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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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I was just wondering if any of u boosted guys run a lightened flywheel? It's clutch time and I'm weighing my options... I was thinking the fm happy meal with the 10 lb lightened flywheel but didn't know if that was a good idea on a turbo car..... I put a lightened flywheel in a na mr2 a few years back and afterwards that thing revved like a flippin f1 car when I was done..

So its either that or I'm just gona run the act stage II on the stock flywheel cause that's what I ran on my old car with good results... Whuddaya think?
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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i love my fm happy meal with the 10lb flywheel, wouldn't hesitate to put one in another car.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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How much boost u running? And did you notice any difference in the way it revs with that setup?

The only reason I'm hesitant is cause I can get the act setup for like $300. If they lightened flywheel is actually noticeable though Id be very interested in the fm.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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i was at 8psi on a td-04 for a while. i should be up to around 10-11 now. im not easy on clutches( i blow up 2 in my old ranger) and its taken everything i give it without any problems.
It revs a bit quicker than stock and accel is a bit easyier. i would describe it as they way it should have been stock.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:56 AM
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I'm wondering what's currently in my car now... It felt a bit quicker than my old miata before the turbo and it holds 10 psi just fine but it's definitely soaked in some kind of fluid that's why I want to change it... It's not stock I knownthat for sure. I just don't trust any work I haven't personally done. I guess I'd just be kinda pissed if I go fm pull it apart to find a lightened flywheel in there already. Im gona have whatever's going in before I pull it apart cus my clutch job is gona be done in like 2 hrs (if i dont send the flywheel out to be resurfaced)I'm gona say after I've pulled about 10 miata transmissions.

I dont think you can tell without pulling it if I'm correct though cus I've looked up in there on numerous occasions trying to figure out what's in it...
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 12:16 PM
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I would go with a lighter flywheel. No point in staying with a stock one if you are in there to do a clutch, plus at its current age (unless recently replaced) the could probably use i.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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If it only takes two hours, check and see what you have

I ran a lightened flywheel on my FM setup. Loved it. No issues for me. I just put another one on my N/A NB. Will eventually be turbo, so I changed it out when the engine was out. FM Happy Meal is amazing.
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I had an 8lb flywheel and kinda hated it. mainly due to stock ecu stalling on it constantly.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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8lbs seems like overkill. 10.4lbs like the FM one seems perfect. Although I have heard that a heavier flywheel helps the turbo spool faster, something about load. I don't know though my car spooled fairly quick with the 10.4. So not sure how much truth there is.
Old Feb 26, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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I had an aluminum clutch and flywheel... lighter than most people run by a lot. I loved it. I didn't have idle problems.

I now have an FM happy meal and I have a perfect idle.



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