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Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Lightened flywheels
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Mon, 11 August 2003 14:12
 
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| Cool1 wrote on Mon, 11 August 2003 21:21 |
With a lighter flywheel the engine will rev quicker but will loose revs quicker when going up hills 
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Common misconception: engines lose torque with a lighter flywheel.
Fact: flywheels don't create torque. As a matter of fact, as soon as you engage the clutch the flywheel does nothing useful at all.
The flywheel exists to make standing starts easier, and that's all it does. A super-light flywheel will make it harder to get your car rolling from the lights, but once the car is moving you won't even notice the difference... except for the slightly quicker acceleration of course. 
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