NA8 lightened flywheel and clutch install

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fastfreddygassit
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Postby fastfreddygassit » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:51 pm

Fatty wrote:is this true fastfreddy? you're satisfied??

No way. I Love tinkering on these cars.
But I have to do it within a budget.
If money was no object the a turbo or supercharger would be on by now.
I just try and get some bargains here and there.
Next project is fitting my new seats.
Oh, and building and fitting the DFA :oops:

Had a blast with green comet yesterday and there was stuff all difference between our cars.
But when Ryan drove mine he thought it felt strong. Weird eh?

Craig wrote:Nice to see they finally let you out of it after puberty!

you will keep R6 boy :mrgreen:

oh, to all the guys that have done the clutch using axle stands. Kudos to you. It must have been a nightmare!!!

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Postby fastfreddygassit » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:57 pm

green_comet wrote:Are you happy with the mod Freddy? You seemed to be on Par with the Striped, Offset Machine.. :mrgreen:

I am very happy with the mod.
I cannot believe how tail happy the car is. Awesome fun!
The DFA really need to be built and fitted. It shits me hardcore how rich my car is running.

green_comet wrote:I was quite shocked actually that you didnt leave me for dead.. There must be more to my car than meets the eye.. 8)

Yeah, i was surprised as well. Your car does rev nicely though.
I think a side by side comparison is in order as opposed to the exercise we did.
Who ever is behind does get the advantage of the draught.
It could be that I have a slight weight disadvantage though. :mrgreen:
You know, power windows, power steering, 17's and a fat gut :P
Seriously though, all I have done performance-wise since our last match up was fit the new shorty DIY CAI.
The flywheel itself I think is negligible in any power increase. It was the revability I was after....

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Postby Blue94t » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:58 pm

Nice job guys.
Will try to make it to the meet Thursday night to check it out.
Give me a yell when you get the DFA done. More than happy to help tune it up for you.
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Postby Fatty » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:40 pm

re the dfa. come over to my place with a 6 pack of beer and we will have that sucker built and installed in a couple of hours. then get jake over to tune it for ya 8)


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