum.specmiata.com/cgi-bin/u...1;t=002344;p=0

Flywheel
94 BPE8-11-500 ~19lbs
95 BPR7-11-500 ~17lbs

Most of the extra weight is in the thick ring on the back of the flywheel. You can easily see it with the starter off. That's one of the reasons that the '95.5 is the favorite 1.8 car.

Edit: the flywheel changed with the introduction of the OBDII computer in mid 1995. So the early '95s have the same boat anchor flywheel.

Actually I've heard most prefer the 94 as it has no OBDII and a real OPG. I've never heard that about the flywheels though.