Lightened Flywheel

[BRUN]

eventually i will be replacing my clutch (if i dont get a GTT engine first !)

and while thats bein done i thought it would be a good time to get a lightened flywheel, seems you can get it done for about £50, saw a few adverts in CCC

what difference does it make though, does it add any extra bhp ?.....or does the car just go through the revs faster, and go quicker....like would i get a faster 0-60 etc....?

 

[Adams_16v]

It will pick up quicker i think. Rev a lot easier, but once your moving it wont make any difference. Also as it revs quicker it will also drop revs quicker when you press the clutch in! I think it will just give some some more initial HP to the wheels to get the car moving quicker! (set off) But I heard it can make parking a bit harder.

But I may be wrong...!

 

[BUTRE]

Only if you go to wild on lighting the flywheel!

noone can say how is going to performe unless someone has already on several stages lightened a RT flywheel till wreck.

Some engine tunners (from the earlier R8 Gordini and Arbarth days) would say that between 20%-30% you can light it without compromising shifting, drivability. Get it WELL done... well balanced, dont wont to go "weight excentric" on the flywheel!

 

[BenR]

more about lower rotational weight, and dynamic balance. It wont do anything major. itll rev ever so slightly faster, but wont do anything really. And alone, kind of a waste. I would get the whole short motor balanced at the same time.