In my previos post, I talked about my decision to go with some aftermarket upgrades when replacing my clutch and flywheel as opposed to just going with the OEM parts. This was due to the fact that the OEM parts were about the same cost as the aftermarket upgrades and I also wanted to get a bit more performance from my car. Now, don’t get me wrong, the economies I experienced for these parts are not seen for all replacements, but it doesn’t hurt to do some poking around when you need to do some repairs. You might find, as I did, that some aftermarket performance upgrades aren’t as expensive as you think.

It has now been a few months since the parts were installed and I’ve done the easy driving 500 mile break in on the flywheel and clutch. I must say that I’m VERY pleased. The throttle response is much better and the clutch “bite” is pretty quick. It is still quite easy to drive though around town. It just took a little getting used to. I estimate that I probably dropped a tenth off of my 0-60 time. Also, the time it takes to rev from 1k up to 7k and back to 1k dropped by about 1 second which is about a 25% improvement.

Check out the video to see the before and after results. Special thanks to Vivid Racing for the parts and Metric Motors in San Francisco for the install.