Fidanza aluminum flywheel?

[j_grahlman]

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the Fidanza aluminum flywheel. I need a new clutch and flywheel, but would really like to avoid paying $1000 for the mazda oem part. The fidanza has a replaceable friction surface which seems like a great idea. I would probably just use it with a new stock clutch and pressure plate.

[CelestSpeed3]

Most people have had good luck with the ACT clutches, they are cheap and work very well.

I had an Fidanza on my last car and while I liked the feel I would not buy it again. The teeth on the ring gear wore out after 2 years. Not to mention most people with them haven't had good luck with them on the Speed3.

[TheMAN]

the quality is crap and it's too light
every one that comes from the factory are very unbalanced... machinists I spoke to told me they had to take lots of grams off to get them to balance!

then the replaceable friction surface is a gimmick... the screws will be hard to take off and impossible to if the clutch wears out and scrubs into the friction plate

there's better flywheels out there

[Default User]

I've used ACT and Bully on my previous cars and found the ACT better.

On my VW, I just had a machinist lighten it for me LOL. Never again.