Hay Protégés,

Anybody out there has access to FSMs or actual knowledge on the P/Ns or measurements of Miata flywheels for use with manual transmission Protégés. I have the F series engine manual and the parts list for 99-01 Protégé and neither lists anything about the flywheel other than you need a special SST tool when changing it out. What I'm trying to do is hopefully confirm that you can use a light weight Miata flywheel in our 1.6 and 1.8 Protégés, which are more readily available. I have a 1.6L and no ones has a light weight flywheel for my application. Indigo Speed is supposed to be making one, but who knows when that will be available. I've tried searching the local salvage yards for a 1.6L Protégé flywheel to match it up with a Miata with no luck. And my two local Mazda dealers have parts guys that I can not understand (African) and are jerks on top of that.
Thanks for the assistance.

 

the 1.6 and 1.8 miata `wheels are the same size...

center opening - 33mm
6 bolt holes - (each) 11mm
friction surface - 215mm
tooth gear - 288mm

hope this is what you're wanting???

sorry, but i'm thinkin this just won't work; besides the flywheel mounting correctly, will the clutch kit/pressure plate for your car match up tothe miata 'wheel??? if not, will the miata clutch kit work with your tranny?? the miata/1st gen Pro LX use a 15/16" 22 spline input shaft...

 

Hmm, guess I need the specs from the Protégé 1.6 and 1.8 flywheels now? I'll surf the web today for specs on the clutches for both Protégés and the Miata to compare.
Thanks
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As long as I get my message across that's all the matters to me.
Keep the rubber side down!

 

200mm diameter with a 20mm input shaft on F25M-R transaxles used on '95-'00 Proteges. The Miata flywheel will not fit.

 

Looks like your right. The Protégé and Miata and MX-3 share clutches but not flywheels. Seems only the early model Protégés and MX-3s share a flywheel.
Thanks

 

but i'm sure you'll eventually have one for your Pro-plication...if you REALLY want one, get some people together and let fidanza/indigo know - they'll make em with more incentive!!

 

Who out there that has a 1.6L would like a lightweight flywheel? Would really help those four little hamsters in their cage run a hella lot faster!

If interested re-post this list with your usernames and if we get enough I'll see about getting a flywheel from a salvage yard and sending it too Indigo Speed and Fidanza for a production model to get us one made.


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