:: ECS Tuning :: NEW!! B7 A4 2.0T ECS RA4 Lightweight Conversion Flywheel

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

Flywheels do 3 big jobs: they store energy while reducing drivetrain vibration and transferring power. The average daily driver arrives from the factory with a heavy, dual mass flywheel.

ECS's expert engineers have designed & tested a Lightweight Flywheel for the Audi B7 A4 2.0T.

Compared to the stock 24 pound flywheel shipped with your car from the factory, the RA4 flywheel tips the scales at a trim 14 pounds.
For drastically reduced driveline power pulses, RA4 Conversion kits perfectly mate our lightweight flywheel to the RS4 clutch disc.


Take One for a Spin

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*Why is SFI testing and certification important?

The SFI Foundation, Inc. (SFI) is a non-profit organization established to issue and administer standards for the quality assurance of specialty performance and racing equipment. SFI certification indicates a flywheel has been certified using industry-standard SFI Spec 1.1 standards by an independent testing body to ensure quality of both design and materials for flywheels utilized in competitive motorsports. This testing requires that the flywheel must hold at 10,200RPM over an extended period of time for validation of durability, design, and construction.

Having successfully passed SFI certification, this flywheel has an individual SFI serial number found in a laser etching, and on an affixed sticker. This certification means our ECS-engineered flywheel is safe and reliable during the rigors of competitive racing; it's also safe and reliable for years and years of street use.



Fits: Audi
B7 A4 2.0T Quattro (2005.5-2008)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Jason

[Roaldtm]

JHM kit does the same and it has been out for a while now (JHM's flywheel is 2 lb's lighter). I have JHM's kit and I am very pleased. If you guys come with a competitive price and equal quality, it will be hard to decide.

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

JHM kit does the same and it has been out for a while now (JHM's flywheel is 2 lb's lighter). I have JHM's kit and I am very pleased. If you guys come with a competitive price and equal quality, it will be hard to decide.

Our Stage 1 kit with the tried and true B7 RS4 pressure plate and disc starts at $799.95. Building off the great success of our B5 and B6 flywheels, the B7 flywheel is manufactured to a much, much higher standard in terms of design analysis, material quality and strength, heat treatment, plating, machining quality, and testing.

We decided to keep our flywheel at 14lbs because it is a great balance between performance and NVH

Jason

[Roaldtm]

Good to know, at that price is just a matter of which one is truly better manufactured.

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

Good to know, at that price is just a matter of which one is truly better manufactured.

I added more information to the original post in regards to manufacturing.

Jason

[Axis]

I ran the RA4 kit on my B6 that had a GT2871R on it, never had any issue and chatter was minimal if even noticeable.

Great kit at a good price. Now do something about your shipping.

[blackbowtie]

Our Stage 1 kit with the tried and true B5 RS4 pressure plate and disc starts at $799.95.

Do you mean B7 RS4 pressure plate?

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

I ran the RA4 kit on my B6 that had a GT2871R on it, never had any issue and chatter was minimal if even noticeable.

Great kit at a good price. Now do something about your shipping.

Contact Frank at EuroSportTuning and they can get you a kit with likely a lighter shipping cost and no duties to Canada.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...uning-products

Do you mean B7 RS4 pressure plate?

Yes, my mistake. Stage 1 includes the B7 RS4 pressure plate and disc

Jason

[jimrobbington]

The RS4 disc/pp is an awesome addition for this car. I'm still running a similar style end of life clutch modified to work with the dmfw. It's been amazing. You can't go wrong with an RS4 clutch combo.

[Andrew149]

Really happy to see there is finally another good clutch option for this car.

Sent from my HTC One_M8

[ericpaulyoung]

Very nice. I like the steel flywheel option. :) My aluminum flywheel sounds like a little helicopter under the car :/

EPY

[ericpaulyoung]

Do they under do balancing? Or are the assumed balanced as manufactured?

EPY

[blackbowtie]

Yes, my mistake. Stage 1 includes the B7 RS4 pressure plate and disc

Jason

Thought so. Very interested as this is on my to do list once it warms up. Glad you guys came out with another option.

Very nice. I like the steel flywheel option. :) My aluminum flywheel sounds like a little helicopter under the car :/

EPY

How does it run at idle? Never been in an lightened A4, but running a 12lb wheel on a four banger sounds like a rough situation as you have more time in between ignitions.

[2pointOh]

Hey Jason, how will this kit hold up over time?

