[Spridgets] Flywheel in BE

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

The 1275 aluminium flywheel does have a steel centre?  You're asking  
whether or not you should now make an aluminium flywheel for a 948 clutch rather  
than use the 1275 aluminium flywheel you already have?  If so I'd use  
whichever one was lightest and had the nicest action.
 
The question of whether or not it will need a lot of revs from a standing  
start because it will have a very light flywheel cannot be correctly 
answered  without knowing the spec of the rest of the engine, especially the cam.   
Also, you'd need to consider the weight of the clutch as well and probably 
even  the crank and rods.  However, I doubt you're going to have much of a  
problem and nothing that can't be overcome with a couple more hundred rpm.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
 
In a message dated 23/07/2012 17:13:13 GMT Daylight Time,  
haynes386 at netzero.net writes:

Since  there's so much whining about it being quiet, I thought that I'd 
share  a
question with you all that I was going to ask Peter C.
I'm planning on  freshening the snotty little engine in the BE this winter.
When I was  planning the engine for the MKII, I turned an aluminum flywheel 
for
it that  mated to a 1275 clutch cover.
So, what says the list, should I turn a  flywheel that mates with a 948 
cover
for the snotty little guy or make it  work as hard as it always has?
BTW, the Al flywheel that I turned needed NO  balancing when sent out-they 
did,
however take a small amount off of the  clutch cover. And I saved 22 lbs of
rotating mass in the  process!


Mark Haynes
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