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EXEDY RACING CLUTCH AND FIDANZA RACING FLYWHEEL INSTALLED! YAY!

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Fidanza Lightweight Aluminum Racing Flywheel
Fidanza Part#: 191161
Weight: 7 Pounds
Price: I picked it up for a good deal, $137, if you look around you can find it, grip-force clutches on e-bay had it for this price a month ago. Regularly goes for 200+ or - a couple bucks.

Pros: Faster revvs, more power meeting the transmission, sportier feel. The Fidanza flywheel model allows you to unscrew and replace the flywheel surface area, prolongs the life of the wheel, instead of having some one have to re-surface it.

Cons: The price for labor far outweighs the price of the part. The Transmission on the D17 engine is a bea-ioch to get to/work on. I spent 400 bucks having a local transmission shop put it in. Expect to pay a good amount.

Review/Personal notes:
The first thing I noticed about the flywheel which was surprising to me, when I started the car, it started quicker. Which makes total sense, but just never though about it. Revs are much quicker, you can feel the difference immediately. I also feel that it made the car sound different. In a good way. Probably because of the faster sound frequency being emitted by the engine bay. The sound almost has a metallic quality. It's completely drivable with no difficulty "keeping the rpms up" during normal driving. I've read about people always being concerned about the rpms falling too quickly between shifts, but I don't feel that happens at all. I can feel power from the engine, when driving, not sure if it's the torque or horse, but I feel that more of the original power is being translated to the ground. I feel it exceeded my expectations. It's tight, I think every penny was well spent.


(Video of me revving down further)

Here's the direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEvApWyScu0

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Exedy Organic Stage 1 Racing clutch
Exedy Part#: 08801a
Exedy also makes a Cerametallic clutch kit for our cars, I opted for the stage one for drive ability etc.
Price: Again, I got a good deal, $250, I got it from Advanced Speed shop, they had the best price I could find. Some places sell it for 310+ or - a couple bucks. Look around for the best price.

Pros: Grabs like a *****! Increased Clamp load, quicker gear changes, get power to the ground faster. Sportier feel. More fun to drive

Cons: The install price, as noted with the flywheel. You have to press down a little harder to get the clutch pedal to go down, but it's not that bad at all. Noticeable but not bad. You have to get used to driving your car again.

Review/Personal Notes:
I love this clutch! It grabs like no tomorrow....almost like it WANTs to connect gears! Feels like it's anxious to do so. It was entertaining to myself, when I got in the car for the first time, I was really careful to let the clutch in slow because I knew it would be different, but damn! It jerked forward and connected like nuthin! It's funny because I feel like I have to learn how to drive my car / drive manual again! It surprised me, and exceeded my expectations I would say. A strange note on the clutch disc, when I got the original back, it looked identical to the Exedy one! I was confused, because I bought my car used with 19k on it. Under the impression that nothing had been done to it, I compared the two pictures and couldn't find any differences, but then I saw something which gave it away! See below!
(Still don't REALLY know the difference between the one I had and the aftermarket one, but but I know it's not the same because of the difference in feel and clamp force etc. I thought it was what the disc was made of. And the fact that Daikin, which is the parent company for Exedy makes all the stock Honda Clutches, I assumed it looked similar. If anyone can find a difference, let me know!!)



And lastly, I had to get a transmission mount replaced, you can only get it from Honda, friggin thing cost 78 bucks!! unbelievable!



Summary/Conclusion:

If you want more power to the ground, GET these two things! So far I haven't experienced anything I didn't like about them. (Excluding the install price! ) They are some great upgrades!

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SWEET! I just got a delivery.






Other package has arrived! BOOYA

 
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sweet. very sweet indeed.

 
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nice...i'm holding out until my stock clutch gives up the good fight...i'm hoping for 100k out of it....i'm at 75k now so.....

 
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nice, that set u back a few huh.... what clutch u gonna run, and r u gonna do it urself?

