Light weight flywheel?
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Light weight flywheel?
Has anyone Experienced any negative results or problems using a lightened flywheel and stage one clutch with heavy duty pressure plate on stock motor 1.7L
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Re: Light weight flywheel?
there is no reason to use stage 1 without a turbo
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Re: Light weight flywheel?
Agree with sdaidoji on the clutch, stock is fine for a stock engine.
Extra stiff clutch can cause the crank to eat its thrust bearing.
Lighter flywheel: Less stable idle due to less rotational mass, and tendency to set false misfires?
\IDK, no personal experience on this.
FWIW I know an engine builder who chose to use extra heavy flywheel on an engine-----then his air cooled VW Bug would pull the front wheels in the air.
Extra stiff clutch can cause the crank to eat its thrust bearing.
Lighter flywheel: Less stable idle due to less rotational mass, and tendency to set false misfires?
\IDK, no personal experience on this.
FWIW I know an engine builder who chose to use extra heavy flywheel on an engine-----then his air cooled VW Bug would pull the front wheels in the air.
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Light flywheel will make you lose torque. No power gains, just rev happier.
Like ezone mentioned, heavier makes torque delivery consistent
Like ezone mentioned, heavier makes torque delivery consistent
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I run one, the engine will come up to RPM's easier, help's take of a good bit. I use a stock clutch, have had no issues with it, have a good 2500 laps on it
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