Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> Robert Allen wrote:
> > But then the weight of the flywheel is added. I weighed my flywheel and
> > it comes in at 22 pounds (plus 13 for the clutch housing) so that is
> > about 35 pounds not effected by the engine gearing:
>
> I don't think it can really be seen as this simple.
>
> You aren't accelerating it from point A along vector V, so
> it's not it's weight that matters.
Actually, I forgot to mention this in my last flywheel related post. I was
under the
impression that a lighter flywheel would give me quicker acceleration, but my
machine
shop told me that I could expect higher RPMs in less time. Of course, I
guessed that
a quicker-revving engine would translate into more acceleration, but like
Trevor
said, it's probably more than that.
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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