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Exedy Stage1 Clutch + Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel:
Here's a few pictures I took during the clutch + flyhweel install; I'm starting to give less and less of a shit about taking pictures when I should be worrying about more important stuff (oh shit this stupid flywheel has no alignment hole!) so I only took a few to slate your curiosity and here they are.
I purchased an Exedy Stage1 Clutch and a Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel - the new clutch can hold ~50hp/ft-lb tq more than the stock one and shifts a lot better, although I'm sure flushing the OLD OLD OLD nearly BLACK clutch fluid helped as well. The Fidanza Flywheel is 3/8 the weight of the stock flywheel (9lb vs 24lb) and has a removable face so I don't have to get a whole new flywheel should the need arise. Decreasing the weight of the flywheel means the engine has less rotating mass to turn, "freeing up" a little hp to the wheels and allowing for faster throttle response since you're revs increase much more quickly.
Old Pressure Plate and Clutch:
You can see how worn down the mating surface of the pressure plate is, almost all the way down to nothing. You can't really see from the picture, but some of the splines on the clutch are a tiny bit bent.
Pressure Plate from Exedy Clutch (box for the clutch is below it, I couldn't be bothered to take pictures of the actual clutch):
Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel:
Picture of the guys (Scott on left, Jared on the right, Peter is under the car I think):
Pictures of their cars (Scott - Burgundy VR4; Peter - White Stealth N/A; Jared - Black Stealth TT):
BIG UPS to Scott, Jared, and Peter from the 3si.org carolina forums for helping me out. I don't know what I would've done without you guys. And to Mary for bringing cookies, I haven't had cookies in forever and they were delicious despite eating 'em with my gear oil covered hands; THANKS EVERYONE.
Page 1 - |intro|updates/newest pictures|
Page 2 - |old pictures - the stock days|
Page 3 - |old pictures/build-up /w description|
Page 4 - |audio|
Page 5 - | clutch/flywheel|
Page 6 - |brakes stuff|misc. painting|engine stuff: plugs/wires/solid motor mounts|
