Lightened flywheel *video*

[TomEdwards]

Just seen this video on YouTube. Have you seen how crazy light that flywheel is :S

I can't get my head around how it drops so quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQOjedLh2S0&feature=player_embedded

Yes I know its a Civic before you say

 

[Silent_Scone]

Shame it still looks relatively slow

 

[Brett]

That's mental. Looks like its revving like an LFA.

 

[Grant89]

I can't get my head around how it drops so quickly.

The reason it's drops so quickly is down to the fact that the flywheel doesn't have the momentum that a flywheel of normal weight would to keep it going. The more weight/mass, the more momentum/inertia it's got which keeps the movement going for longer. If the flywheel is lighter then the engine revs can pick up alot quicker but also drop alot quicker too.

The way the revs drop on this though seems like the flywheel is made of paper lol and the car is pretty slow it seems anyway for what it is, bearing in mind it's 0-60 time is near enough the same as standard 1*2 haha

 

[TomEdwards]

Would love a flywheel like that in my clio!

 

[DanielJames]

Love it, cable throttle too lettuce not forget

 

[Turkish91]

Shame the car has a standard D16Y8 flywheel :approve:

 

[MaLicE]

Revs drop quicker on the gauge than the engine sound does....