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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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witch fly wheel would be the best for a everyday driver turbo b18b ACT STREETLITE FLYWHEEL 12.5lbs or Prolite Flywheel 8.8lbs

and my second question is i have ARP rod bolts and i was told to get it balance on my stock rods and pistons. so do i have to get it done cause it just rod bolts.
Old Nov 6, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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i would go with the heavier flywheel. not light. and i wouldnt worry about the bolts.
Old Nov 6, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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thanks any one else have any advice
Old Nov 6, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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imo 12lb flywheels are perfect, as for rod bolts why are you swithing the oem bolts out for?
Old Nov 6, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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case i have heard that the rod bolt streaches
Old Nov 7, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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I'd go with the 8.8lb flywheel. I use to drive a built D with a 5.5lb flywheel every single day and it was just fine to drive.
Old Nov 7, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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b18b/b20 rod bolts are weak, notorious for breaking at high rpm. you will have to get them pressed in by a shop. the shop will also have to resize your rods afterwards. i did arp rod bolts in my itr/gsr rods just as a precaution. only trouble i had was finding a shop with a mandrel small enough to resize the rods. everyone around here works on v8's.
Old Nov 7, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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so should i go with the lighter flyweel of the heavyer one. and is there any difference between the two flywheel besides the weight. like perfomance and how it drive
Old Nov 7, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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so should i go with the lighter flyweel of the heavyer one. and is there any difference between the two flywheel besides the weight. like perfomance and how it drive
You have 3 opinons posted on here about the flywheel. Like I said, I'd go with the lightest one possible.

Old Nov 8, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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You have 3 opinons posted on here about the flywheel. Like I said, I'd go with the lightest one possible.


ok will get the lightest one. how is it on every day driving. is it like stock or what



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