Steve,
Next time you are near Lou's shop drop in and see what he is
doing with my street motor:
Lightened flywheel, crank, H20 rods and pistons
Alloy crank, waterpump and alternator pulleys
Mandrel Bend extractors
Big cam + oil spray bar
And a brand new head that has been cc'd, flowed and fitted with
larger valves.
We expect 185 to 190hp. Target was 200hp but that would have
made it too much of a pig around town (unless I fit fuel injection).
Regards,
Phill Brook
www.users.bigpond.com/fairlady
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:48 pm
Subject: RE: Flywheel lightening
> Just to throw in a cat amongst the pigeons, don't forget that
> there's a
> whole lot of pounds in the crank that could come off, too, if
> you're headed
> that direction. Dunno if it's a good idea in a street car, though...
>
> cheers,
> Steve
> ('68 2000 Solex)
>
>
> >From: "Brian Hollands" <Brian_Hollands@adp.com>
> >Reply-To: "Brian Hollands" <Brian_Hollands@adp.com>
> >To: "Daniel Beatty" <Daniel@nowroc.com>
> >CC: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: Flywheel lightening
> >Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 20:07:54 -0400
> >
> >Pro's - less mass means less inertia so the mass can be
> accelerated more
> >quickly.
> >Con's - less mass means less flywheel effect so it's not as
smooth.
> >My lightened flywheel weighs 15.5 lbs vs 22 for the stock 2L
item.
> I
> >really
> >didn't notice much difference. I don't have any problem with
> getting the
> >car rolling from a stop and I don't notice it being any more jerky
> than it
> >was before. I have an 11 lbs flywheel and think that one might
be
> more>noticeable in all of these areas but given what I
experience
> with my 15
> >pounder I think 11 would be okay for the street. I don't know
> that I'd go
> >less than that though. A couple of guys - Gordon? - had run 6
lbs
> units on
> >the street but that's kind of extreme.
> >
> >
> >Brian '69 2000
> >Tampa, FL
> >http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
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