Hi John,
What's slightly heavier? What weight? Your 19# or more? TR250.
Don Malling
"McMaster, John" wrote:
>
> My TR6 has a steel, cross-drilled long nose crank. I've had all rotating
> parts balanced individually (rather than as a rotating mass) with the crank
> nitrided and mico-polished. I run a machined standard (cast) Flywheel
> weighing a bit less than 19 lbs with (new) standard flywheel bolts and red
> loctite. This engine (with other modifications) revs to 7000 plus without
> any problems. I'd suggest however, that 14lbs is way too light for the cast
> flywheel - it may be OK for the track but no way for the street..... It'd
> be a dog to get off the line! With very little inertial mass you'd need to
> slip the clutch at every take-off. Not much fun in stop start daily traffic
> and a pain in the butt to replace the clutch plate when it wears out
> prematurely! I'd suggest a slightly "heavier" unit and watch that tacho
> spin...
>
> John Mc
> '71 TR6 PI
> '76 Dolomite 1850
> '76 Dolomite Sprint
> "Fast is First"
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