flywheel weight

**endo-t5** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 18:15

Noooooo not a honda now there's a car with no torque.

**p fandango** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 18:20

Originally Posted by endo-t5

Noooooo not a honda now there's a car with no torque.

could you imagine a Honda with a lightened flywheel lmao

**Engineer** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 18:30

guess I nicked a tad more weight loss on mine then mate.........but tripping back to Jardons other comment about vehicle weight loss due to loosing MOI on the transmission drive train, mine works out depending on the wheel tyre radius of a total vehicle weight loss in first gear using a standard T5 box of between 40 and 48 kg not bad from just a flywheel change in second gear its a lot lower 15 to 20 kg.

But there is more to the drive train than just the flywheel plus any weight saved here is still taken away from the total vehicle weight...........nothing really new here then

**p fandango** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 18:33

Originally Posted by Engineer

guess I nicked a tad more weight loss on mine then mate.........but tripping back to Jardons other comment about vehicle weight loss due to loosing MOI on the transmission drive train, mine works out depending on the wheel tyre radius of a total vehicle weight loss in first gear using a standard T5 box of between 40 and 48 kg not bad from just a flywheel change in second gear its a lot lower 15 to 20 kg.

But there is more to the drive train than just the flywheel plus any weight saved here is still taken away from the total vehicle weight...........nothing really new here then

you really are forcing me into getting the 3.5kg flywheel

lol

**jardon** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 18:50

Originally Posted by endo-t5

don't forget may spin up faster but you'll lose some torque with the lighter flywheel

I could have misunderstood but less unwanted mass to accelerate will give more torque not less - that's why it spins up faster.

**Engineer** · Tuesday 25th October 2011, 19:07

Originally Posted by jardon

I could have misunderstood but less unwanted mass to accelerate will give more torque not less - that's why it spins up faster.

flywheels store inertia which may help your granny not stall her Fiesta going to Tesco's but won't help you to obtain max power period.

3.6 kg option wasn't around 2 years ago Ped.......................just make sure you don't disapear like the Wizard when you do get out on track....