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Flywheel Luk or Exedy
I use SouthBend stage 1 daily kit + Exedy flywheel on my boosted (350whp) build. Love it and have no complaints.
Pros: Love it, no complaints
Luk is a solid brand. You can get a brand new Luk flywheel for $68 which is only a few bucks more than having your oem one turned. Probably worth it to have a nice clean perfect surface to mate the clutch to.
Pros: solid brand, good value
Vehicle:
Honda Fit
I got the Exedy clutch and bought the lightweight Exedy flywheel becasue the stock wasn't in stock, plus I dont mind trying a bit of a lighter flywheel for fun. Off rock auto.
Pros: lighter flywheel for fun
I bought an OEM Luk flywheel ($500) and OEM Luk clutch ($250) from eBay. And bolts, bushings, and other required bits for like $150. I brought it to my local Euro shop and they did everything for around ~$700, and that included changing the center support bearing, guibo, transmission mounts, shifter bushings, etc. This was on an E92 but I can't imagine an F30 being much different. Also yeah, you should change out the flywheel. Those generally fail before the clutch even does.
Pros: OEM quality, good value
Vehicle:
BMW
LUK invented the flywheel and the self adjusting clutch. Only gripe I had when I bought a LUK flywheel for my E46 despite looking identical to the original one it was 1kg heavier, it also had balancing weights with on whereas the original bmw one didn’t.
Cons: 1kg heavier, added weights
Vehicle:
BMW
Everything went together without much issue. I used a Luk OEM dual mass flywheel along with the TT-RS disc and pressure plate. Had to drill out the holes for the dowels on the pressure plate just a bit but other than that, no surprises.
Pros: went together without issue
Cons: had to drill holes
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
I have the Exedy stage one clutch and flywheel combo. My old clutch began slipping (130k miles) and I’m super happy with the lightweight flywheel. It does has transmission chatter which isn’t terrible but noticeable. It is a lot quicker and the clutch grabs hard with a little bit of a stiffer petal. If it’s hard to shift in certain gears think about adjusting the CMC. The Exedy oem clutch is also really good. IMO flywheel is very much worth it if you don’t mind some cabin noise.
Pros: quicker, hard grab, worth it
Cons: transmission chatter, cabin noise
Mileage: 130000 km
I recently replaced the flywheel and clutch in my '09 135i with an exedy kit which ended up just being repackaged Luk components. The old one was also a Luk and identical to the new one. I think most "aftermarket" kits just repackage the Luk flywheels or machine their own single mass ones. Only had it for a month, so can't judge longevity.
Pros: identical to OEM
Cons: longevity unknown
Vehicle:
BMW
Put a clutch in a Jeep Wrangler. Luk kit and Luk flywheel from local Napa. Get it running, was setting misfire codes on 2 companion cylinders. Scoped it and had a bunch of noise on the crank sensor that matched where the ignition for the two missing cylinders triggered.
Cons: misfire codes, noise
Vehicle:
Jeep Wrangler
I opted for a lightweight flywheel along with oem style exedy clutch. 1/10 don’t recommend lightweight flywheel. Seems such a small motor is constantly chugging at low speeds. It’s fun but it’s a neck breaker.
Pros: fun
Cons: neck breaker, motor chugging
Vehicle:
Subaru
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