# how much to get a flywheel turned & lightened?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [June 5, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814 "2009-06-05T22:36:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@stmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stmotorsports)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/1 "2009-06-05T22:36:37Z")
what do shops usually charge for this kind of work? Just trying to figure out whether its worth it to drop the coin on a new one or have mine reworked
for reference its a B-series Honda stock ~17lb, looking to get it lightened to maybe 12-14lbs with the resurface
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/2 "2009-06-05T22:44:36Z")
That is to much material.
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### Author:  [@stmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stmotorsports)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/3 "2009-06-05T22:47:57Z")
too much to remove? I always heard 3-4lbs is ok
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### Author:  [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/4 "2009-06-06T05:45:15Z")
Fleet pride did mine for $50. That wsas 2 years ago though.
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### Author:  [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/5 "2009-06-06T12:00:42Z")
If you take 3-4 lbs out of the mating surface it will be WAY out of spec for thickness and it will not be engaged by the clutch properly if at all.
Machining holes in a flywheel that wasn’t intended to have them could get the weight down, but that’s not something I’d risk. Do a search for the aftermath of some flywheel failures and you’ll see why.
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### Author:  [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/6 "2009-06-06T12:02:21Z")
yea just look into lighten flywheels.Not that the performance is that much savings
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### Author:  [@stmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stmotorsports)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-much-to-get-a-flywheel-turned-lightened/68814/7 "2009-06-06T12:18:37Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#):
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> yea just look into lighten flywheels.Not that the performance is that much savings
exactly why I don’t want to drop loot on one. I already have a 12lb for my one car, wanted something similar for the other but definitely not the far more common 7-8lbers which I’ve also had and they suck in city driving. I guess I’ll just keep the stock weight for now
thanx guys