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[dillan]

hi wanna put a lighter fly wheel on my x30xe before in goes in my omega
i have been do some research and found this

flat type flywheel from early c20xe/let 6.4kgs
clutch plate from vectra B v6
pressure plate c20xe/let
need spacer for slave cyl.

but still have some question 

one being does the clutch plate from the c20xe/let not fit
and is 6.4kg flywheel the ligthest u can go ?

[05omegav6]

Waste of time imho... sure it will rev a bit quicker, but you'll find it won't hold speed uphill as well as a car with a standard flywheel

[albitz]

It will rev a bit quicker when in neutral,but not when the clutch is engaged and "attached" to the weight of the rest of the car. Useful for blipping the throttle when going down through the gears,but imo not useful in any other way.

[P6UL K]

hi wanna put a lighter fly wheel on my x30xe before in goes in my omega
i have been do some research and found this

flat type flywheel from early c20xe/let 6.4kgs
clutch plate from vectra B v6
pressure plate c20xe/let
need spacer for slave cyl.

but still have some question 

one being does the clutch plate from the c20xe/let not fit
and is 6.4kg flywheel the lightest u can go ?

No offence to the 2 Al's but i don't see where an opinion is asked for? Gets my goat that does!

In response to your question, the best person to ask is Serek as i believe he has already done this conversion... I have the C20LET flywheel skimmed and the spacer for the slave cylinder ready to go, i just need to sort out a clutch too 

Good luck with it, if you manage to complete this before i do, let me know how it goes 

[dillan]

hi wanna put a lighter fly wheel on my x30xe before in goes in my omega
i have been do some research and found this

flat type flywheel from early c20xe/let 6.4kgs
clutch plate from vectra B v6
pressure plate c20xe/let
need spacer for slave cyl.

but still have some question 

one being does the clutch plate from the c20xe/let not fit
and is 6.4kg flywheel the lightest u can go ?

No offence to the 2 Al's but i don't see where an opinion is asked for? Gets my goat that does!

In response to your question, the best person to ask is Serek as i believe he has already done this conversion... I have the C20LET flywheel skimmed and the spacer for the slave cylinder ready to go, i just need to sort out a clutch too 

Good luck with it, if you manage to complete this before i do, let me know how it goes 

Would you able tell me the measument of the spacer so I can have one made up by a mate

[P6UL K]

I'll try and do it tomorrow night fella, there's a Co that make them on eBay...

[05omegav6]

Fair point but fitting one has only one benefit...

Being able to say "I've got a lightened fly wheel in my car"

Too much lighter and it will affect the way the engine runs

[biggriffin]

Fair point but fitting one has only one benefit...

Being able to say "I've got a lightened fly wheel in my car"

Too much lighter and it will affect the way the engine runs

corr if id have known all this a few years back,could have built more wining track/stage cars buy not having,the engines lightened etc,also think of the money all race teams could save knowing that.

it helps with exit speed from corners, also less reciprocating weight,enginge revs easier,and lighter engine.
 that's just a few reasons.
 

[05omegav6]

But this is an Omega 5-10 kilos off a car that is knocking on the door of two tonnes is almost irrelevant...

I made an assumption, perhaps wrongly, that the engine was just a standard lump and would remain as such, and that the car would still have an interior, glass windows and steel panels

[biggriffin]

Might only be 10kgs, but as a famous shop says "ever little helps"

[05omegav6]

Might only be 10kgs, but as a famous shop says "ever little helps"

It does that

I guess it all depends what the rabbit is looking to achieve...

[dillan]

Ya the there on ebay the spacer for 45 pounds I just think thats bit other the top tbh

but if some one could spill the measuments out that would be great

[dbug]

Fair point but fitting one has only one benefit...

Being able to say "I've got a lightened fly wheel in my car"

Too much lighter and it will affect the way the engine runs

Obviously never built a race engine then

[05omegav6]

I haven't. But I'll put money on you never having used a GM 54' V6 as a base for one

[biggriffin]

I haven't. But I'll put money on you never having used a GM 54' V6 as a base for one

MSD in Milton Keynes built the engines for the vectra challenge back in the 90's, think Swindon who built the touring car engines for the astra,vectra,manta400,etc still build the V6 as a race engine and zakspeed in the fatherland did some research when the omega dtm project was started to replace the evo500 carlton/omegaA.