At first, I saw this..

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z.../NewClutch.jpg

and going to say, i have no love for this car... then I saw this!!!

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...d/DSC_0342.jpg

Now, MAD props for your FD!! Great Build!!

I don't know, because I can? :) I thought about buying the poly mounts, but a lot of people who have poly mounts usually end up buying a torque brace as well. So I said screw it, why not cut out the middle man and use solid mounts? I'm not particularly concerned with vibration, it's not a Lexus and its already loud and 'rough'. They're not particularly expensive, and if I don't like it I'll change it.

I'm not sure how OEM dampers come into the picture, but I'm not done with the car yet. I don't have a massive budget for pouring money into this car, so I can only do so many things at once. :driving:

Haha, yah I know. :( I was young and dumb; and thought I'd take a chance and try the newer kid on the block, as opposed to the tried and true. The SPEC website rated it at holding much more torque than I thought I would need. I also got it local, rather than buying from the states or elsewhere, saved me substantial money with the exchange rate at the time. Well, it was supposed to save me money. :cuss:

Now, very slightly older and less dumb, I've learned to do some things the right way :rofl:

And as a bonus, maybe now the A/C compressor won't stall the car at idle (more rotating inertia).

Selling the flywheel that you used with the spec clutch?

Assuming that it is in good condition I will be putting up for sale. Are you interested in it?

If the price is right yes I am...

Yum. That is all. I'm still considering CYM on my FD.

Love the car, love the build. Lemme know how you like the clutch ;)

That's odd because mine only has a slight vibration at a specific rpm, anywhere below or above it didn't vibrate much different from stock. Now the tranny mounts give you a little more tranny noise in the cabin but once again its nothing that bothers me much. Have you inspected your driveshaft lately?

Well, let me put it this way, when you rev the car with the clutch in in neutral, it vibrates pretty bad at over 5k rpms. Also, vibrates the HELL out of my dashboard and such too....

Honestly, I rode in a car with the Mazdaspeed 40% stiffer mounts, and they felt sooo smoooth compared to my car, that I'm going to get a set and sell my banzai mounts.

Oh well, I daily my car so i guess it's a bigger problem for me than it is for you.

You have other issues

My car was my daily until the engine blew. When it comes back from the body shop and the "new" engine thrown in its going right back to daily duty

Daily driving a sports car is cool. You sir, are therefore cool. Done deal.

Yay! my car is finally back from getting the damage repaired. Paint match is close, I can live with it until I have the money to respray the whole car. Most people would never even know there was a difference, but once you see it..... it cannot be unseen. I'll stick up some pictures once it stops being miserable. Which will be at least a week.

I did get to spend all weekend cleaning some of the body shop dust. I also stuck the new clutch and mounts in. :icon_tup: :icon_tup:

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ndSuperNow.jpg

The clutch feels great. The pedal is much more firm than the SPEC clutch (in a good way, stiffer than OEM but not much). I'll have to read up on adjusting the pedal though, as it does engage quite high right now. It'll take some getting used to. :)

I also installed my Sakebomb Garage lights. Excellent product! I'll post some pictures of them installed, and lighting output ect when it is nice out.

The only problem I have is that now my throw out bearing is making noise. It was brand new when I put the SPEC clutch in (4000km ago), and it wasn't making noise on Friday before I started, but it is now. :banghead: I also have a new exhaust leak which is driving me nuts. It's not leaking from any of the bolt on flanges (motor or turbo), and I went over every inch of the manifold before I put the motor back into the car. It must be from the V-band flange.

Here are some pictures of the crap I had previously put in my car:

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ecFlywheel.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ateandDisk.jpg

Oh, and Max777. I'm gonna have to say that you must have some other balancing issues with your car. Between driving it Friday with good condition stock mounts, and then driving it Sunday with Aluminum mounts..... no noticeable change in noise or vibration. There is a huge change in the way the car feels though. No longer is my shifter flopping around like a beached fish every time I go to shift.


Any chance that flywheel is salvageable? If not it's going to the Waste Reclamation Facility.

very nice car...

I am looking forward to seeing it at the autocross and other random events around the summer...

that new exedy looks stellar... how much do those run for, regularly... ?
the motor mounts look like they will take all the abuse you will be sending their way...

I'm hoping we can at least go for one or 2 cruises before the summers over... get some miles on the girls... first I need to get my to run :cuss:


J.

I bought mine from RHD Japan, I believe it ran me about $1800.00.