I have a Dual Mass fly wheel that came out of my C4 after upgrading to a LWF and different clutch at 39k and wondering what, if any, value could be attached to it. Its just sitting doing nothing and there is nothing wrong with it. Of course there is always Ebay and getting something is better than nothing. Or, I keep it as a door stopper.

 

Got a boat?

 

It'll go for something on EBay. I've been selling stuff there that I was going to throw out, just because it's better than putting it in the landfill :-)

 

A persons trash is another persons treasure. Maybe I could say "PORSCHE DUAL MASS FLY WHEEL OWNED BY FORMER HOLLYWOOD A LIST STAR" That should start the bidding high.

 

Maybe use it for a door stop or make a clock out of it. The cost of shipping that thing would easily outweigh it's value.

 

I was going to say "use it as a door stop". Someone beat me to it.

How about "the square root of f*** all" ???

 

I replaced my original DMFW with a new DWFW. I paid $800 for it. My old one had 70k on it. Yours has 30k so its about half gone. If these were easy to replace I would have given you $400 for it. Since you have to drop the engine to do this job, I wouldn't want to do it again in 40k miles so I would rather buy a new one. Also a lot of your 96-98 guys go for LWFW. So in my book the most I would try to get for it is $200. Some guy out there my really need one and not have the $800 for a new one. If you can't sell it then it will make a good anchor.

 

i'd say keep it for a rennlister- like myself. my clutch is to be replaced in the next 2 weeks. if the dmfw i have is going south, then i might be interested in trading you my bad one for your good one

i'm not going with the lightweight flywheel because of 'drivability' concerns. perhaps there are others out there that will also eventually need a replacement. ebay is good, but rennlist is better.

 

unless you are going to be doing the labor yourself, i don't think it makes sense to replace a bad dmfw with a 1/2 worn out one...if you are looking to save some $ on a new flywheel then get a lwf (they are cheaper than the dmfw).

 

I too have a 97 Carrera with a LWF and RS Clutch and Pressure Plate. I have experienced no as what you refer to as "drivability' concerns." I 40,000 miles on this set up, no regrets. It does allow some gear chatter noise to enter the cabin at idle. If it bothers you, depress the clutch and it goes away.
The plus side, the engine seems to spin up faster so it makes it easier for well executed down shifts.

 

I, too, have a few of these 'things' laying around the garage. Its heavy enough to make a grinder stand out of

 

ok. that is good for you. to be upfront and fair- i have not driven a 993 with a LWF and RS clutch. i thought, based on testomony here, that this setup was a no-brainer. however, my tech's are also fellows i trust with loads of knowledge- just like here- and they suggest that the clutch will be heavier and the shifting/engine behavior will change- perhaps significantly. do they suggest that it will be fun? indeed. but if i bring my car home and the wife has to re-learn how to shift a car that took her a year to get comfortable in, then that introduces unwanted and unnecessary stress to my life.

my car is a daily driver. as much as i'd appreciate the positives of the LWF setup, i can't live with the daily negitives that i'm warned of. tell me i'm wrong about this and i will revisit the situation.

 

Heavier clutch? No way, it's lighter w/ the LWF setup, very nice and smoooove.

 

I have a 993TT and a Japanese sedan, both of them are manual. My wife has no problem at all with the sedan because the clutch and throttle are weightless compared with the TT which has hydraulic clutch and DMF. Even then, she is able to drive the TT. Recently, I bought a C2 with RS clutch and LWF. As you know, the revs go up and come down really quick and therefore better acceleration and down shifting. It is really fun to have such set up if you drive it fast and the varioram helps a lot when it is over 4000 rpm.

Downside? Without hydraulic assistance, the clutch is noticeably heavier. Without DMF,there is a stalling problem in the low revs. You have to step on the clutch much earlier before you do a slow stop. The combined effect gives you a nightmare when you are in the middle of a traffic jam especially uphill. People would stare at you and wonder why you step on the throttle so much (about 2000 rpm) to just move the car a little bit. Is this guy insane? Is he showing off something?

It is also a sweating exercise to park the car in tight spaces. Just imagine moving a CGT into the lift of a city parking lot. ( Well, I haven't driven one before, but I have seen people parking their CGT or moving it into a container.) You have to maintain it at 2000 rpm and move the cltuch real slow to manoeuvre into the parking space. For my TT (which is parked beside a concrete pillar 2 inches away from the side mirror), all you need is to release the cltutch without stepping on the throttle. I could park the C2 on the same parking space, but I cannot say that I can do it very often without scratching the car.

Maybe, it is problem with where I live (slopes and traffic jams) or something to do with my skills. Anyway, I 'm glad I don't have to drive it during office hours.

It is a dilemma whether to switch it back to DMF, I 'll try my best to get used to it for the time being.

 

Not sure what "assistance" you are tolking about. When you change the flywheel and clutch, to LWF/RS clutch, the hydraulic clutch slave cylinder is the same. When you switch out the clutch with LWF/RS clutch, the pedal actually becomes smoother and lighter.