Posted by Billk on 3/31/2008, 1:03 pm, in reply to "Re: Aluminum flywheel or not?"
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A lightened flywheel doesn't make more power, it simply lets the engine spin up faster. Fine in a race car, not so hot in a street car.
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: Tim getting rid of weight in a sports
: car
: is usually a good thing, as it is in
: this case, but a light wheel isn't the
: "magic bullet" as some would
: claim. The engine will respond &
: accelerate quicker & make for
: quicker gearchanges but in reality
: there won't be a significant max power
: increase, if any, in top gear.
: Stock wheels are generally way too
: heavy, so it's good to at least lighten
: your stock wheel.
: Can't speak for the different vendors
: but they all claim that their product
: is best, of course...
: HTH
: Glen
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: Hey wondering anyones thoughts on a
: aluminum flywheel? Is it worth
: installing on my new engine that is
: above stock and with a piper cam etc. I
: was told that you really gain some
: power with these. Anyone? Chris at pri
: said to go with a lightened one he
: makes and sells, but I can't get him to
: even e-mail me back on anything. I
: would like to buy some stuff from him,
: but he is hard to get ahold of. What's
: up with that huh?
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: Thanks Glen. I installed one on a chevy
: truck I built 20 years ago, and it made
: it quicker, but not by much. I just was
: wondering on a 4 cycl. what would
: happen, and if anyone has done one?
: Thanks Glen your always helpful.
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