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1. Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Bob Brown" <BlkBt7@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 15:50:00 -0500; I and another Healey owner are in the process of restoring our BJ8's. Currently the engines are in the shop for rebuilds and we are wondering the pros and cons of running street cars with lightened f; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00062.html (7,499 bytes)
2. RE: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:44:03 -0700; I mine to Bill Bolton (tricarb@aol.com) and he cross shipped a lightened one to me. He charges somewhere a little above $100 plus shipping I am very happy with the quicker rev. No ill effects, idles; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00065.html (8,045 bytes)
3. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 15:33:13 -0700; We install light flywheels on most of the rebuilds that we do. We have a new steel flywheel that we use that weights 15 lbs. This is much lighter than you can lighten the original flywheel. The origi; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00068.html (8,575 bytes)
4. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Chris Masucci" <sooch@houston.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:59:11 -0500; Realistically at what RPM might that happen? I suspect that anything less than a full race Healey engine will never get there. Cheers, Chris BJ8; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00070.html (8,607 bytes)
5. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:05:57 -0700; That rpm is a total unknown, I am just letting you know that there is a risk of that happening.; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00071.html (9,073 bytes)
6. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: healeybn7@aol.com; Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:05:43 -0400; Torque = Inertia x Acceleration. For a give engine Torque output, and with reduced Inertia (lightened flywheel), you will get more Acceleration out of the engine (faster reving). To much inertia red; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00072.html (8,488 bytes)
7. Fw: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Dick Matson" <MedLabInc@msn.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:48:28 -0700; What is it about a lightened flywheel that would cause the engine speed to come down slower. Dick M / Cashmere, WA Bj8 -- Original Message -- From: David Nock<mailto:healeydoc@sbcglobal.net> To: Bob; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00073.html (9,309 bytes)
8. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Chris Masucci" <sooch@houston.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:48:20 -0500; I understand that there is a limit. My point is that I doubt anyone will ever see that in any Healey engine, before they snap the crank or throw a rod. I've seen stock cast iron flywheels much light; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00074.html (10,154 bytes)
9. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "John Rowe" <jarowe@westnet.com.au>; Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:50:14 +0800; Hi Bob If you are rebuilding your motor the best value for dollars spent is to have the motor balanced. Costs very little (about $250 in OZ) and makes the motor far smoother. It will then eagerly run; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00077.html (8,324 bytes)
10. Re: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:00:54 -0400; Hi David. When you say "great improvement", great improvement in what? Thanks tom; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00092.html (9,399 bytes)
11. RE: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Greg Wilkinson" <gregwilkinson@adelphia.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 22:20:20 -0700; Hi Dick, That is certainly a good question. I would think that the engine would decelerate quicker for the same reason that it accelerates quicker. Less rotating mass to overcome. My engine scrubs of; /html/healeys/2006-07/msg00112.html (7,606 bytes)
12. Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:30:53 -0800; Yes, I know this topic has been beaten to death, but something has kept me I understand that reducing the rotational mass would produce an engine that would rev quicker--and Listers with lightened fl; /html/healeys/2007-01/msg00227.html (7,171 bytes)
13. RE: Lightened Flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Michael Salter" <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:38:51 -0500; In addition to the factors you have mentioned a heavy flywheel at held high RPM when the clutch is dropped will contain a considerable amount of energy which will add to that available to accelerate; /html/healeys/2007-01/msg00232.html (8,357 bytes)
14. Lightened flywheels (score: 1): Author: Hartangus@aol.com; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:51:18 EST; Hi Bob, the main reason for lightening a flywheel is to make the revs rise and fall more quickley,hence faster gearchanges. Regard, Barrie from England; /html/healeys/2007-01/msg00233.html (6,768 bytes)
15. Re: Lightened flywheels (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:05:17 -0600; Doesn't the lightened flywheel help accelleration more than you might think at first blush because although the flywheel's weight isn't very significant in relation to that of the whole car, you get; /html/healeys/2007-01/msg00235.html (7,270 bytes)
16. Re: Lightened flywheels (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:58:56 -0800; "That said the repressed evil genius racecar engineer in me always wanted to try putting a bigger flywheel in a race car with its own separate clutch, that could be revved up while the engine is nor; /html/healeys/2007-01/msg00243.html (9,236 bytes)

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