Thread: My 2004 Rx8
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Old 08-16-2010, 04:28 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by diabolical1 View Post
please be sure to report your thoughts on the new flywheel.
Ive noticed the flywheel has definately helped out acceleration greatly. Especially from around 4k up to redline. Before I got the flywheel the car wasn't sluggish by any means, but it felt like there should be a little better acceleration and this flywheel has really made a huge difference. The rpms just seem to climb alot faster than when I had my stock flywheel. I really don't have any problems with it at all. Only thing is it requires more throttle to go from a stop. This is to be expected with a lighter flywheel, but I also replaced the clutch and it's a little bit stiffer than the previous clutch so it took me a little while to get use to the new clutch/flywheel combo. I think it has been the best mod i've done so far to the car besides the af sts. It just feels sportier and more healthy ( this could be due to the rebuild as well) but the improved response and acceleration from the flywheel is just amazing. I recommend this to anyone looking for a lightweight flywheel. It is a little expensive but well worth the cash. I had originally planned on the ACT flywheel and when I went to order it from BHR the counterweight required for the flywheel was out of stock. Charles sent me an email and gave me the option to wait on the counterweight and if I did they would upgrade my flywheel to the BHR flywheel for the price of the ACT flywheel( a difference of $100 between the ACT and BHR) or he would refund my money completely. I chose to upgrade and have been very happy with it so far.

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