 
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Nice. I'm waiting until mine gives out too... But who knows how long that will be because I had 255k on my old civic with the original clutch still in it, so... yea. We'll have to wait and see. But yea, that things looks nice!




Wagner

 
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For my situation, the fly and clutch is still ok, the bearings desperately need to be replaced. So here was my reasoning:

The bearings need to be replaced, while im inside the trans, I might as well replace the clutch, because I'll have the whole thing open. if I have the whole thing open I might as well replace the flywheel too. And If Im replacing all these parts I should just get performance parts right? Heh, I love how my train of thought always ends up with me getting performance parts!

 
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Actually it wasn't too bad, I got a good deal on it, 130 shipped. Brand new. As for the clutch, I'm going to wait until I get it delivered, then post pictures! Nah I'm not going to do it myself. I would for sure try to do it if I still had a garage. I moved into a new apt recently that only has a carport. It's like a garage with no garage door. fits two cars. So I can't really just leave my car all disassembled out in the open. I found a great local shop that specializes in transmission work. Quoted me 300 for everything, I give them all the parts. hopefully i can get it in not this weekend, but next weekend.

 
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awesome good luck with it!

 
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12lbs?

 
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yeah how heavy is that baby?

 
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7 Pounds yo! ah man I can't wait!

 
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Updated with more pictures with the new item!

 
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Another update with pics reviews, and a video! INSTALLED!~

 
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Really? You couldn't tell if you were feeling horsepower or torque?

You can't "feel" horsepower. Torque is a measure of force. Horsepower is a measure that is derived from torque.

Nevertheless, nice parts. Now get some parts that'll make some power necessitating the clutch and flywheel.

 
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how many miles did u have before u changed those?

i have 95k on mine rite now..... i thin its almost time...

 
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I have 76 thousand on my car. According to the dudes at the shop, they said the stock pieces look ok (no unusual or excessive wear) I think you could get to 100k before changing it, if you drive easy, I don't though, I beat the crap out of my car. It's ok, we have a mutual understanding. (She likes the abuse!) Nah Jk, but seriously, replace em, it's a sweet mod.

 
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yea imma do it for sure..... but my clutch/flywheel still feels good...

hahah what an @ss....jsut becase andy is fully boosted and can take out half the cars on the road in reverse....

 
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Lol, how is that being an ***? Horsepower isn't a measure of force, it's a measure of work, torque is a measure of force. You can't "feel" horsepower. As for a clutch and flywheel, that's great to upgrade if you need to. I'm just not a fan of spending money on parts that don't really do anything for you. Not to say these parts can't but you know what I'm saying.

 
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Well the story goes like this:
I was hearing bad noises from the transmissions, like a winding noise from one of the bearings in there. So after researching it a little bit, I thought It was the pilot bearing that was bad and needed to go, not to mention that the clutch was slipping and stuttering and if Im going to open up the trans to get to the bearing, I should replace the clutch while im at it, and if im replacing the clutch I should get the performance clutch. And if I'm replacing the clutch, i should get the flywheel too, to get it done all at once. So after all that was installed. Still have friggin bearing noise. Well with further research, turns out I was wrong, it's the Input shaft bearing that needs to be replaced. So whatever, I'll just keep my car in the garage, save up money and take it back in. cuz I know it's gonna cost me another couple hundred bucks. It's a frickin shame that because of the design honda used, im replacing a 30 dollar plastic bearing with a high cost of labor instead of spending that money on something to upgrade.

 
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i ment smart ***...lol

 
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I have the fidanza flywheel in my car..i love it..Where did you buy your clutch at? I still have my stock one on.

 
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^
http://www.advancespeedshop.com/exed...1a-p-1601.html

 
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what other mods do you have to your car?

 
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^Are you asking me? If so, I just have an intake an exhaust. The parts were replaced out of necessity. If you read post 19 you'll hear the details. Nice part is, when I get a turbo kit or whatever else for more power, I won't have to worry about translation to the ground.

 
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lol, yeah, i meant to quote you.

i've been thinking about picking up a similar set up for my car, do you have links for where you purchased them?