i think what we have here is a breakdown in communication.

Flywheels do not GIVE horsepower they better use what is being wasted... HOWEVER...any time you make a modification that results in a gain you've "added" horsepower.

I think what everyone is hung up on is the use of the word "add". Going from a 18lb flywheel to a 8lb flywheel will show a whp gain. No, it does not add to the vE of the engine but simply reduces parasitic loss. So yes and no....

That's exactly what I was trying to say.

how did this thread get SO off topic so quickly?

[QUOTE=BTW, when I said who cares about crank hp, I meant as a statistic, not as an actual measurement. And there's no need to try and make yourself feel superior and be a jackass about it either. just fyi.[/QUOTE]

No need to make myself feel superior and I don't accept your interpretation of my motives. I was simply correcting what I considered to be wrong information for the sake of other Forum members who may not know as much as we do about this particular topic.

alright guys, lets hug and kiss and swap VD now.

Do we have to? :stickpoke

I would just like to say that I changed my own oil for the first time in..ohh..say 31 years and only managed to get a little on my shoulder. Not bad for a girl :cool: I also swapped out my own ecu. Yes, it's the little things that keep me going. I just want to have a nice place to come to where I can share my car experiences (fOCUS runs 11s wow!) with you guys without everyone going, "show us your boobs" or "babe, you're HOTTT" or "why don't you have a carbon fiber hood" or whatever. Hahahahah :dunce:

I refuse to change my own oil in the protege. Just wont do it. Now I have a friend who runs the local Express Oil who lets me use his pit when I do my exhaust work and stuff but thats about it.

p.s. picz of b00bz plz!!

i would chang my oil if i had access to a lift or something cause the oil filter is in the dumbest spot ever.
P.S. show us your boobs(J/K)

Yeah...hence the oil on my shoulder bit. However, I wanted to learn so I did!


mmmm....b00bi3s! :winkyum:

hmm.. changed my oil (Mobil 1 :) ) - no oil on me. and i can reach the filter from the top pretty easily.

I hate our oil filter. If I had $200 extra dollars literally fall from the sky and drop into my lap, I would totally order a filter relocation kit.

it's easy to grab the filter from the top when you dont have cruise control.......

I didn't think the relocation kits were that expensive. For the RX7's they are only $35.

Yeah but the point of the relocation kit is so that I could be lazy when changing my oil, so following that train of thought I would probably have it installed ;)

According to the hubby, the Miata's filter location is more of a PITA than the P5...or maybe he's just a wimp ha! :)

miatas are horrible...especially if you have men-arms...it's got to be wedged between the ABS module and intake manifold...very tricky to get to....even harder to get enough grip on it.