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To the street drivers with light flywheels: what was the transition like in terms of relearning? I’m a lifelong stick shift driver, but I always worried that getting stuck in

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To the street drivers with light flywheels: what was the transition like in terms of relearning? I’m a lifelong stick shift driver, but I always worried that getting stuck in traffic or navigating parking lots would become miserable.
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To the street drivers with light flywheels: what was the transition like in terms of relearning? I’m a lifelong stick shift driver, but I always worried that getting stuck in traffic or navigating parking lots would become miserable.
I have zspeed 17.5 lbs flywheel, I am more annoyed about where engagement happens than the flywheel itself, in fact, I don't think I feel a difference about it compared to stock, as it revs slower in low rpms and revs quickly when you go higher.

I only wish I went for lighter flywheel, I like the 8.8lbs flywheel on my race car, which I found easy to drive.
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To the street drivers with light flywheels: what was the transition like in terms of relearning? I’m a lifelong stick shift driver, but I always worried that getting stuck in traffic or navigating parking lots would become miserable.
It takes a little bit to get used to it revving a little easier/quicker. I had an hour drive home from having mine installed and was pretty well adjusted by the time I got home, though.

Revs go up AND down faster and the car definitely felt more responsive.

I'm running the Z1 lightweight flywheel. According to my bathroom scale w/ and w/o holding the flywheel, it's 13.5lbs. I think it's listed at 15lbs. Stock is ~31lbs.

Also, if iirc, the lightweight and midweight are both single mass versus the OEM being a dual mass, which means you'll get the chatter with either, so you may as well get the most benefit possible.
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