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Lightening or get a Light Flywheel
SeanStone - 19/4/11 at 07:09 PM

Not long till stick the engine in and I was thinking about lighter flywheels. As I'll be going to just over 9k rpm, I was thinking it'd be nice to have a lighter flywheel to get those revs moving. Is it worth it? If so, is it best to get a new, already lightened flywheel, or is it acceptable to get my flywheel lightened?

[Edited on 19/4/11 by SeanStone]

Yazza54 - 19/4/11 at 07:18 PM

I'd personally spend a bit more on a purpose machined one than lightening a stock one. Slightly too much material taken away and it could try to escape at 9k rpm it won't be pretty.

Volvorsport - 19/4/11 at 07:40 PM

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clairetoo - 19/4/11 at 07:50 PM

I'd go for an alloy flywheel if theres one available - the one in mine weighs a quarter of the stock one , and the engine damn near jumps out of the car when the throttles are yanked - and it will still tickover at 450 RPM........

RazMan - 19/4/11 at 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by clairetoo
- and it will still tickover at 450 RPM........


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clairetoo - 19/4/11 at 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by RazMan
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Originally posted by clairetoo
- and it will still tickover at 450 RPM........


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......and it may go a little lower when I get finished balancing the throttle bodies (although 650 is about the limit , as it stops charging any lower than that )