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dorikin
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Re: 3TGTEU flywheel weight	Fri, 02 August 2002 13:01

yeah, but spending money on your car is good. as for fitting a new flywheel, it's not all that difficult, but can be expensive!!! gearbox out is about 1/2 hour in a RWD celica with the correct tools. swapping the flywheel over is a piece of piss, i reccomend a new clutch, but not necessary, and reinstall gearbox in another 1/2 hour. the flywheel itself is the expensive part. a properly manufactured light steel or alloy flywheel can cost as much a $1000, but typically around the $400-$600 mark. as for your question about going up a hill.... i'm still trying to wrap my mind around it so i can explain it easily. i suppose the argument is that with a light flywheel the engine can rev up quicker... so at a hill if you stomp it it should go up the hill easier?? this is not the case as has been described by ppl in practice. i suggest the it's noticable as the initial change in engine speed is so abrupt that the engine revs drop below the point where the engine makes sufficient power and torque to pull the car up the hill in that gear. once so far below this point, the engine is really relying on raw torque to pull it out, and if too far gone, a lower gear selection is necessary. hmmmm, i think this sounds right. how does it sound to you??? [Report message to a moderator]

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