Why You Need A Happy Meal (Clutches 101 - FM Live) 

I agree. I didn't like it when it came out, but now I guess with all cars on the road being bloated SUVs and crossovers, anything small and light looks sexy. The NC looks great now.

That's awesome! You'll love it with the turbo!

@@FlyinMiataVideo I have one too. It has low miles on it, and it's starting to make a chirping noise. It goes away when I push the clutch in, but it comes right back after.

All Miata clutches will have the engagement point rise as the clutch wears, with the exception of the ND factory pressure plate that self adjusts to keep it close to the same no matter what.

I thought it was 500 miles

@@nolahahnshouse3389 pdf manual says 1000+- I've just been doing backroads 320 miles so far with tons of smooth up and downshifts, I think 500 will be plenty

@@biggibunz Famous last words

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There's been no indication over the past 30 years that a lighter flywheel affects the longevity of a Miata engine. The conrod bearings are mostly dealing with the stresses of transferring the energy from the piston to the crankshaft - and accelerating/decelerating the reciprocating components repeatedly. The part that suffers from vibrations is the oil pump, as the power pulses are unavoidably delivered at different parts of the crank at different times. The front pulley's job is to dampen those vibrations. The flywheel isn't part of that, as the rear of the crankshaft is effectively attached to the transmission input shaft.

@@FlyinMiataVideo awesome! For the longevity of the engine, what would you recommend doing? Change the brittle oil pump gears or damper? And another question would be, what if there would be some scratches on the cylinder 1 bore. What could it be done about it and what could cause it?

@@mihaiserbanescu8676 The stock damper and oil pump seem to do just fine under normal operating conditions. They only become a problem when you either increase the rev limit substantially (8000 rpm+) or you add significant amounts of boost (300+ hp). The failure mode isn't so much slow wear as it is catastrophic failure. The damper can also suffer from a failure of the bond between the rubber and steel portions, you'll know that's happened when the timing mark is no longer lined up with TDC. This doesn't seem to result in engine failure, but we'd definitely recommend replacing a slipped damper. Scratches on the bore are probably from foreign object debris. If the car still has good compression, don't sweat it too much. Just make sure your air filtration system is complete. If you are showing low compression in that cylinder, the solution is to hone it and install some new rings. If the scratches are extreme, you may need to go with an overbore.

@@FlyinMiataVideo you are a treasure of information and you have saved me a lot of headache!

@@mihaiserbanescu8676 Happy to help. Good luck with it!

No, sorry. We don't currently sell anything for that.

The toy is the clutch alignment tool! ;)

that's a lot of mileage!

We do, but we have so many videos and receive a lot of comments, so unfortunately some things get missed. Our apologies if we've missed any important questions or comments.

@@FlyinMiataVideo perhaps I should open an email with fm support, but I’ll copy the text from my comment from before. >Hmmm… so I have a 1991 big nose Miata (with level 1 fm turbo) and 9 days ago I ordered a rebuild kit for the seals and engine bearings, a coolant reroute and water pump, and a level one clutch kit. Have I made a mistake in just ordering y’all’s level one clutch for my 1.6 w/o the fly wheel? If I’ve messed up, is there a way to swap the clutch for a happy meal in my order or do I just need to order the flywheel in a separate order? Edit: doesn’t appear to be any real savings to the kit vs buying the flywheel and level one clutch kit separate. Is there anything I would be missing out on by just ordering a lightweight flywheel at this point? Should I just open a support email thread?

​@@BigStreams_ if you have a 1.6, our clutch will only work with our flywheel or a similar 1.8 flywheel. You haven't really missed anything by ordering it separately, but you will need a 1.8 flywheel of some kind for our Stage 1 clutch to work with your 1.6. Feel free to reach out to our support team if you have any specific questions. Hope that helps!

Why?

@@Devonsucks. He's insecure

@@Unwitnessed but I don’t understand why you wouldn’t buy a pink clutch for a car that’s already considered feminine.

@@Devonsucks. Mechanical/industrial products are perfect in their natural form. Gray or black for steel, shinney aluminum, dull gray titanium. Putting gaudy colors on them is like painting a horse. Bad form.

@@jeffarchibald3837 grey and black paint are natural?