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I sell the one for the 3.0L Duratec. Here's what it looks like:




It's an 8lber. Not sure what the weight is on the 2.5L one. 8lbs is a HUGE difference over the stock one on the Mazda6 which is 25lbs.

There's also a 15lb one available for the 3.0L (we custom machine it) that is just a lightened version of the stock one that's quite a bit more streetable than the 8lb Fidanza. I doubt anyone with a Noble is really too worried about streetability though

Ah, nice looking. Looks like the center holes are dished, which is different from the Contour one. The Contour one from Fidanza comes out to 9 lbs (plus or minus 0.2 lbs, according to my scale), while the SVT Contour one came out to 19 lbs.

I've definitely stalled it a few times already. It's going to take some getting used to, but it rev's up and down very quickly. The tradeoff is definitely worth it.

A few new pictures.

The HKS Racing Bypass Valve is finally pipped back into the intake (of the front turbo):



Here is the actuator for the Blitz SBC iD-II boost controller.



I pulled the stock solenoid, so that I could lower the boost below stock levels (12 psi). Kinda nice for the break in process. Here's the stock one:

Finished up the exhaust system.

View from driver's side:



View from passenger's side:



Not much left to install.

Still got to break it in, and then fine tune it.

A bigger custom intercooler is coming 4/15/05 or so. I ended up going with a bar & plate design with louvered fins, and tapering (in both directions) end tanks.

I wonder what BOV's would sound like on that car.

My GOD

That's so much work involved there!!

Great Job!

Ok...scott just put the RFL on his car last fri @ stazi's. Sounds soooo hot.

With that much power/torque, why go with a light flywheel? A heavier flywheel will allow you to maintain more revs between shifts and would drop you into more of the sweet spot than a Fidanza would. Now, with your "foot-to-the-floor" option on the traction control system, this won't really matter, but without it, you will have to blip the gas every time you depress the clutch. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.


BTW, sweet car ... you are living a great many people's dreams ... thank whatever god it is you believe in that you can afford this project.

It's a light sports car, so it should rev as quickly as possible. Hence I say he SHOULD have a lightened flywheel. The Porsche Carrera GT doesn't even HAVE a flywheel.

The lighter the flywheel the faster it will accelerate. e.g. F1 cars, Champ cars, motorbikes, etc.