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ri120
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i just pulled my motor out, and i noticed my flywheel was cracked and had a lot of heat checks in it. i was looking around at hwere to buy a newflwheel and clutch, but i cant really find much. just wondering if anyone knows somewhere where i could get them. also someone told me its the same as the dual cam ka's and possibly the sr's. thanks ryan


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JUN and some other companies I can't think of at this time still make new CA18DET lightened flywheels.

http://horsepowerinabox.com/HP...1.htmIs listing an Xtreme one. Could be matched with an Xtreme clutch.

RE: Standard flywheel... No idea where to get one apart from wreckers or Nissan and both will charge you a small fortune.

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just have the standard flywheel re-faced and maybe lightened

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ri120
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ok ill call around, see what i can find out, no one knows if one off another type of motor would fit tho.thanks ryan

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resurfacing wont help if its cracked.

look into a flywheel from 86 or so s12 200sx with with ca18et. i know the clutch works, flywheel should as well.

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Yea, the CA18ET flywheel should work.

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I have a pretty decent stock flywheel setting in the shop, need resurfaced but otherwise fine. Shoot me an email if you're interested.

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it seems like getting an SR flywheel is the easiest solution if you can get a new starter and clutch. (unless CA and SR clutches are interchangeable)

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The CA18ET flywheel is a 5bolt pattern I believe. A few people on club s12 has report e/et and de/det flywheel differences.

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I didn't know that. I'd heard it rumored, but haven't ever seen one side-by-side.

You can use an SR flywheel, but you've got to get an SR clutch, and use a hitachi gear reduction starter from an S12.

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float_6969 wrote:I didn't know that. I'd heard it rumored, but haven't ever seen one side-by-side.
Yep, they are indeed different. Here is a pic of a ca18et flywheel from parts America.....



I can take a look at my ca18et flywheel to confirm the bolt pattern/ holes.....as it's been a while, but I do remember it had a different number of bolt holes than the ca-det

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i see......

6 bolts.

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Yea the CA18DE(T) is an 8 bolt.

I'm surprised that they changed the crank from the ET to the DE(T).

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yeah.

well if you cant get one, let me know.

as a last resort ill pull one off and extra engine.

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