4.8kg solid flywheel for 1.8T

[Hulmie]

Right i may be purchase a Solid flywheel as my clutch needs replacing. Found a Solid Flywheel that has been lightened to 4.8kg.

Can anyone tell me what pro's n con's i may face with the flywheel being lightened by nearly 4kg?

Thanks

[Hulmie]

well im gonna bit the bullet and get it.

A solid flywheel removed from a mk3 abf engine, been skimmed and lightened down to 4.8kg and comes with a good condition clutch which i will probably replace. Been lightened by a company called MB Motorsport

[LazyLunatic]

would have thought it would be ok, i have a g60 flywheel from the dealership and it doesnt make noise or feel different. only thing is it does vibrate a little with the clutch disengaged, you can here it when you rev when the car is stationary. doesnt feel any different.

i guess yours will be the same, except the symptoms i mentioned above will be more noticable?

go for it i reckon, will make a big difference on the road!

[Hulmie]

all bought now. He was telling me that they do alot of lightening etc on various cars and he said that they dont balance the flywheels as they dont notice any difference when fitted back on the car.

think he said the dual mass flywheel is 13.4kg, standard solid flywheel is 8.4kg, so this weighs 4.8kg is nearly 10kg lighter so should accelerate really wheel.

Just got to find meself a good clutch now thats gonna be capable of easily managing 300bhp, but i dont want to go paddle. So think i may go for organic custom clutch or see what Nick @ R-Tech can get hold off

[LazyLunatic]

all bought now. He was telling me that they do alot of lightening etc on various cars and he said that they dont balance the flywheels as they dont notice any difference when fitted back on the car.

think he said the dual mass flywheel is 13.4kg, standard solid flywheel is 8.4kg, so this weighs 4.8kg is nearly 10kg lighter so should accelerate really wheel.

Just got to find meself a good clutch now thats gonna be capable of easily managing 300bhp, but i dont want to go paddle. So think i may go for organic custom clutch or see what Nick @ R-Tech can get hold off

sachs vr6 clutch

[Hulmie]

yeh thats what i was thinking but ive seen a few places stat that there only good for 250bhp and that is pointless for me as im only 20bhp off that and plan on going higher. So want to replace once with a setup that i know will last.

[LazyLunatic]

yeh thats what i was thinking but ive seen a few places stat that there only good for 250bhp and that is pointless for me as im only 20bhp off that and plan on going higher. So want to replace once with a setup that i know will last.

mmm i thought they could handle more than that.

race clutch time for you then...

[Hulmie]

Think there's a place in Leeds that can build clutch's to spec/torque requirements.

If it gets to the point of being mega expensive for a real good clutch then i will probs go down the Sachs vr6 route.

[topher]

you should be alright with 4.8kg but any lighter than that is just silly - expect some added noise and learn to change gear very quickly or you'll drop revs too quick

exedy do some nice clutches for a vr6 fly but $$$$

[Hulmie]

yeh i thought there would be some negatives to having a real light flywheel. Nevermind i'll just have to be on it all the time and not granny shift.

yeh ive been looking about at them but havent found any in the UK. Plus i want to avoid spending mega bucks. I think Sachs do performance clutches aswell so may shop around