I believe you will find inertia is a big issue when it comes to
flywheels. The heavier the flywheel, the more power it takes to
accellerate it to higher RPM. A lighter flywheel will allow faster
accelleration - you can feel the difference in the lower gears.
Jim
"Richard E. Buckingham, Jr." wrote:
> I have serious doubts whether modern
> clutches are a performance enhancement with the following caveat: if it
>allows a
> more highly tuned engine to turn higher RPM's than it would have been capable
> with what was allowed in the era or if it allows a more powerful engine to get
> its power to the driveline without self-destructing than I would consider it
> "performance enhancing."
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Jim Hayes Fotec/Cable U
hayes@mediaone.net http://www.CableU.net
jeh@fotec.com http://www.fotec.com/
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