POTR Aluminium Flywheel

[birdraceruk]

Few theories here http://www.physicsforums.com/archive.../t-152706.html

[DR_EVIL]

Torque comes from the engine not the flywheel i'd say. Less power to spin the flywheel means more to spin the wheels!

[PuntoGt031087]

get it fitted!

[MasterAuron]

less weight=less momentum=less torque,but more responsive and more horsepower though.

Torque comes from the engine not the flywheel i'd say. Less power to spin the flywheel means more to spin the wheels!

Thank God someone else on this forum has a brain

[Superman]

FLOL!

WHy are you selling Sam, links??

[jack-de]

the weight gives you more low down torque but due to the weight of the mass spinnning but a lighter flywheel will give you more power higher up and make it more free reving due to less weight to spin

on a normal car the mod is pointless but when your car will be at high rpm it will make a massive difference over a race and also less strain on your engine

[MasterAuron]

the weight gives you more low down torque

It's amazing what little people actually know about the basics.

[jack-de]

simple man explaination you try pulling away with a standerd flywheel then do it with a lightend flywheel it will stall

torque is simply force with a rotational component

but what do i know, ive not been do it as a living for 10years and had to do 4 years at collage then do another 23 courses on engine physics, diesel sytems, geometry, ackerman principal, can networking ect

i really work at mcdonalds

[MasterAuron]

Yes because you are actually losing the stored energy from the mass. In case you didn't know an objects mass is relative to its inertia. Do I need to explain what inertia is too?

You are right in saying that it is harder to pull away intially with a lighter FW but that's a statement not any kind of explanation.

Maybe you weren't paying attention on all these courses?

[Jonsey89]

simple man explaination you try pulling away with a standerd flywheel then do it with a lightend flywheel it will stall

torque is simply force with a rotational component

but what do i know, ive not been do it as a living for 10years and had to do 4 years at collage then do another 23 courses on engine physics, diesel sytems, geometry, ackerman principal, can networking ect

i really work at mcdonalds

As Dr Evil stated torque comes from the engine not the flywheel.

Kyle is right wen he says what you are refering too is inertia. The only time a heavier flywheel is of benefit is when launching it will resist the engine bogging down more and during gear changes to prevent rpm droopping so fast.

The latter easily resolved with heel and toe techniques and the first not really an issue in hill climbs.