by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 01/29/2017 at 18:36
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 01/29/2017 at 18:36
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On the Sentra’s flywheel...
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
01/29/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 0
Well there’s your problem.
Also, Nextbit Robin?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/29/2017 at 18:41, STARS: 0
That looks very un-good.
"unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)" (unclevanos)
01/29/2017 at 18:42, STARS: 0
That’s fubar.
"J_P_Cars10s" (jpcars10s)
01/29/2017 at 18:46, STARS: 0
Can we get a description of the noises that causes?
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/29/2017 at 19:01, STARS: 0
Wow. I didn’t even know that they made flywheels with such huge holes that close to the ring gear. Is this an aftermarket piece?
"S65" (granthp)
01/29/2017 at 19:02, STARS: 0
Rip
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/29/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 0
Judging from the state of the teeth, I’d wager it was something like “GGCHHHCGGHRRRHCHHCHCHCHCCHHCHAAAAAAAACCCCCCHHHCHHHCHHHHHHHRRRGHHHRGHGGH”
"Phatboyphil" (justphil)
01/29/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 0
Just hammer back into place!
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 19:30, STARS: 0
Yup
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 0
Sounds like a starter motor spinning and doing nothing. What sounded a bit worse was the simultaneous failure of the thrust washers and the crank walking all over the place.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 19:34, STARS: 1
By all accounts it certainly isn’t OEM. Looks like a Clutch Masters lightweight chromealloy clutch. Roughly $600 new.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 1
Old-style Competition Clutch flywheel. Dunno why the hell it’s on a stock SR20
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/29/2017 at 19:44, STARS: 1
Huh. So what happened? Did the starter get bumped while it was running or something like that? Or did that unsupported portion of the ring gear just fail on its own?
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 19:45, STARS: 1
I have absolutely no idea. I think they develop a weak spot and gradually deform
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
01/29/2017 at 19:50, STARS: 1
Well at least the other 95% of the teeth are still good...
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/29/2017 at 19:51, STARS: 1
Y’know, I’m trying to be open-minded about that thing having gone through sufficient testing before going to market, but to be honest, the look of that design simply does not inspire confidence. Maybe this is just one of those super lightweight race-car parts that was never meant to be daily-driven.
"MM54" (mm54mk2)
01/29/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 0
My dad had a truck with a few stripped teeth on the ring gear. The best description I can offer is an angry horse on a lot of meth and maybe some crack.
"cbell04" (cbell04)
01/29/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 1
I put a lightened flywheel on my maxima long ago and it only lasted about 30k miles. Was a dumb idea but I was young and thought it would make a difference(it did not).
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 0
FWIW that thing revved fast as all hell and the throttle response was GLORIOUS
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 20:10, STARS: 2
It is. It’s meant for supercharged competition engines. WTF it was doing in a stock SR20 is beyond me, but by god it revved fast and had stunning throttle response
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/29/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 0
I know your name
I know where you live now
You better watch your back
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/29/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 1
LOL good timing! I was just now looking at the Clutch Masters website out of curiosity, and not only does your flywheel indeed look very much like one of theirs, they also post an explicit warning about the reduced life expectancy.
Yep, sometimes “because racecar” mods are indeed overrated...
"cbell04" (cbell04)
01/29/2017 at 20:21, STARS: 0
Agree on that application but even though the flywheel I installed was almost half the weight of the old it did nearly nothing for the vq in the maxima. I only bought it because of a positive experience a friend had on a civic si.
"cbell04" (cbell04)
01/29/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 1
ps. It was a fidanza and it ate the clutch so damn fast when we pulled it back apart 25-30k miles later the whole housing was full of clutch shavings. The flywheel developed a nasty shutter that eased up when it warmed up but I had to pull it before it shook the interior to pieces.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 0
OEM 2002-2003 Miata clutches have the shuddering issue. Clutch material gets moist when it’s cold and then skips across the pressure plate leaving little deposits that make the problem worse. Every couple weeks you just have to roast the hell out of the clutch to burn off the deposits and then you’ll have a smooth clutch action again for a while.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
Yeah it looks identical to the one on that page. Amusingly it doesn’t look like you can buy anything that looks even remotely like that anymore, and I’ve heard good things about their customer service.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/29/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 0
Not my instagram brah
"cbell04" (cbell04)
01/29/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 1
Wish it were that simple for mine but we had to yank it. It was visibly deformed when removed. The stiffer clutch may have quickened its death. That and ripping through first and second gear doing burnouts, added weight of running rather wide 350z wheels and other general tom foolery.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/30/2017 at 06:29, STARS: 0
that don’t look right!
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
01/30/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 0
Astute observation. Also the reason why “race only” expensive parts are generally not supposed to be used on the street