I paid 500...

 

OH! Well that sounds like the first Nismo performance part that is reasonably priced. And where did you get it?

 

Performance Nissan spoke with their race car builder and said the following

"I talked to our race car builder this morning and he said the reason Nismo went with the flywheel they did was for streetabilty issues. If the flywheel is too light, yes the RPM's come up instantly but everytime you let off the gas quickly to coast the car will feel as if your hitting the brakes. The mass of the flywheel will allow the car to coast and not be abrupt as throttle is applied and released. Nismo went with a balance that they felt world be the best as people aren't always street racing the car."

so now I'm thinking maybe the Nismo is right for me since I do have to drive it on a daily basis. On the other hand, its not that comfortable of a ride anyway so maybe I should go ***** out with the JUN!

 

from the sounds of it if one goes to light with the flywheel it will demand more attention to driving especially with alot of use of the gas and clutch pedal ( whic could lead to premature wear) not to mention having a heavier FW is part of what makes the Z so fun while coasting w/speed momentum of the engine and applying power as needed especially on very winding roads too light and you lose that im thinking?

 

Educated me guys.... Does reducing the wt of the flywheel only add quicker rev feel or is there actually more hp to the rear wheels?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by zoasis
[B]Performance Nissan spoke with their race car builder and said the following

"I talked to our race car builder this morning and he said the reason Nismo went with the flywheel they did was for streetabilty issues. If the flywheel is too light, yes the RPM's come up instantly but everytime you let off the gas quickly to coast the car will feel as if your hitting the brakes. The mass of the flywheel will allow the car to coast and not be abrupt as throttle is applied and released. Nismo went with a balance that they felt world be the best as people aren't always street racing the car."

Also you might find the idle quality will suffer...usually not importtant, but something to think about.

 

Is it worth opening up the transmission if you're just installing a flywheel? I would think labor charges would make it rather expensive.


zland,

A lighter flywheel will allow your engine to rev faster and also make for an HP gain to the wheels.

 

Thats why I am having it done when they replace the tranny...

 

See here for my review of the NISMO flywheel:
https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=33941

I'm a little dissapointed. I wish I would have gone with the JWT.

 

Why don't you guys go with the JUN flywheel? It's lighter, cheaper, and very reliable. I ran a Jun flywheel in my Type R and I had nothing but great success with it.

Oh, BTW, thanks for the service, Kyle! I will be looking forward to doing business with you guys in the future.

 

I also loved the Jun flywheel in my Type R.

Cbsuper - I don't think the ITR flywheel was less thank half the weight of the stock unit. Do you think it'll have a greater effect in the Z since it's so much lighter. And the Type R didn't have a dual mass flywheel to begin with. Just some food for thought.

I'll probably still go with Jun this time.

 

I had weighed the Type R OEM flywheel and it came out at about 17lbs. The Jun flywheel weighed about 9 lbs, so it did make a pretty good difference.

Actually, the flywheel by itself I'm not expecting that much of a difference. It's when you combine it with a heavy duty clutch that you will really start seeing a big difference in revs.

 

all I have to say is GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!!