JohnX

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Okay, before i pull the trigger... I'm looking at the FM stage 1 happy meal with a 13.5lb fly. I will be swapping in a 6 speed at the same time. The car is mostly stock at the moment, but will be getting 10 psi coldside reeal soon. I drive it very hard, and autox a few times a year, drag race a few times a year.

Suggestions, thoughts, etc.

samnavy

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General consensus is that clutch is the bomb. I would however give serious consideration to a light flywheel if you've never driven one. As a DD, there's very little performance gain that I could justify over the pain-in-the-*** of a light-flywheel on the street... even the 13.5lb one.

Savington

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Skip the LWFW with a coldside. The throttled volume will give you idle issues as-is.

With a dual-TB hotside or a Rotrex, the LWFW is way worth it. I love the 10lb Fidanza in the rental. No issues at all if I had to DD that car.

JohnX

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Glad I asked, I figured the 13lber would be better than the 9-10lbers, but stock (20lbs?) will be nicer on the street, or racing too?

Preluding

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I run an FM2 clutch/flywheel on the street...love it.

richyvrlimited

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Wut?

The coldside's got a smaller throttled volume than stock, idle is easier, I know I've owned/tuned most setups (hotside, hotside with dual throttles, coldside - all my car), n/a and tubo'd.

The car easiest to get to idle is the coldside SC setup.

JohnX

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So next question...should I go with the I or II? I don't plan to go more psi with this setup, but I do plan to drive the living hell out of it. I have been known to abuse tires, brakes, and clutches just for fun.

shuiend

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Is your motor built or not? If it is not a built motor then go with the FM1. I highly doubt there are many superchargers out there that put down more torque then the FM1 should be able to handle.

BenR

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You'll probably love the stage 1, depending on how much "abuse" you really give it.

A 1.6 with forged bottom end at 15psi on a 15g is outside of what they consider the acceptable range for the stage 1.

revlimiter

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I used to have a coldside. They don't make a ton of power. You should be good with just about any upgraded clutch.

I chose the MSM stock clutch. It was very happy with the coldside s/c.