So Im lying in a puddle of tranny fluid...

[Majik]

I dont know if you read the whole thread, but doing the install is a pain. Not the worst ever, but the tranny is BIG. Yeah its only eighty pounds, but even with the tranny jack it took me three or four times of just backing it off and trying again before it would mate to the engine. I couldnt imagine holding the tranny with my arms, benching it three or four times, moving while holding it to get close to the engine, and then starting a bolt to hold it in. All at the same time.

[altiain]

heh, not worried about installing a flywheel nor the clutch, cake. but the reason i want it is cause mine is slipping, a better presure plate will get me off the line faster in a drag and the aluminum flywheel will rev up faster and stop faster being that it won't have the same momentum as a heavy one, yeah i suppose i'll go turbo but tahts a long way to happen. the transmission isn't as heavy as you imagine, on a scale it should weight around 80lbs or so.

No offense, but did you actually read any part of my post?

I had the flywheel. Even without the beefier clutch and pressure plate (which, as majik pointed out, negate basically all of the inertia gains you get from a lightweight flywheel in the first place), it wasn't noticeably faster from a standing start. I'm not talking about butt dyno "feelings", I'm talking about multiple runs against the same car, before and after. No noticeable difference at all. Yeah, it felt alittle faster to me (probably because my wallet was lighter ), but the testing didn't back up that feeling.

I doubt you'd even gain a tenth in the 1/4 mile from a lightweight flywheel and heavier clutch. You'd be better of yanking all the junk in the trunk and taking a shit before you hit the staging line, imho.

I'm not speaking about what I've read on the internet, or what my buddy's buddy told him it did on his '92 Civic, I'm speaking from experience. With a Miata.

Also, as majik pointed out, deadlifting 80 pounds isn't the issue. The issue is deadlifting that 80 pounds (or manuvering it on a tranny jack) with eight inches of ground clearance underneath a car and trying to mate it up with the engine. You may not have actually spent any time under your Miata, but I assure you from spending countless hours underneath them that there ain't a whole lot of wiggle room under there.

Still, it's your car and your money. Just don't come bitching to us when you blow $800 and a weekend and your ETs don't change at all.

[Mouglie]

hey well thanks for replying, heh heh, didn't mean to get you fired up there but i have been thinking about the flywheel. The clutch only makes a difference in your shifting so your ET times won't change dramatically if you are used to shifting one way.
yeah your right about the 80lbs under a miata, i did this on a prelude where i held up the transmission from the top and a friend moved it in place. Eh, non offence taken, thats what the forum is for aigh? besides it helps me to hear from others experiences. ciao!

[Mouglie]

FWIW, I had a lightweight Fidanza flywheel in my car for about six months. .

do you still have this flywheel lying around, sell it to me cheap. what do you say?

[altiain]

do you still have this flywheel lying around, sell it to me cheap. what do you say?

Long gone. Sold it almost two years ago.