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   *From:* hkaribian@yahoo.com
   *To:* tracy crook <mailto:tcrook@rotaryaviation.com>
   *Sent:* Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:28 PM
   *Subject:* Flywheel

   Will an RX8 automatic flywheel [drive plate] and counterweight work with the PRSU
   I bought from you?

The counterweight will work fine but the only flywheel [drive plate] that works
without modification is the 1986 - 1991 RX-7 auto flywheel [drive plate].  When we get
time we plan to make an adapter plate that will allow use of the RX-8
flywheel [drive plate].

Tracy Crook

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There is lots of confusion about this so I looked up the proper
nomenclature. Page K-156 1994 Mazda RX7 workshop manual this
device is called a "Drive Plate" and not a flywheel.
Chapter K is the automatic transmission chapter.

In chapters H & J in the manual transmission chapters page H-18,
J-12 and elsewhere it is referred to as a flywheel.

In the Mazda RX7 1986 to 1991 Haynes Repair Manual page 190 it
is also referred to as the driveplate.

So regardless of what Tracy calls it we will, in the future,
refer to it by it's right name which is Drive Plate.

The reason this is important is there is a huge difference in the
weight of the drive plate and the flywheel. The drive plate
is much lighter and the Drive Plate is the only part that works with
Tracy's psru. The flywheel does not work.

Paul Lamar

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