Tobyo wrote:
Well thats the first time I’ve ever heard someone saying a lightened flywheel is a better experience.. unless it was sarcasm

To be honest. I tend to agree with Waali. My old Carbon-D twin was a fair chunk lighter than OEM and that drove brilliantly. My new Exedy Compe-D race clutch is even lighter again, and while its not meant for street driving, i dont think it would be too bad. Obviously car modifiying is always a compromise, and you always lose something to gain something. But i dont think its as bad a trade off as some people
think it is.
I noticed the light wieght setup really helps between shifts. The engine matchs rpms of the new gear way quicker on up shifts. And 'feels' less abusive on the enine/driveline. The gearbox also shifts (syncromesh) faster and again "feels" less bad. I cant heal/toe on down shifts, (least not consistently) So going down gears, having the light wieght rotating stuff i think really helps there as it just does the transition and rev match more gently and fluently.
The light wieght almost forces you to drive like your racing everywhere. What i mean by that is, If you shift up too slowly, the rpms fall below the rpms needed in the next gear. So its not well suited to driving like a grandma. You kinda have to always shift with a little urgency.
And when taking off from stand still, you have to give it a bit more revs, and be more deliberate with your clutch operation. Its less forgiving in that department. But once your used to it, its no big deal. And who cares. Because race car. What you lose in stop/start, you more than make up for in response while your actually driving.
Bear in mind, with my review, the rest of my car is so far removed from standard that simply putting a race clutch in a bog stock street car would probs have alot more negatives than positives.