 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  05-13-2009, 03:10 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |  flywheel?
how hard would it be to change the flywheel in an automatic ?
i want to get a light weight one as i hear ours weigh 27 pds?!?
and i just changed teh exhaust and intake i wanna get a little bit more power with n/a. |  |  | | 05-13-2009, 03:14 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 |
misspoke __________________ 
^being rebuilt^
until then:
daily car:
96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers
slowly progressing...
weekend car:
85 1/2' 944 Porsche
no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:15 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Dinan sells software for the M44 if you want a little more horsepower, it's about $300 but you have to go to a Dinan dealer to get it | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:18 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
autos do have flywheels they dont have clutchs i thought? | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:20 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 |
whoaaaaaaaaa what am i thinking ? haha im off today, sorry for that, yeah they do i dono if they make lightweights for autos though. __________________
^being rebuilt^
until then:
daily car:
96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers
slowly progressing...
weekend car:
85 1/2' 944 Porsche
no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:23 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
well i hope they do that or a shift kit or something lol | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:30 AM | #7 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
I've never seen a LTW flywheel for an automatic either. I wouldn't recommend doing anthing as it may throw off the automatic transmission's computer. Manual 318ti's use a dual mass flywheel which is really heavy. The auto s use a single mass flywheel which doesn't look heavy in this diagram: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...52&hg=11&fg=20 Compare that to the dual mass flywheel: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...51&hg=11&fg=20 I'd use the money towards something else. | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:32 AM | #8 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 318ti NY  well i hope they do that or a shift kit or something lol | Seriously? A shift kit for an automatic?  I'd just stick with Nawz and neons if I were you, lol. | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:36 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Dinan makes one, but it only works on OBDI | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:52 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: new york Posts: 511 |
i dont do nos lol and i cut that neon **** out of my car it was too wire'ey even though they were hidden i new it was there so i cut everything out i just have a real clean car now lol | | | | | 05-13-2009, 03:59 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
auto flywheels are light as hell, they also do not serve the same purpose as a manual flywheel. __________________ -Jeff
 | | | | | 05-13-2009, 04:28 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 |
do a manual conversion and then u can buy the lighter flywheels and clutch kit __________________  5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | | | 05-13-2009, 06:05 AM | #13 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak Dinan makes one, but it only works on OBDI | That's right, apparently it's a chip or something that changes the shift points. Not the same as a shift kit, but I guess it's along the same lines. OP, At this point you're better off getting a performance chip, might give you 5hp, but personally i'd invest the money in something that you will actually notice such as suspension and/or GOOD tires. Afterall, t's a 4 banger automatic, unless you do a tranny swap and/or install a supercharger, the car is what it is. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Ti's are fun little cars, but at some point you either gotta drop a ton of money or just appreciate it for what it is  | | | | | 05-13-2009, 06:15 AM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
Auto flywheels are basically used only to start the engine, thats it. They also weigh in around 5-7lbs. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 05-13-2009, 02:16 PM | #15 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |
all an automatic chip will do is increase your shift line pressure. This is what controls how fast and hard the transmission shifts. Its really not worth it and will decrease the life of your transmission. __________________ -Jeff
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