flywheel lightening

**landskie** · April 13th, 2009 04:47 PM

hi. gusto ko sanang bumilis at lumakas pa ang hatak ng honda esi ko, ano po ba ang advantages at disadvantages ng flywheel lightening? totoo po bang mahina ito sa paahon?

**ghosthunter** · April 13th, 2009 05:24 PM

flywheel lightening will simply reduce the energy required to accelerate the rotating engine mass. This will only marginally help in a drag race but it would also make it impossible to drive smoothly and economically in daily city driving where stop and go is the routine.

If you want to make more power you could start by telling us what you already have on your ESI.

And then also tell us what is your budget (if any) in mind for your upgrades.

**landskie** · April 13th, 2009 06:17 PM

wala pa sir, kaka-acquire ko pa lang. gusto ko nga sana mag-start by having my computer box analyzed and adjusted. kaso wala naman akong kilalang magaling na technician, bka may ma-suggest po kyo. tnx.

**ghosthunter** · April 13th, 2009 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by landskie

wala pa sir, kaka-acquire ko pa lang. gusto ko nga sana mag-start by having my computer box analyzed and adjusted. kaso wala naman akong kilalang magaling na technician, bka may ma-suggest po kyo. tnx.

I could suggest a shop for you to go and visit.

Speedlab

www.speedlab.com.ph

They have a piggyback programable computer which can adjust your car's engine for better performance and better fuel mileage. It will also work with future mods you will add to your car as well up to turbo or further.

**'93_corolla2E** · April 18th, 2009 10:41 AM

ok ang arangkada kapag naka lighten flywheel ka, kaso kapag madami ng naka sakay, pakiramdam mo parang sliding na clutch mo kasi kulang na ung torque nung transmission mo kasi magaan ung flywheel mo.. ung inertia ng flywheel ung nagbibigay ng torque ng makina.. ok ung lighten kapag isa or dlawa ung sakay ng oto, pero kapag madami na, ramdam na ung kakulangan ng torque.. hehehe.. sarap arangkada ng lightened flywheel..

**vinj** · April 23rd, 2009 07:21 PM

Since you just got the car, start with making sure all maintenance parts are covered for and its running well before going into the heavier performance mods.

**niky** · April 24th, 2009 11:59 AM

Maintenance first, then research.

Check out Honda Club, Philippines and join up. Lots of people there can help you with mods that work and mods that don't.

IMHO, a lightened flywheel isn't really worth the trouble. To get meaningful performance gains out of a lightened flywheel, you'd need to remove a lot of mass. The stock flywheel will not be reliable if you remove too much, and if you get an aftermarket flywheel, it's $$$ that you could better spend on something else.

There are many engine management options available for Hondas, like the Apex-i V-AFC, the E-Manage, the aforementioned Unichip, Hondata (though it's pricey) and Crome... engine tuning is a good idea because while other modifications gain you 5-10 hp in one spot while subtracting it from another (intake, headers and exhaust work by moving your engine's effective power band up and down the rpm range), engine management will increase power everywhere.

Keep it simple. Learn about your car, do some simple breathing mods, then decide whether you want to go further with the D15, swap to a B16 ($$$), Turbo ($$) or simply go for engine management.