Flywheel and clutch questions

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:24 am

Hey guys, puttin the EJ22T in my Legacy L. I have a 5sp manual FWD right now. The question is can I use the flywheel off the NA or do I need a turbo specific flywheel?

As far as I know the turbo legacy's have hydraulic clutches. Being that I want to keep mine FWD for a while that takes out the possibility of using a turbo clutch. I want to get a beefier clutch to reduce slippage. Anyone know where I can get a "street/strip" style clutch that will fit into the fwd legacy?

Thanks!

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue May 23, 2006 6:32 pm

You shouldn't have to change anything on the transmission side. If you get a 2.5 RS flywheel, you can run a clutch/pp setup from them.

The key to all the flywheel & clutch swapping stuff is to keep the set (flywheel, clutch, & pp) matched to whatever vehichle/model you're wanting to use.....(as long as it's the correct clutch configuration)

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Tue May 23, 2006 7:06 pm

even though the 2.5 RS is AWD? i was looking around as well, for my FWD Impreza. they would have different part numbers for FWD 1.8 Impreza, and AWD 1.8 Impreza. there was a different spline count also, the site had said.

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:00 pm

Project_Legacy wrote:even though the 2.5 RS is AWD? i was looking around as well, for my FWD Impreza. they would have different part numbers for FWD 1.8 Impreza, and AWD 1.8 Impreza. there was a different spline count also, the site had said.

I second that...I thought AWD Clutches were different than FWD. I could be wrong...you guys know a lot more about Legacy's than I do.

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:04 am

The info I have does not show any difference between the FWD & AWD legacy clutches.

It's possible the new 2.5 RS clutches are different from the early legacy clutches. But, like I said, if you use a 2.5 RS flywheel, clutch, & pp.....you should be fine.

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:34 am

I don't know too much about the 2.5RS are all 2.5RS pp, clutches, and flywheels the same regardless of year? Do you happen to know of any place that sell cheap RS parts?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 am

Once again I preach the power of cheapness.

Ebay Forester flywheel $40ish

Ebay 02 USED RS pressure plate $25-40?

$99 Kennedy 6 puck disk from Discount Import Parts.

scuzzy · Post by **scuzzy** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:45 am

douglas vincent wrote:Once again I preach the power of cheapness.

Ebay Forester flywheel $40ish

Ebay 02 USED RS pressure plate $25-40?

$99 Kennedy 6 puck disk from Discount Import Parts.

Trashed gearset from too many high rpm dumps:
PRICELESS!!!

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:01 am

that would happen with any AWD eventually, wouldnt it? is there any difference between an impreza FWD tranny, and a legacy FWD tranny?

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 am

douglas vincent wrote:Once again I preach the power of cheapness.

Ebay Forester flywheel $40ish

Ebay 02 USED RS pressure plate $25-40?

$99 Kennedy 6 puck disk from Discount Import Parts.

Hey doug, you are running fwd? Or are you running a non-hydraulic awd cluth/tranny setup? Pardon my noobness but the Forester flywheel is better than the stock flywheel thats already in my FWD NA? What is the difference in the two (same goes for the pp)?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:54 pm

Havent trashed a tranny yet due to racing. Misshift in traffic yes, but not drag racing.

I am not FWD. But if you are going to be putting out alot of power, a stock NA disk will fail.

The forester flywheel is very heavy and absorbs alot of shock in my opinion. And it was new and cheap.

The RS pressure plate has more clamping force than a stock legacy, I THINK, I very well could be wrong. And once again, it was CHEAP.

And it all works awesome.

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:16 pm

does anyone know for sure if AWD N/A clutch/flywheel/pressure plates will work on FWD set-ups??

Post by **Legacy777** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:48 am

Project_Legacy wrote:does anyone know for sure if AWD N/A clutch/flywheel/pressure plates will work on FWD set-ups??

The engine is not different between FWD & AWD cars. Nor is the spline count/spacing on the transmission input shaft.

logic would imply.........what?

Sorry if I'm sounding like a turd....but I feel like this question has been answered, and beaten to death.

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:54 am

i just wanted to know if someone is actually running an AWD clutch on a FWD tranny. someone who actually has done it. thats all. i just got conflicting information from a website, saying it was different.

Post by **Legacy777** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:29 pm

Ok....I'm sorry for snapping then.

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Sat May 27, 2006 6:02 am

its ok dood.

Subaru for Life · Post by **Subaru for Life** » Sat May 27, 2006 2:20 pm

Project_Legacy wrote:its ok dood.

No it's not okay, don't take any crap from Josh...

Now let's make him explain again from the beginning

Project_Legacy · Post by **Project_Legacy** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:09 pm

LoL.

Legacy Rally Guy · Post by **Legacy Rally Guy** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:32 am

I purchased a full race 6 puck clutch/pressure plate/ TO Bearing kit... It'll hold up to 500 HP. I'm building for about 300.
It was designed for my 91 SS, however it was $377.00

I wasn't owned, I just bought retail...

Too bad I didn't know about the cheaper alternative of impreza based upgrades...

206er · Post by **206er** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:43 am

exedy stage 1 on ebay for 160
with a clutch in good shape, I would be more worried about spinnin the tars.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:56 pm

206er wrote:exedy stage 1 on ebay for 160
with a clutch in good shape, I would be more worried about spinnin the tars.

You should be more worried about spinning your input-shaft free of the teeth which reside on it.

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:56 am

Ok, so the forester flywheels are meatier than the FWD flywheels. But what if I used a stock Legacy AWD NA - Flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch?

Another (maybe stupid) question. The car this is all going into has about 90 kmiles on it. Do I need to replace throw out bearings/pilot bearings?

douglas vincent · Post by **douglas vincent** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:27 pm

yes to the throw bearing

realfinn · Post by **realfinn** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:45 pm

Ok, just reporting back to everyone. 98 RS Flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch all do fit nicely with this combo.

And now that she's runnin boy is she fun...no slips!

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