lightened flywheel

[aveosam2]

doesn't kinkyllama sell aftermarket flywheels and clutches for the aveo?

[xiaogary]

I am using a 4Kg flywheel for my aveo. Compared to stock 12kg flywheel. Let me dig some pictures from the rebuilt.

Left side is original pot type flywheel and 8.5 inch clutch. Right side is lightweight stainless steel flywheel. With customised opel/daewoo 8 inch clutch cover and clutch pad.



See the original flywheel in the center. Its heavy and thick.

[Nemasys]

There are aftermarket clutch kits and flywheels for these cars, as its been said i think kinky has them

[deniswhite1]

I am using a 4Kg flywheel for my aveo. Compared to stock 12kg flywheel. Let me dig some pictures from the rebuilt.

Left side is original pot type flywheel and 8.5 inch clutch. Right side is lightweight stainless steel flywheel. With customised opel/daewoo 8 inch clutch cover and clutch pad.



See the original flywheel in the center. Its heavy and thick.

how does the car feel with it? do you lose low end torgue?

[xiaogary]

No losing of low end torque. RPM rise much faster. Feels like 1/3 of the car's weight is gone when accelerating.

[wildchild_4lyfe]

and how much can ye tak off yer original flywheel??

[xiaogary]

The 4Kg flywheel is a total different flywheel, custom made. Taking off material from original flywheel will weaken the flywheel structure and may cause it to break and shatter at high speed, and cause great damage. Not worth the risk.

[petrified.rabbit]

thats not entirely true.

while you will never be able to get the weight do to where a "bought" flywheel will get you. but you should be able to take a good deal of weight off safely. But if you think it will go from 20 lbs to 8 lbs, that is doubtful. maybe 16 will be the limit, maybe 12.. dont know until you try.

a friend of mine used to make light weight vw flywheels he could cut one down to 8 lbs which was about half of oem weight. they have withstood numerous high horsepower drag cars, etc. but you have to have a machinist who know what that are doing...

[wildchild_4lyfe]

so its a gamble huh..hmmm...

[petrified.rabbit]

its only a gamble if the machinist doesn't know what they are doing. typically they "cut" out the wall around the outside that the starter ring in on.. and then rebalance it. there is no structural work to the clutch surfaces, so when the engine is running the strength there is not compromised. The only possible failure is due to the starting ring spinning, which is unlikely.. even so, some places will also resurface the flywheel to take some more weight off it.. and it is also part of refurbishment.

I can't say what this will cost in a machine shop. but it is something i would only do during a clutch replacement.