[TR] Flywheel Lightening

[Ted]

Interesting article from the Tasmanian TR website on flywheel lightening,

see, http://tinyurl.com/2qvs39

Race Engines Design of Rossvile, GA is mentioned, NFI

Ted

On Jan 2, 2008 8:33 AM, Nolan <foxtrapper at aceweb.com> wrote:

> There's no magical number that makes things ok for street, or bad for
> street
> use.  Mostly it's the driver.  If you can handle an engine that's a bit
> more
> easily stalled, requiring you to slightly rev it higher and slip the
> clutch
> just a touch longer, you'll be fine with a light flywheel.  If you can't
> do
> that, then you may not want a light flywheel.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- >
> > While I have my engine and tranny out I hope to have my flywheel
> lightened
> > and balanced. I seem to recall that there are "dangers" in taking too
> much
> > weight off relative to impacting drivability.
> >
> > Can someone enlighten (sorry.....bad pun) me as to what is an acceptable
> > flywheel weight for a "daily driver".
>

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T.L.L.
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