Lighter flywheel?

[zukgod1]

I was thinking of installing a lighter flywheel on this little Toy I'm playing with.

I was thinking for the driving I do which is 90% heavy traffic it would be nice to have the engine rev faster.
The current flywheel has to weigh close to 40lbs.

Anyone know if this would create a problem?

dan

 

[Billysgoat]

It would make you loose a touch of low end, off idle torque, i.e., you would have to give it more juice to start off in gear. Other than that you might loose a bit of vibration dampning.

 

[zukgod1]

That's defiantly a possibility. I'm sure the engineers had some brains I'm just not sure they have the same idea of what I want to use this for.

Hard to say, it's just a hairbrained idea for now.

Another problem I have thought up is the clutch fork. Making the flywheel lighter would surely make it thinner so the pressure plate would be further away from the throwout bearing.

Maybe my pain thread will provide the answer.

Still thinking.

dan

 

[OM617]

Lightening involves taking material off of the outside edge of the flywheel where inertia and momentum have the most effect. It won't alter the location of the clutch.