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FIDDE
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« on: September 15, 2009, 11:25:48 am »
What is best for a race engine,std weight or light weight wheel?
Heard some diffrent aspects about it.The engine is a high RPM 2332cc
for the race track only.
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JS
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« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2009, 21:01:38 pm »
Look at the flywheel from JPM´s 1603cc engine. Built for race...  Shocked Grin
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« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2009, 21:50:00 pm »
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FIDDE
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2009, 09:33:50 am »
Skellet wheel Shocked
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2009, 06:17:58 am »
Cars with small cc engines benefit from heavier flywheel. The opposite for large cc.
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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2009, 08:07:09 am »
I've heard for turbo's its good to use a heavier flywheel.... is this the case?
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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2009, 08:28:49 am »
Some interesting reading here; http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,7007.0.html
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