I had been hearing a lot about increased drivetrain noise with the JWT flywheel, but I decided to go with it anyway.

Flywheel impressions: The drivetrain noise at idle is IDENTICAL to stock..maybe even slightly quieter. The car revs amazingly fast and shifting will take some getting used to. Overall VERY satisfied. The stocker was REALLY heavy compared to the JWT.

Clutch impressions: I didn't really need a new clutch as I only have 36K miles and when I removed the stock clutch it had hardly any wear, but I'm installing a TT kit in a few weeks and I don't want to hassle with having to break in a new clutch WITH the Turbo kit installed. The pedal effort with the JWT feels exactly like stock. The engagement point is slightly lower than the stocker and the JWT grabs with much more authority. Overall I'm very satisfied with the clutch so far.

Borla TD impressions:

I have helix test pipes that had a good bit of rasp with the stock cat-back. I was worried about increased rasp with the borla but was plesantly suprised with it when I drove it. The install was VERY easy. By what people on here had said I was really worried about adjusting everything to make it all line up. It was a snap. All went together perfectly and no leaks. The sound is AMAZING. It's very deep on startup with the test pipes and partial throttle below 4K rpms sounds like an exotic. I haven't gotten to really get on it yet as I'm breaking in the clutch....but as soon as I do I'll let you all know what I think. There is a tiny bit of rasp left that I can tell...but nothing like the stock exhaust. Overall I'm very satisfied with the borla so far.

If you plan on doing a clutch/flywheel yourself and still have stock exhaust...I would highly recommend doing the exhaust at the same time you do the clutch/flywheel. It makes access to the driveshaft and the trans so much easier with the entire cat-back removed.

I found that pulling the trans in my garage on jackstands was VERY easy as long as I had a second person to help. The only special tool that I needed was a 3/8 drive Torx T55 male bit for the flywheel bolts, other than that it was a snap. Screw paying a shop a bunch of money...if you have the tools and the time....go for it.

 

Good review and glad to hear you like everything you installed.

BTW, is there any noise that you can tell from the JWT flywheel?

 

my ultimate cats rasp a lil, too, and was thinkin a little drivetrain noise could help take my mind off of them.

 

very nice, I like the JWT flywheel/clutch combo. Who wants to buy me a set?

 

how's street drivability?!?! some people told me that lightened flywheels make it bad for daily driving because of harsh engagement

 

My JWT clutch and flywheel is on the way. Bye bye tilton.

 

this is the way i would like to do things- i'm pretty handy when it comes to mechanical work, mostly destruction/fabrication (minitrucker at heart), but i've never messed with flywheels/clutches/trannys before. about how long did it realistically take you in your garage? was it a pain dropping the transmission? for the price of the JWT you can't hardly go wrong, thanks for the write-up.

 

The street driveability is great. Very close to stock. The flywheel has absolutely nothing to do with how the clutch engages. That's the clutch's department. If you get a really harsh clutch than you'll have engagement issues. The JWT it a VERY stree friendly setup.