Rhipsers 90 w/ Fidanza FW

[USAFPILOT]

Took a ride with him today, and that Fidanza FW makes a real difference you can feel. Also, whatever rattle there is from it is hardly worth worrying about. It is a definite upgrade for me down the road when my clutch is gone.

What a blast around IAH today too, sun shining and he had the top off, something I rarely ever do, but might just have to start.

Last time I tried to tak it off I stripped out one of the torx bolts on the front and it was a nightmare to remove it after that. It shouldn't happen again though...

Thanks Rick :cheers:

[Kevin]

i wouldn't go so far as to say it's not worth worrying about. I've heard many cars with the fidanza and i've heard everything from no noise, to slight rattles, to "hey man is that a rod coming out of your block?" sounds. It varies from car to car and trans to trans. Just because his car doesn't make a lot of noise doesn't mean yours won't also

[jonszr1]

the ones with the big rattles most likely dont have the idle raised to 850 which stops all that noise .

[rhipsher]

Yeah it was beautiful today. Blue skies, nice tempetures, top off. What more could you ask for. Probably more than a half hour for lunch would be nice. Those beef taco's were pretty good weren't they Ryan. They make those tortillas from scratch right in front of you. Delicous.:thumbsup:

[jonszr1]

no fair rick you are making me hungry. all i am getting right know is hospital food .tastes like paste . nurses arent even very pretty . glad you like the clutch .but i knew ya would :mrgreen:

[Kevin]

the ones with the big rattles most likely dont have the idle raised to 850 which stops all that noise .

while i don't know what the idle is on the one I heard in bg a few years ago, I can assure you the car was tuned by LPE. I'll let the owner chime in if he feels that he wants to

[jonszr1]

all i can share is that i have put 2 of them on 1 differewnt zr1s and havent had a noise problem with either one .no offence in tended . i was told by more than one tuner that the key is to up the idle to 850 rpm .

[Kevin]

all i can share is that i have put 2 of them on 1 differewnt zr1s and havent had a noise problem with either one .no offence in tended . i was told by more than one tuner that the key is to up the idle to 850 rpm .

no offense taken, I'm just sharing what I've seen/heard from cars I've seen with aftermarket flywheels. I can't speak to idle rpm ect becuase I don't know what they are

[XfireZ51]

...i was told by more than one tuner that the key is to up the idle to 850 rpm .


Not necessarily. Idle variation needs to be minimized. Mine idles in the 700 -750 range with little to no noise. Type of trans oil helps. I find that noise will increase somewhat the hotter the trans oil gets.

[rhipsher]

I'm sure some ZR-1's gear noise will be louder than others. Mines not, so what can I say. It runs like a scalded dog and gives me immediate wood. Anything else is just minor details as far as I'm concerned. The only way to know is to put one in and see. I'm another satisfied Fidanza customer. It's a very well machined precission part and lined up perfectly with the crank dowel pin and bolt holes. It was a breeze to install. And in combination with the CenterForce sprunge hub disk it shifts like butter. Also Lee showed me how to reverse bleed the slave cylinder. That's the way to go. It took 5 minutes and its all done. You don't have to sit there and pump the damn peddle for 20 minutes.:thumbsup:

[WB9MCW]

Mine is big time noise and I get it under load when luggin the motor in 1 and 2nd gear as well -- by luggin I mean real low rpm and loading the motor because you are in the hood going real slow by the neighbors nice and slow on the private road at 10-20 only. It is almost like a rut-rut-rut sound very strange and always makes folks ask questions like --WTH is that sound..

But it is all worth is IMO -- I just tell em that is the sound of high perf clutch and german tranny sycro noise rattle and they shut up --- we have the CC stage III ceramic clutch as well. Plus the secret chip by P*** who I can't tell about - LOL

When we drop the hammer @ 3500 it is all worth it to see the look on their face!!! Well it is after a 1-2-3 to abt 110 and then I look over for the reaction and the face --LOL and ask em they want to do another! Sure is hard on the Dunlop tires-- LOL