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paul_c · May 16th, 2008, 11:16 AM

Thinking about spending a few more pounds whilst my transmission is dissmantled to fit a new clutch and buy a lightweight flywheel!

Does anybody have any suggestions on manufacturer and indeed has anybody else actually upgraded their flywheel on the cooper??

Also i'm right on thinking this will give me a noticable gain in accereration through the gears?

Your help is appreciated!

Aberdeen Al · May 16th, 2008, 11:20 AM

Exedy

paul_c · May 16th, 2008, 11:36 AM

Thanks Al , any idea of price and weight and do you have this on your car?

cristo · May 16th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Note that there's not as much weight savings on the Cooper compared to the MCS, as
the MCS flywheel is about 28# and the Cooper flywheel is about 18#. I believe most
lightweight flywheels are in the vicinity of about 10-12#.

paul_c · May 16th, 2008, 11:55 AM

cristo: is that pounds... A fidanza Flywheel is 2.5kg = 5.5lbb.

I know nothing about flywheels so will dropping from 18lbs to 5lbs give me better acceleration through the gears?

Aberdeen Al · May 16th, 2008, 03:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paul_c (original)

Thanks Al , any idea of price and weight and do you have this on your car?

£998 from Lohen + fitting although just noticed it's for the Cooper S only although you could try the Helix Performance Clutch Kit - heard it's pretty good and reasonably priced too.

cristo · May 16th, 2008, 04:18 PM

According to this site, the fidanza Cooper/One flywheel is 3.6 kg and the Cooper S is 5 kg.
Fidanza Flywheel - Welcome to Vecchio Engineering - The BMW and New Mini Tuning Specialists
Fidanza Flywheel - Welcome to Vecchio Engineering - The BMW and New Mini Tuning Specialists

May 16th, 2008, 11:16 AM	#1
paul_c MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 43 Online	Cooper lightweight Flywheel Thinking about spending a few more pounds whilst my transmission is dissmantled to fit a new clutch and buy a lightweight flywheel! Does anybody have any suggestions on manufacturer and indeed has anybody else actually upgraded their flywheel on the cooper?? Also i'm right on thinking this will give me a noticable gain in accereration through the gears? Your help is appreciated! "i'm f.i.n.e" ....

May 16th, 2008, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aberdeen Al MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 618 Offline	Exedy Vroooom Vroooom

May 16th, 2008, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
paul_c MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 43 Online	Thanks Al , any idea of price and weight and do you have this on your car? "i'm f.i.n.e" ....

May 16th, 2008, 11:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
paul_c MINI2 Newbie My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 43 Online	cristo: is that pounds... A fidanza Flywheel is 2.5kg = 5.5lbb. I know nothing about flywheels so will dropping from 18lbs to 5lbs give me better acceleration through the gears? "i'm f.i.n.e" ....

May 16th, 2008, 03:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aberdeen Al MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen Local Time: 10:30 AM Posts: 618 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by paul_c (original) Thanks Al , any idea of price and weight and do you have this on your car? £998 from Lohen + fitting although just noticed it's for the Cooper S only although you could try the Helix Performance Clutch Kit - heard it's pretty good and reasonably priced too. Vroooom Vroooom

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May 16th, 2008, 11:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 05:30 AM Posts: 2,202 Offline	Note that there's not as much weight savings on the Cooper compared to the MCS, as the MCS flywheel is about 28# and the Cooper flywheel is about 18#. I believe most lightweight flywheels are in the vicinity of about 10-12#.

May 16th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
cristo BLIKSEM (my brg/brg mc) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: york, pennsylvania Local Time: 05:30 AM Posts: 2,202 Offline	According to this site, the fidanza Cooper/One flywheel is 3.6 kg and the Cooper S is 5 kg. Fidanza Flywheel - Welcome to Vecchio Engineering - The BMW and New Mini Tuning Specialists Fidanza Flywheel - Welcome to Vecchio Engineering - The BMW and New Mini Tuning Specialists

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