I've never had an upgraded clutch before, or had to even replace one, but I'm going to have to this summer. Between this and jhms kit. My main concern is I'm at 130k now, and plan on keeping the car another 5 years (200k). I just don't want to have to replace the clutch again.

[Nebone]

The RS4 Clutch Disk (organic) and Pressure plate are both top of the line (RS4) OEM components so meant to last the life of the car. This should easily outlast the time you plan to keep your car plus the new owner will get a great use out of it.

[Axis]

Hey Jason, how will this kit hold up over time?

I've never had an upgraded clutch before, or had to even replace one, but I'm going to have to this summer. Between this and jhms kit. My main concern is I'm at 130k now, and plan on keeping the car another 5 years (200k). I just don't want to have to replace the clutch again.

You know its the same Clutch and pressure plate as used in the JHM kit right? The only difference is the smfw, ECS as steel flywheel while JHM as an aluminium smfw with a replaceable liner.

There's also 76$

[2pointOh]

You know its the same Clutch and pressure plate as used in the JHM kit right? The only difference is the smfw, ECS as steel flywheel while JHM as an aluminium smfw with a replaceable liner.

There's also 76$

I'm leaning towards the ecs kit at the moment, free shipping is key as well. JHM ends up being like $925 shipped even when its on sale

[blackbowtie]

I'm leaning towards the ecs kit at the moment, free shipping is key as well. JHM ends up being like $925 shipped even when its on sale

I'm in the same boat. Only I get hit with sales tax cause ECS is 30 minutes away from me on the other side of Akron. I don't mind supporting the local guys for a decent product though.

[Nebone]

I looked up the Manufacturing Quality Specification to which this flywheel complies.

http://www.sfifoundation.com/wp-cont...1.1_110901.pdf

[blackbowtie]

I looked up the Manufacturing Quality Specification to which this flywheel complies.

So basically a UL/ ETL sticker for performance parts? Interesting...

[2pointOh]

Just noticed that the ecs clutch is LUK brand though? While JHMs is OEM RS4.. Another thing to think about

[blackbowtie]

Just noticed that the ecs clutch is LUK brand though? While JHMs is OEM RS4.. Another thing to think about

LUK makes Audi's clutches. Nothing to worry about.

[2pointOh]

LUK makes Audi's clutches

Ah okay. Makes sense.

[jimrobbington]

The RS4 Clutch Disk (organic) and Pressure plate are both top of the line (RS4) OEM components so meant to last the life of the car. This should easily outlast the time you plan to keep your car plus the new owner will get a great use out of it.

X2. This clutch is also made to handle 400 + HP from the factory, so it should handle quite a bit of longevity add long as the proper break in procedure is followed.

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

Do they under do balancing? Or are the assumed balanced as manufactured?

Yes, each flywheel is balanced.

Glad you guys came out with another option. How does it run at idle? Never been in an lightened A4, but running a 12lb wheel on a four banger sounds like a rough situation as you have more time in between ignitions.

Drive-ability and sound were some of the biggest goals with this flywheel. We've been in quite a few cars with 12lbs, 10lbs, and 8lbs flywheels and the chatter can be unbearable for a daily driver most of the time. Our new B7 RA4 flywheel is able to give you all the all the performance benefits without the added sound and chatter that most lightweights will give you.

Hey Jason, how will this kit hold up over time?

As Nebone & jimrobbington said the Stage 1 kit includes an OE clutch disc and pressure plate that are built to last. With a proper break in procedure this kit will easily take you past the 200k mark.

I'm in the same boat. Only I get hit with sales tax cause ECS is 30 minutes away from me on the other side of Akron. I don't mind supporting the local guys for a decent product though.

Make sure to give our sales staff a call to see if we can help on that!

LUK makes Audi's clutches. Nothing to worry about.

Bingo!

[ericpaulyoung]

How does it run at idle? Never been in an lightened A4, but running a 12lb wheel on a four banger sounds like a rough situation as you have more time in between ignitions.

The aluminum one I have allows you to hear more sounds. Obviously you don't hear anything once you are WOT, but on downshifts you can hear more engine and gear sounds, and driving through the parking lot it is loud enough to notice a difference. Of course if you don't care about how it sounds, then either the steel or the aluminum are equal options performance wise. As for "feel", the aluminum and organic combo I have does not chatter when engaging or shifting, at least not in any way I can feel it. It is very smooth in the way it performs, just more clanking sounds from under the car.

[Andrew149]

This clutch is so tempting. only because i want a heavier flywheel than 12 pounds...

