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Old 01-22-2017, 03:45 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by particlewave View Post
The flywheel has a lot of mass. I wonder what the supposed gains from a lightweight flywheel are? If the UDP beliefs are true (5-10hp), then the gains from a lightweight flywheel must be 5x more (since the flywheel has probably at least 5x the mass as the acc pulley). I doubt a lightweight flywheel adds 25-50hp, lol
A lighter flywheel will add no HP to the car at all. It will allow the engine to spin up quicker, essentially "waking" the engine up a bit. The lighter flywheel will also add to the engine braking because the less momentum it has.

I wish I had added a lighter flywheel to the Box when we did the clutch and IMS. The car feels a slow to rev...to me.

Just my .0002
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