[2pointOh]

The aluminum one I have allows you to hear more sounds. Obviously you don't hear anything once you are WOT, but on downshifts you can hear more engine and gear sounds, and driving through the parking lot it is loud enough to notice a difference. Of course if you don't care about how it sounds, then either the steel or the aluminum are equal options performance wise. As for "feel", the aluminum and organic combo I have does not chatter when engaging or shifting, at least not in any way I can feel it. It is very smooth in the way it performs, just more clanking sounds from under the car.

These sounds are obviously hard to explain, but for someone who has the music on almost constantly, will they be that noticeable?

[Roaldtm]

These sounds are obviously hard to explain, but for someone who has the music on almost constantly, will they be that noticeable?

In my case it feels more like a slight vibration all over the car more than "weird noises"(and only on 3rd gear below 2,100 RPM's). I am an OEM feel freak and after 2 months I do not mind it at all. I stand behind JHM's kit. I purchase most of my stuff from ECS and recently I've purchased some things at JHM(other than the clutch kit), so far I am pleased with both. Since I don't need a clutch kit I say JHM's is my choice.

[2pointOh]

In my case it feels more like a slight vibration all over the car more than "weird noises"(and only on 3rd gear below 2,100 RPM's). I am an OEM feel freak and after 2 months I do not mind it at all. I stand behind JHM's kit. I purchase most of my stuff from ECS and recently I've purchased some things at JHM(other than the clutch kit), so far I am pleased with both. Since I don't need a clutch kit I say JHM's is my choice.

Sounds good, thanks. I'm just concerned about annoying sounds haha

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

rated at 498ft/lbs of torque
that's really good

that's to the wheels?

Typically HP/Torque ratings are at the crank (crank HP/Torque will always be the highest here).

Jason

[2pointOh]

Just ordered this kit. Once its installed I'll hit you all with a review

Jason, what do I need to do for break in? 500 city miles?

[mec]

This clutch is so tempting. only because i want a heavier flywheel than 12 pounds...

Why? the JHM one is 12 lbs and works just fine, there is no noise, no chatter, and its 2 more lbs of rotating mass reduction.


Not to mention you get a variety of clutch disk options, REAL 24/7 support, and you are putting money in someone who is returning the favor by creating more products like a tune, a fmic, a big turbo solution, etc.

[ECS Tuning-Audi]

Just ordered this kit. Once its installed I'll hit you all with a review

Jason, what do I need to do for break in? 500 city miles?

Awesome! Thanks for the order!! Looking forward to the review!

I would do at least 500 daily driving miles before it sees any sort of abuse.

Jason

[jimrobbington]

Just ordered this kit. Once its installed I'll hit you all with a review

Jason, what do I need to do for break in? 500 city miles?

Yeah, I did 500 miles on my similar clutch. I really babied it for the first 100 miles, then drove slow for another 200 miles. About another 100 miles of like normal person average speed, then started increasing acceleration through the last 100 miles so that at 500 miles, I was able to drive any way I wanted. Seemed to work very well. I have never felt my rs4 clutch slip and it's got about 30k miles, and quite a few JHM launch assisted launches.

[2pointOh]

Awesome! Thanks for the order!! Looking forward to the review!

I would do at least 500 daily driving miles before it sees any sort of abuse.

Jason

Yeah, I did 500 miles on my similar clutch. I really babied it for the first 100 miles, then drove slow for another 200 miles. About another 100 miles of like normal person average speed, then started increasing acceleration through the last 100 miles so that at 500 miles, I was able to drive any way I wanted. Seemed to work very well. I have never felt my rs4 clutch slip and it's got about 30k miles, and quite a few JHM launch assisted launches.

Nice yeah I'll do something similar. Just won't hammer on it or launch for the first 500 miles. Luckily 90% of my driving is city.

[Charles.waite]

Very interesting. Always like to see choices out there!

[shiro1745]

I just posted in the JHM Clutch kit thread, I just found that my oem flywheel got rusted pretty bad and need a new one, now I'm wondering if I should get one of these two since the LUK flywheel alone is around $600.

[jimrobbington]

I just posted in the JHM Clutch kit thread, I just found that my oem flywheel got rusted pretty bad and need a new one, now I'm wondering if I should get one of these two since the LUK flywheel alone is around $600.

They aren't able to resurface it? So your clutch is fine, but the dmfw is rusted? Wtf. Do you live in the ocean?

[mec]

I just posted in the JHM Clutch kit thread, I just found that my oem flywheel got rusted pretty bad and need a new one, now I'm wondering if I should get one of these two since the LUK flywheel alone is around $600.

Just take a wire wheel to it and brush the rust off. Way cheaper


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